Tip, of course, but never when she doesn't behave like a pleasant person.

Agree 100%. Some people are way too cheap to tip. "Why should I leave $10 for him if he only brought the food out. I can do it myself".

According to reddit she has congregation of 10 people in her church :1orglaugh

It also looks like the woman that got fired didn't serve this person a different waitress did. She took the pic of the other waitresses ticket and posted it. When the pastor found out she wanted both waitresses and their manager fired.

So much for turning the other cheek.

Sounds like a modern "Christian" to me.

http://www.bartcop.com/religio-FB-posts.jpg

If they are horrible, restaurant etiquette says a penny let's them know that you would have tipped more and you weren't trying to stiff them but service was horrible.

I've never done that though.

Edit: one thing to take into consideration is if the waitstaff is in the weeds. It happens sometimes and isn't really their fault.

It is much easier to serve 5 tables with 4 people each than one table with 20 people. I don't know why, it just is. And, if there is no automatic gratuity, it's better money too. Even if one table stiffs you the others usually won't.

With big tables, they inevitably cant believe how much they spent when the bill comes, they are reeling from sticker shock when it comes time to tip and aside from that they almost always assume that someone else is going to do it.

Automatic gratuity is fine with me because I actually tip less that way.
I usually get good service most places and I think it helps to tip well since
I'm coming back again.

It's just a fact that some people don't know how to tip and I doubt that will change
anytime soon.

Most people don't realize that servers get a reduced minimum wage in many states
and the tip is needed to make a decent wage. They think the tip is "extra".
Educating them on this might help.

I believe in tipping and not only that, but tipping better than other people.
I find that doing that regularly in the places I like gets me prime service.

I did enjoy stirring the pot about tipping though because the lady(pastor) is to blame, not
a church, community or group of people; but that's not how some chose to express
their opinion. So I played with it.

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I was reading this morning that the pastor that did this is now losing members of her congregation. She only had 15 members to start with and it sounds like a couple of them have told her they are no longer going to attend her church. She is also making money selling her books online (although no word on exactly how many she has sold) and she has another job, but won't tell anyone what she does.

I am starting to wonder if her entire church thing was just a way to make a few extra bucks and avoid taxes.

So coles notes version on tips as pointed out in this thread.

All servers, bartenders say they tip so well and expect it from everyone, but seem to think bad service doesn't happen or isn't their fault.

Different establishments have different patrons that tip differently. The lower class a place you work at, the more likely you will be stiffed.

Servers think its a problem if you don't tip them, but don't care about any other low paying job that doesn't get tips.

Some people that don't tip think all servers make a fortune off tips.

I'll tell you something I do kinda resent, though. Tip jars at cafe registers. Couple of reasons.

1. Most people who work a register are getting paid considerably more per hour than waiters.

2. The tip is supposed to be for the work they do. Waiters attend to your needs from the moment you sit down, all through the meal. They check with you periodically to be sure the food is acceptable, and to refill drinks, bring condiments, etc. At a cafe, they hand you a mug so you can go over to the coffee carafe and fill it. They drop a muffin in a paper bag. So, I think ordinarily there shouldn't be tip jars by the register at a cafe. One cafe I went to a while back even had a note taped to the jar that said "Ever heard of college?" Fuck that. I won't take attitude from a glass jar.

Ok, how about tipping on every 7 dollar beer at Hard Rock last month? How about giving topless bitch 10 dollar bill for 8 dollar beer at strip club and getting "thank you Hon" in return?

Yeah, the Hard Rock overcharges for sucky domestic beer. That doesn't change what the bartender get paid hourly, though.

And strip clubs are money toilets full of rude, crackhead whores. Just stay home and jerk off and $ave benjis. :jerkoff

Sarcasm is your best friend sometimes. The service at this place was absolutely amazing, we had a private chef and a private waiter. Our chef came to our table and explained about the food and took directions as to what we wanted. They did have a menu but we did not use it. When getting the bill there was no room for tips anywhere.

I'm a cheap ass if I don't receive the service I expect thats for sure.
I don't like to compromise.

A good waiter is one you do not notice but they are always there waiting for your signal.
Its nothing against the waiter, I just don't go to restaurants to talk to the waiters.
Also come to think of it, I don't really recall being met with any rude attitudes at mcdonalds before, so why not ? If their food was any better I'd go every day :2 cents:

That's fine. If you're cheap and you go to McDonalds, at least you're not ripping off some poor chick or dude who's making 20k/year.

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