GGGRRRRRR....TIPPING!!!
So this past weekend I worked a triple shift...that's right so how is that possible unless you were working at Denny's....and I am not!!! Well I worked Sat night, Sun morning, and Sun night. It was a hoot, I made some money but not enough of course. It was better than none. So today we are talking about tipping...not cows you ignorant fucks...tipping servers when you make a choice to go out and eat. Let me break that down for you a little further and capture one specific piece of that...."when you make a choice to go out and eat"....yes you have made a choice to go out and dine. That means you don't want to deal with some factor in your own home (time, the mess, your spouse, your kids) that you are looking to escape by making a choice to go out and eat. When you make that choice to dine with an establishment, they do everything to provide an environment that you feel comfortable within, they do everything they can to provide you food that you will enjoy, and it is the servers task to pull all of that together, and create the perfect dining experience. If the server is successful it is considered in most circles a good thing to tip them. The tip is customarily defined by a percentage of your check. Now, who said anything about math, I know but I will make it easy for you. All you have to do is determine which of the following categories the server fell in with performing their job and creating your dining experience. Here are the categories:
Excellent: You could have not asked for more, drinks filled promptly, food and drinks served quickly, No excuses, and it was clear that the server did all the could to provide you that experience you were seeking.
Average: You got everything in a timely manner, not promptly, but the food was hot, your drinks were filled several times, and they were relatively attentive to your needs for your dining experience.
Below Average: You got most of the things you requested, but not all. Most of the food got to your hot. You received initial drinks and maybe one refill. You had to spend more than 10 minutes looking for your server.
3 categories, broken down as to how you tip:
Excellent: 20%+
Average: 15%
Below Average: 10%
Now how do I compute that you may be asking, here is a little trick; If there are 2 0r 3 places to the left of the decimal (.) on your check multiply that by the appropriate %. For example, your check is $65.49. You were ecstatic with your service(Excellent), then you go 65 * .2=13. That means you would tip them $13. Let's say $65.49 and it was ok(average) service so we would say 65*.15=9.75; and to complete our example, $65.49*.1=6.54.
Some of you may be saying, Well that is alot of money....you are right it is. Please understand, that the server is being paid $2.13/hour. That is the FEDERALLY MANDATED WAGE for tipped employees. These are the tasks this person is performing for that $2.13/hour. They are:
Cleaning the bathrooms
Preparing your food (salads, desserts, etc.)
Cleaning the kitchen, and prep areas
Cleaning the dining room once you leave
Making sure you have clean dishes to eat off of
Making sure that what you ordered is what you get
Giving the bartenders, busboys, and hosts' 20% of what they make
Now, would you do those things for $2.13/hour. Now I have to admit, there are times that waiting tables can be lucrative. But it truly averages out to be not making more than your local government employee. I make these points to make persons aware that some of these people doing this work are doing it to pay their mortgages, feed their kids, keep their lights on. They don't do this to get handouts. A good server needs to be paid for what they do, and they rely on you the person who made a choice to go out and get a bite to recognize that.
The FLIP SIDE if you receive bad and rude service, report it immediately to management. No server should be allowed to stay in the dining room if they have been openly rude, and are completely unapologetic for their actions. People come out to be treated pleasantly, if you can't do it hang up your fucking apron, and don't kill it for the rest of us.
Ok...the basis behind this rant....my average is below 10%....I have been doing this for 20 years, I could agree that I lost a little bit of an edge because I have a professional job, but I know I have not lost it completly..I love the business to much for that. So if you go out to eat and can't afford to leave a tip, have the NUTS, (yeah I said it), to tell the server why you weren't going to tip them. In other words we are left with did I do something wrong, where am I making a mistake that people are not tipping me well.
I can tell you why I don't get tipped well....I am playing the card. Give me a perky set, some blond hair and I would be rolling in it. Misogynistic perspectives here in the area, work to benefit the look that I described in the previous sentence. OOOOHHH did you think I was playing the race card....not me....Never!! I am playing the sex card. I really hate it to when I begin to speak and people look at me like they are looking at a chimpanzee speaking affluent English. So CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!! IT IS FUCKING RUDE.
OK, well that is it kiddies...and remember;
The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.
- Bill Nye
Excellent: You could have not asked for more, drinks filled promptly, food and drinks served quickly, No excuses, and it was clear that the server did all the could to provide you that experience you were seeking.
Average: You got everything in a timely manner, not promptly, but the food was hot, your drinks were filled several times, and they were relatively attentive to your needs for your dining experience.
Below Average: You got most of the things you requested, but not all. Most of the food got to your hot. You received initial drinks and maybe one refill. You had to spend more than 10 minutes looking for your server.
3 categories, broken down as to how you tip:
Excellent: 20%+
Average: 15%
Below Average: 10%
Now how do I compute that you may be asking, here is a little trick; If there are 2 0r 3 places to the left of the decimal (.) on your check multiply that by the appropriate %. For example, your check is $65.49. You were ecstatic with your service(Excellent), then you go 65 * .2=13. That means you would tip them $13. Let's say $65.49 and it was ok(average) service so we would say 65*.15=9.75; and to complete our example, $65.49*.1=6.54.
Some of you may be saying, Well that is alot of money....you are right it is. Please understand, that the server is being paid $2.13/hour. That is the FEDERALLY MANDATED WAGE for tipped employees. These are the tasks this person is performing for that $2.13/hour. They are:
Cleaning the bathrooms
Preparing your food (salads, desserts, etc.)
Cleaning the kitchen, and prep areas
Cleaning the dining room once you leave
Making sure you have clean dishes to eat off of
Making sure that what you ordered is what you get
Giving the bartenders, busboys, and hosts' 20% of what they make
Now, would you do those things for $2.13/hour. Now I have to admit, there are times that waiting tables can be lucrative. But it truly averages out to be not making more than your local government employee. I make these points to make persons aware that some of these people doing this work are doing it to pay their mortgages, feed their kids, keep their lights on. They don't do this to get handouts. A good server needs to be paid for what they do, and they rely on you the person who made a choice to go out and get a bite to recognize that.
The FLIP SIDE if you receive bad and rude service, report it immediately to management. No server should be allowed to stay in the dining room if they have been openly rude, and are completely unapologetic for their actions. People come out to be treated pleasantly, if you can't do it hang up your fucking apron, and don't kill it for the rest of us.
Ok...the basis behind this rant....my average is below 10%....I have been doing this for 20 years, I could agree that I lost a little bit of an edge because I have a professional job, but I know I have not lost it completly..I love the business to much for that. So if you go out to eat and can't afford to leave a tip, have the NUTS, (yeah I said it), to tell the server why you weren't going to tip them. In other words we are left with did I do something wrong, where am I making a mistake that people are not tipping me well.
I can tell you why I don't get tipped well....I am playing the card. Give me a perky set, some blond hair and I would be rolling in it. Misogynistic perspectives here in the area, work to benefit the look that I described in the previous sentence. OOOOHHH did you think I was playing the race card....not me....Never!! I am playing the sex card. I really hate it to when I begin to speak and people look at me like they are looking at a chimpanzee speaking affluent English. So CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!! IT IS FUCKING RUDE.
OK, well that is it kiddies...and remember;
The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.
- Bill Nye
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