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re: Waitress stiffed on $735 takeout order, then fired for calling out customer on FB
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:25 am to Barstools
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:25 am to Barstools
quote:and as i've said a million time, who are you to tell me how to spend my money? As long as I pay my bill and my taxes, all the rest is nobody's damn business.
Like I said before, don't order take out if you can't afford to tip the waiter a few bucks.
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Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:26 am to Rouge
quote:
and as i've said a million time, who are you to tell me how to spend my money? As long as I pay my bill and my taxes, all the rest is nobody's damn business.
This is a message board
If you boast about being a cheap arse little bitch don't be surprised when people criticize you for it
No one is suggesting what you're doing or not doing is illegal. They're just calling you a douche which seems appropriate enough.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:33 am to Powerman
better to be a douche than a fool
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:34 am to Barstools
quote:
What people fail to understand is that people in the service e industry generally make shite hourly wages(varies by state)because they are expected to make tips
What?
No. Where the hell did that come from? You expect all service industry employees to receive supplementary tips? quote:
Like I said before, don't order take out if you can't afford to tip the waiter a few bucks.
I tip to-go, but only b/c I'm sympathetic and have been there before. But that station doesn't do enough to earn a servers tip, and they should have no expectation of one. To-go is not making $2.13/hr, and if they are, that's a management problem, not a customer problem. And it's not up to customers to determine if they are underpaid. One of the reasons people order to-go to avoid an extra 20% on top of their food. Someone packing boxes and answering phones doesn't change that.
ETA: Edited for P-man
This post was edited on 2/13/18 at 9:39 am
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:35 am to Rouge
quote:
better to be a douche than a fool
Tipping within societal norms doesn't make you a fool
It makes you a courteous customer
If 3 dollars is going to break you then maybe you're in the wrong profession
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:36 am to MSMHater
quote:
People order to-go to avoid an extra 20% on top of their food.
I don't think that's why people order to go....
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:45 am to Powerman
I don’t think anyone is arguing for 20% on to go orders either.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:46 am to MSMHater
quote:
One of the reasons people order to-go to avoid an extra 20% on top of their food
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:46 am to ForeverLSU02
Well it was a takeout order. Why did she expect a tip when she didn't provide any service? How silly.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 9:52 am to Barstools
quote:
The real problem is, the service industry is the only one where the public is is supposed to subsidize shitty wages. Why is the public supposed to pay the wages the restaurants should be paying?
Tipping is an antiquated holdover from the Jim Crow era, when the railroads used to hire black folk for almost nothing and then argue that the passengers would tip them for handling their baggage and bringing them coffee. True story.
Tipping culture has gotten completely out of hand in the US. It took on a certain unique trajectory that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world, and it has gotten to the point of absurdity.
20% is crazy, y'all. If the labor costs that much, just add it to the costs of the meal. At least then I know the true cost of eating out and I'll do it less often.
This post was edited on 2/13/18 at 9:57 am
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:04 am to DavidTheGnome
quote:
I don’t think anyone is arguing for 20% on to go orders either.
Of course not
And people aren't ordering to go to avoid tipping. They're doing it for other reasons.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:09 am to TxTiger82
quote:
At least then I know the true cost of eating out and I'll do it less often.
No one is asking you to solve differential equations. If you can't ballpark what 20% of the bill is in your head then you're a moron.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:13 am to Powerman
quote:
Powerman
Hey PM....
Did you know this woman personally - or you just trying to fight the good fight?
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:15 am to Powerman
quote:
No one is asking you to solve differential equations. If you can't ballpark what 20% of the bill is in your head then you're a moron.
And a good morning to you, too, sir.
Let's just say I suspect that 20% is actually higher than the true market value of the labor. Does that argument sit better with you? Again, 20% tipping is easily the highest in the world. It is absurd.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:15 am to Count Chocula
quote:
Hey PM....
Did you know this woman personally - or you just trying to fight the good fight?
She deserved to get fired
I understand her frustration but she's not too sharp
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:17 am to TxTiger82
quote:
Let's just say I suspect that 20% is actually higher than the true market value of the labor. Does that argument sit better with you? Again, 20% tipping is easily the highest in the world. It is absurd.
Depending on the quality of service you have a point
20% is not absurd for excellent service. Particularly when the cost of your food is already subsidized by low wages. If you think that the cost of your food isn't subsidized by lower wages then your issue should be with the pricing on the menu. Some places are objectively overpriced for the quality of the food and atmosphere.
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:27 am to Powerman
quote:How about this? How about I offer the gratuity for the food. For the $100 bottle of wine that I order and pick out myself (knowing there already a crazy markup on restaurant alcohol)....i will just leave that out of consideration
Powerman
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:32 am to Rouge
So you're cool with paying 3.5x the original price for a bottle of wine but you can't tip your server a few bucks for providing service?
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:33 am to NawlinsTiger9
He isn't smart
Posted on 2/13/18 at 10:33 am to NawlinsTiger9
quote:$4 to walk it over and open and pour. I guess so. $20? I don't think so.....
but you can't tip your server a few bucks for providing service?
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