I used to be a manager at an Applebee's-type restaurant. I know how much it sucks to get stiffed or to be screamed at by a customer. The bottom line is, yes you are there to be served food by someone, but you don't own them while you are there. Their hourly wage totally sucks, so they need their tips. Having said that, if the service sucks, the tip needs to reflect that.
I am disturbed the comments of some that seem to imply that servers are lesser people or that they are beneath you in some way because they are bringing you food. If you are in a rush to get out the door, then tell the server that when you get there. This is one of the reasons I have grown to hate people. Everyone is impatient and rude to each other for no reason. It sucks and is one of the reasons I left the restaurant business. I don't need some jackass screaming at me because his soup was cold.....
Apparently I still have some issues I need to deal with...end rant.
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It was like that when I got here....I swear.
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