Lasereth

Tips aren't a "right" in some circumstances. Maybe for a pizza delivery guy, but not in all cases. I'm sure you're well-informed that waiters and waitresses make about $2-$3 an hour? They LIVE on tips. No, they don't just want tips...they live on them.

At most restaurants, the dishwasher, cooks, preps, busboys, cashiers...managers, bartenders, EVERYONE that works there gets at least minimum wage except for the waiters and waitresses. That puts them in a different situation. They depend on your tips.

There are untold shit-sandwiches that take place behind the scenes at restaurants as well. What if a customer just told a waitress that she was an ugly bitch that needs to get a better job? It's hard to put on your game-face for the next customer when stuff like this happens. What about when customers say, "bring me another straw, and don't touch it with your grubby fingers this time." This happens all the time. If the food comes late...is that the waitress' and waiter's fault? No, they don't make the damned food. They deliver it. If it's late, it's the cook's fault. The only thing I can agree on is refilling of drinks...all waiters and waitresses should come by at least every 10 minutes. That's a key aspect of service.

I think waiters and waitresses should make at least minimum wage everywhere including tips for the shit that they have to put up with. I couldn't do it. I know deep down that if I was a waiter and a customer said something like the comments I mentioned above, I'd blow up on them. Waiters and waitresses should get a tip at every meal unless they're rude. If they aren't rude but simply deliver poor service, at least leave them something...customers don't know what goes on behind the scenes at every restaurant.

-Lasereth

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