Always Tip Your Server
I had a large party that took my entire section on the patio. It seemed like a family celebration and after all the joiners arrived they needed tables in another waitress’ section as well.
They ordered lots of food and drinks, they were loud, and they ended up staying for 7 hours which meant they had a big bill (over $800) the took over the patio and they were there for my whole shift.
This is not necessarily bad because they were celebrating and for me they were fairly happy customers. However, as you may have guessed, they didn’t tip me anything at all when they finally cleared out and
I cried the whole time I cleaned up their huge mess because I had to tip out a percentage of their bill to the kitchen and bar which meant I had worked my whole shift and was now going home with less than server’s hourly wage (which is less than minimum wage).
Many of my coworkers were kind and supportive and told me similar stories that had happened to them but really it was less comforting and more painful to think about how frequently this happens. Abolish the tipping system. alieway