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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 04:43 PM) BTW, any connection between CarGo and Braun or do those posts belong in the MLB thread? someone in the thread had said something to the effect of "shouldn't we just assume now that anyone who shows up to camp with 15 added pounds of muscle is juicing" thats it. it can go in catch all though.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) It's not surprising that a writer who uses the phrase "remains to be one of the best outfielders" would compose a confusing blurb. actually he wrote "remains be one of the best outfielders". even worse. lol

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 03:13 PM) That's a simple way of looking at things but isn't practical for the many artists, musicians, etc. that need that type of flexibility in their schedule. They can't just go find a 9-5 office job instead. exactly. I don't WANT to be a server. I hate it. But like Sqwert said, my auditions are anywhere from 9-5 so I need to be able to work nights and weekends. Give me a position that pays BETTER than being a server, but you can work those hours. Doesn't exist. It's what most of us are forced to do.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 01:12 PM) How is that different than any other customer service job? And if the server doing enough just to get by hampers my experience enough, then in the future I may decide to go somewhere else instead. that was my point. that the system of tipping makes the service better.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 12:40 PM) I went to Culvers yesterday and received outstanding service, and I don't believe they get tips. I rented a car with Hertz & there were some issues, but the non-commission employee was great the whole time. I'd say over 90% of employees don't receive any kind of tip whatsoever, yet customer service is still great in most places. If a server was getting much a better wage, I don't think they would purposefully give s***ty service for risk of losing their job, as in any other industry. no, but we'd do just enough to get by. and that's not what you're looking for out of a restaurant server

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QUOTE (The Baconator @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 12:23 PM) Right, but the tip is a discretionary increase. If they gave you great service with your burger, you tip them the extra money. Meanwhile if you have s***ty service but the price is already included, you end up paying the same without receiving the same quality of service. Having a tipping system allows the the consumer to justify spending $13 on a burger plus good service versus $13 for a burger and potentially poor service. cha-ching. i'm a good server. i pride myself on that. but if i weren't getting tipped, i wouldn't give a f***.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 12:11 PM) I would never want to be a server, and there are some out there who should be in another line of work. I must say though that I really haven't had really poor service in a long time. Maybe I'm just lucky. I usually tip between 20-25%. If the service was bad I'd make it 15% and put it on a credit card so they have to report it. If the service was so bad it wouldn't warrant that, I'd have walked out well before it would be time to pay the bill. The one thing that is really irking me now is tip jars popping up at restaurants where there is no "service". Places like Jimmy John's and Subway. They are almost everywhere. agreed. i hate that s***. tipping for fast food service? gimme a break.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) The girl I started dating is a food nut and has introduced me to all sorts of different restaurants here in Las Vegas. As such, I have seen all kinds of different style and class of restaurants over the last several months (I don't know that the girl eats a meal at home, ever). IMO, it appears as though management is entering this equation and it's being taken out in lower tips on the server. If the server has so many tables that he/she is unable to provide good service, than that is an issue of being understaffed and one that should be addressed to the manager, not your particular server. Your server should not suffer from lower tips because they have been set up for failure by their manager. The better restaurants seem to recognize this and put their servers in the best position to succeed since they know service is so important. Of course, if the server is just being lazy or obnoxious, or hitting on the new girl while your drink sits empty, than yes, that server deserves a s***ty tip. Not to sound harsh, but the server's financial situation or the way the restaurant industry chooses to operate is not really my problem. Yes Reddy, your check is almost entirely dissolved by taxes, but I'm sure you report all your tips accurately so that you can pay taxes on those, right? hell yeah i do! there's gotta be SOME perk to working in restaurants right?

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 11:02 AM) You walk into a store and buy something you have paid for their employees and yes they feel entitled to that pay. You don't have a choice. If you buy there, you have paid for the service. Go to a fast food place where there is no tipping, if you eat there and the service sucks, guess what? you paid for the s***ty service. ok...... i'm not sure what you're getting at. why should it be any different at a restaurant? you're paying for the product, shouldn't the employees feel entitled to compensation?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 10:54 AM) I agree, they do deserve upwards of 20% for good service, and I don't tip below 15% unless the service is so horrendous it ruined my entire night, which rarely has ever happened. And I don't want excuses as to how busy it is, either...I've been in some of the busiest restaurants in the world (I'm a restaurant lover/foodie), and I've had some of the best service EVER in those places...and yes, I do a job that requires such multitasking now. It's not an excuse to do a bad job. Yes, if the person is new, they deserve some leeway, but those aren't the people I'm talking about. I'm talking about those that know they're delivering bad service but still expect nice tips. Mostly, those that know they can be doing a WAY better job, but just don't care...but then complain to everyone about bad tippers. fair enough. i've worked with those people and they're annoying to us too.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 10:56 AM) lol. Try a crowd of 85 traders on earnings day and get back to me try taking care of a restaurant full of people and get back to me. it goes both ways.

and Y2HH i agree with your edit. you're not entitled to a good tip if you're a s***ty server.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 10:44 AM) Sorry but this is mostly bulls***. I'm not commenting on this story, I don't know the details, and I really don't care. I'm commenting on all the bulls*** I hear repeated about the food service industry, and how you should tip. First and foremost, I'll tell you how *I* should tip, not you, and not anyone else. That said, I'm one of the more generous tippers you've met, and at times I'll go as high as 40%, HOWEVER, you/they/he/she has to earn it. Just because you're a waiter/waitress doesn't entitle you to 15-20%, I find people repeating that crap and it's just that...it's crap. You have to do your job well, and that consists of a few things. If I ask you a question, answer it, and if you don't know the answer, find one, but don't make me wait 20 minutes because it slipped your mind. Don't mess up my order, but hey, if you do, mistakes happen...correct it fast. Don't make me wait. Don't make me wait. Don't make me wait. I shouldn't have to ask for a fork, etc. I shouldn't have to wait for you to get back to me because my drinks have been empty for 20 minutes. All of the above. Bottom line is this...treat me like s***, you get treated like s*** back. Treat me well, and you'll be rewarded justly...as you should be. But you are NOT entitled to anything. This comes with the territory of taking a job that you know relies on tips, which rely on good service. If you don't want to give good service, don't take the f***ing job. haha i think it's great that the one area in which the common man feels HE is ENTITLED to something is when he goes out to dinner. It's amazing how pompous you all become. that said, 99% of the time servers give adequate service, and for that they deserve at least 15-20%. Thus, generally speaking, servers are entitled to said tip. And that means that yeah, sometimes you might have a wait a few minutes to get your check, or a refill, or whatever it is you need. Sometimes servers have up to TEN different tables to take care of at the same time. Have you EVER had to do something that requires multitasking of that magnitude? Bet you couldn't handle it unless you'd been working in the industry for at least a year. Maybe longer. It's not an easy job, and some compassion from your side of the table goes a hell of a long way.

there is almost nothing that pisses me off more than someone who doesn't tip correctly. as someone who works in the food service industry (because I figured as an actor, why not also be a cliche?) I can tell you that a 20% tip should be g-damned mandatory. Its amazing how few people understand that the ONLY money servers make is what you tip them. That's it. Our hourly wage gets entirely dissolved by taxes so paychecks generally read $0.00 even 15% isn't great. but man, with this guy, I would have ripped him a new one. right then and there. because nothing makes people feel more insecure than other people knowing what a bad tip they left. I also don't have a huge problem getting in trouble. There are always more restaurants.

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i'm out on this one this year. I'm super invested in another league and this one was too deep to be casual about.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Feb 24, 2012 -> 12:00 PM) I don't even think friends are the answer. The quickest way to get over a heartbreak (though I've never experienced anything close to this level) is to be with a new woman. And I echo what nite said about cutting all ties. No texting, no keeping tabs on facebook, any of that will just delay a recovery. COMPLETELY you need ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT with her. It's essential. Because if you're friends on facebook you're GOING to try and find pictures of her and the guy. If you have her number you're GOING to drunk dial her. And all of those things just make you feel like complete s***. the best thing you can do is just delete her from your life. In a few years when you don't have feelings for her anymore you can totally become friends again if thats the way things work out - I'm good friends with the girl I mentioned in my last post - but that didn't happen for a while. So the moral is, you CAN be friends again eventually, but sure as s*** not NOW.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Feb 24, 2012 -> 11:46 AM) I moved cross-county...I have no friends to hang out with here So go get some! Join a gym, do that thing you've always wanted to try/do but were too lazy/busy/etc. Go out with co-workers. Where do you live now? I had the same thing happen (not 3.5 years but a significantly long relationship) and it straight up SUCKED for a few months. I actually did go see a therapist and it helped a ton. Having a non-biased person to just VENT to was the best. And they'll really get your head put back on straight. At least consider it.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 07:14 PM) true but theres still money to be made You make 25% of what you sell. If you manage to get 5 coaches to do p90x or any of the other top level fitness programs you make your money back plus a 100 bucks which even it stops there I'm fine with, I just got paid a 100 bucks to do p90x and take some shake....those 5 people you get however are more than likely gonna wanna get the shakes for another 2 months while theyre 90 day challenge is goin on and at 15 dollars per order of shakeology youre lookin at another 150 bucks over that 2 month period....so if you only get 5 people your bound to make at least 250 bucks plus your original investment back. yeah it actually is legit. there are people who have turned this into their career.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 23, 2012 -> 10:25 AM) It could be a rough year, but I'm still excited. Hopefully it's a fun year. agree 100% it'll be fun if some of these guys bounce back and others finally put it together. not out of the realm of possibility. (see Alex Gordon)

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 03:04 PM) Really, there is a job for Manny in MLB!? Wow. I am really beginning to dislike this season. but there wasn't for Jermaine Dye... stupid.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 17, 2012 -> 08:08 PM) It's board policy, period. Stop arguing about it. where the f*** am i arguing about it!? i said "i read it - fair enough" jesus

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 17, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) You can wish all you want in private. But in the Filibuster, the only thing we don't tolerate are posters publicly wishing for the death of a person. twas a joke.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 17, 2012 -> 08:59 AM) We have a rule about not wishing for people to die based on their political beliefs and I think it's a good one. you can control what i wish now? that MIGHT be overstepping the bounds of moderatorship. but seriously, i just re-read the rules (uh-oh on the hyperbole too) and fair enough. i just don't know how you can watch that and not just get sick over it. and how that guy LAUGHED while saying it. and LAUGHED again at the anchors shock. someone like that has no place running this country. and by contributing heavily to Santorums PAC, that's exactly what he's doing. Shaping public opinion to what HE feels it should be. And when it's someone like that doing the shaping, that's just damn scary.