QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 08:44 AM)
Guess sorta along these lines...
I hate the American custom of tipping for every goddamn thing someone provides. With restaurants it seems to me most people do the customary 15-20% deal. f*** that, I tip on service....what a tip actually should be, you have outstanding service (keeping my water/drinks filled, making sure everything is to my liking, not coming over and bothering the s*** out of me every 2 minutes) then you get a good tip....if you fail my qualifications you get a tip based on how s***ty you were anywhere from 0-5%.
And waiters/waitresses please come in and defend how "hard" your job is....Please....why because sometimes it’s busy? Sometimes you have an asshole customer? Sometimes you would rather be home getting high? You write down an order, maybe do some prep work, carry some food to a table (even though half the time I get a runner), say hello and goodbye, wrap some silverware up at the end of the day...man what a hard job. God and those places that don't even tip out to the cooks are ludicrous, the people that actually do the work in a restaurant.
Why can't America follow Europe's lead when it comes to serving? What is it...if there is extremely good service you leave like 2% tip or something. Most of the time they won't even accept a tip?
I've been a waiter and a busser at different places. I can say for sure being a busser is a way harder/worse job than being a waiter. Especially b/c if a server has a bad day my tip was s***, when I was the one doing the f***ing dirty work.
Don't even get me started on tipping the girl at great clips for a 15 minute haircut that costs 20 bucks. If they give too much of it to great clips go f***ing cut hair in your basement or open your own shop.
When I was loading cars all day long with heavy bags of manure, wood chips etc I didn't get s***. So why should waiter that brings me a plate of food get money? Maybe next time I will offer him 20% of my piece of chicken.
American needs to change this whole ideal of tipping.
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