That tipping stupidity in the US I didn’t get when I was there. Have a decent pay for them and let me do tipping based on the service I get! Have them look for annother position, not starve them when they’re too challenged to do the job.
When I’m satisfied I know there’s a team effort behind that and I expect the tip to be pooled and divided by the whole team (except the boss of course). When I’m not I talk to the manager about what made my experience unpleasant. If he’s too cheap to have enough towels in the restroom, if the ingrediences are bad quality, if the staff’s short – I rap him for it, but won’t have the staff suffer for bad managerial decisions.
The “good” waitresses I know when asked about making significantly higher hourly wage versus getting great tips for great service they would prefer the tips. One told me that to do otherwise you would get the same service you get at the DMV. Another asked me if the orders were still wrong at the fast food drive thru when the government mandated wage hikes went into effect?
Bad service gets a word with the manager. A word with the manager gets a discount or comp’d meal. A word with the manager also gets a crappy server a stern talk-to. So, Betty’s not that far off.
When I waitered I hated people like Betty. We made subminimum and counted on fair tips. Then cows like her would punish us if things out of our control went wrong. A sudden mad rush, mistakes in the kitchen, etc, where we treated the customer like the Queen of Sheba and practically did gymnastics trying to satisfy them and they’d still leave a ten cent tip. I’m sorry but if this crap goes on another day I think I’m done with this strip. Wait staff is already held hostage enough by selfish people. I don’t need comic strips glorifying them…
Good heavens- if someone says that to a waiter in real life their food is gonna have one hell of a concoction of human juices in it when it finally leaves that kitchen. Who on Earth would say that before the food comes out?
jaxxxon58 almost 6 years ago
Love it!!
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 6 years ago
So we are getting the whole week complaining about tipping, huh?
Nachikethass almost 6 years ago
That’s fair!
unfair.de almost 6 years ago
That tipping stupidity in the US I didn’t get when I was there. Have a decent pay for them and let me do tipping based on the service I get! Have them look for annother position, not starve them when they’re too challenged to do the job.
When I’m satisfied I know there’s a team effort behind that and I expect the tip to be pooled and divided by the whole team (except the boss of course). When I’m not I talk to the manager about what made my experience unpleasant. If he’s too cheap to have enough towels in the restroom, if the ingrediences are bad quality, if the staff’s short – I rap him for it, but won’t have the staff suffer for bad managerial decisions.
rhpii almost 6 years ago
The “good” waitresses I know when asked about making significantly higher hourly wage versus getting great tips for great service they would prefer the tips. One told me that to do otherwise you would get the same service you get at the DMV. Another asked me if the orders were still wrong at the fast food drive thru when the government mandated wage hikes went into effect?
Rauderi almost 6 years ago
Bad service gets a word with the manager. A word with the manager gets a discount or comp’d meal. A word with the manager also gets a crappy server a stern talk-to. So, Betty’s not that far off.
david_42 almost 6 years ago
Automatic “tips” are a crock and a half. Charge what you need to and no tipping.
Darth Stevious almost 6 years ago
When I waitered I hated people like Betty. We made subminimum and counted on fair tips. Then cows like her would punish us if things out of our control went wrong. A sudden mad rush, mistakes in the kitchen, etc, where we treated the customer like the Queen of Sheba and practically did gymnastics trying to satisfy them and they’d still leave a ten cent tip. I’m sorry but if this crap goes on another day I think I’m done with this strip. Wait staff is already held hostage enough by selfish people. I don’t need comic strips glorifying them…
craigwestlake almost 6 years ago
I usually tip the waiter about thirty degrees…
Jabroniville Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Good heavens- if someone says that to a waiter in real life their food is gonna have one hell of a concoction of human juices in it when it finally leaves that kitchen. Who on Earth would say that before the food comes out?