Donte Jackson just stepped in poo

[4Corners]

3 minutes ago, Pup McBarky said:

If, for no other reason, so you know what your wait staff has to do. Empathy leads to good tippers, in my experience.

Yeah agree. I’d think that most folks who were ever a server in their life are good tippers after that chapter in their life has closed. It’s a tough gig.

you hear the statement because it’s accurate - if you can’t afford to tip correctly, you can’t afford to go out to dinner. 

[Moo Daeng]

I worked service industry but not out front. I have many friends who did/and do still work out front. I tip well. However, bad tips are just part of life.

There are also very good tips that average things out. 

[4Corners]

27 minutes ago, OHYO said:

Always 2 sides to a story. Something happened for him to do that. He tipped 5 more than I would have if service stunk!

You may not be an accurate or credible judge of service. 

[thefuzz]

3 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

I had fun doing it. It’s something every person should do for at least a year of their life. It’s like living in a dorm. You better yourself doing it. I learned a lot when I worked at a successful and busy restaurant. I got cultured the hard way. You learn about wine, how to serve it properly, you strengthen your table manners/etiquette, you can develop social skills and how to eat out like a gentleman and a civilized person not like a Neanderthal. I mean in this thread alone some bozo is talking about how he will ask for a mop to clean up after his kid. That is absurd and embarrassing. 

This is accurate as hell.

I came from a pretty rural, small town, and knew very little about food, dining out, wine, cocktails...and most importantly how to carry on a conversation with folks you have nothing in common with.

Worked for 4 years in the service industry, mostly waiting, and bartending.  It was like getting an education on top of the college degree.

I don't use my degree for much, but I owe my successes in business to my service industry days.  Also, you would not believe how many job offers I would get from businesspeople.  "Hey son, here's my card, I wrote a couple things on the back.  Come see me when you get out of school and I'll give you a job immediately.  Tough to find young hustlers out there these days." 

I can't tell you how many of those types of conversations I had.

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, PantherBrew said:

Problem with the "bad service" argument is that a lot of times the bad service could be a reflection of several variables.  Could be: server is covering another section for someone who called in sick, or the kitchen is fuging up, or anything really.  

Goddamn, some people's tipping mindset is so fuged up.

 

Wished tipping wasn't a thing, and servers got paid like everyone else.  And tipping would only be for extraordinary service.  That said, being a former server myself.  20% is my minimum. I usually go 30-40%.  These are people's livelihoods.  But of course, I realize I am the soft-hearted man. 

Yeah, that is where most people fail, IMO. Be aware enough to not penalize the server for factors they can't control. 

[4Corners]

1 minute ago, thefuzz said:

This is accurate as hell.

I came from a pretty rural, small town, and knew very little about food, dining out, wine, cocktails...and most importantly how to carry on a conversation with folks you have nothing in common with.

Worked for 4 years in the service industry, mostly waiting, and bartending.  It was like getting an education on top of the college degree.

I don't use my degree for much, but I owe my successes in business to my service industry days.  Also, you would not believe how many job offers I would get from businesspeople.  "Hey son, here's my card, I wrote a couple things on the back.  Come see me when you get out of school and I'll give you a job immediately.  Tough to find young hustlers out there these days." 

I can't tell you how many of those types of conversations I had.

I took like 3 years of Spanish in college, honestly I learned more when I was working in the back of house with an entirely Hispanic kitchen staff. 

You really learn some valuable stuff and skills working in a restaurant especially if the restaurant is successful and people are making money. 

Another side of it - my time in a restaurant provided a lot of opportunities to hook up with girls. One common theme of a restaurant is that there is usually some hooking up going on between coworkers. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I used to work for the restaurant industry as a server and the motto I went by was "... serve people the way I'd want to be served." there were times I was tipped badly and sometimes not at all. Most of the time though I always got a good tip. The times I didn't I never had the need to take pics and post them on social media. I never complained. I took it as a lesson to do better because if I didn't I'd end up paying from my other tips.  

 

This kid needs to learn to not be extra. Leave your tip or don't. That simple. 

[Chaos]

Did this happen in NC or LA? If LA, don't care.  If NC, care slightly more but not enough.

[Mage]

2 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Out of curiosity, why not bartenders? Technically, they are doing more than servers in some cases. If it is a bar where they actually serve legit cocktails, they are doing the equivalent of the cooking and the serving. 

Not sure if this has been answered, but usually servers tip out bartenders anyway do it makes up for it.

[HarambeLivesOn]

[Ricky Spanish]

It's easy to pick out the people in this thread who have never worked in the service industry a day in their life.

poo's humbling. 

[Peppers90 NC]

7 minutes ago, Cracka McNasty said:

It's easy to pick out the people in this thread who have never worked in the service industry a day in their life.

poo's humbling. 

I did it for one night. Wore my soft ass out. My wife worked in it for about 5 years, so I can say I have a soft side for their work. But I also know when someone sucks at it.

[Jase]

It’s funny how generosity and empathy comes naturally to most people, but other people seem to lack the gene. My father being one of those people. So embarrassing.

[SmootsDaddy89]

I've never had a problem with poor service at the places I'm a "regular" at. Mainly because I always tip AT LEAST 25-33% depending on how much I spent (higher percentages for smaller tabs.)

Unless your server LITERALLY punches you in the face and curses you out, they deserve at least 20%. Long wait times and most everything else isn't their fault. I'm always amazed at all the dumb fugs who come to the same place regularly and always tip like 10% and bitch about their glasses being empty and their food taking long. Yeah, your server is busy making sure my glass is always full and making sure my food comes out ASAP,  even if I was seated after you were. I'll also probably get a free appetizer thrown my way, especially if they had something that was sent back untouched because of a mix up. 

Take care of your servers and they'll take care of you. Or don't and whine like an idiot about problems that good tipping would fix.