Today, I was at my job, waiting tables. A fellow server and myself were given a party of 14 Bible thumpers. They left us $9.00 and a mini Bible after awesome service, telling us we did a great job. Unfortunately, religion doesn't pay for my car. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML
Today, I was waitressing for a huge family. Their bill was $750. Excited about the tip, I was shocked to see only $0.50. As they were leaving, I threw the two whole quarters at their heads. Guess who also got fired today. FML
Today, I was the only carhop at work for the last 2 hours. In that time, I waited on about 50 cars. I make server pay so I depend on tips, but none of them tipped me even a penny. I averaged under $3 an hour tonight. FML
Today, at my catering job, a woman left me a fake £10 note as a tip, which was actually one of those stupid invitations to attend her church, since "God is more valuable than cash." I have two kids and a wealthy ex refusing to pay support, so I’d have preferred no tip at all instead of this bullshit. FML
Today, while I was working as a waitress, I had to wait on a table of 13 people. I was struggling through it and when they finally left I went by the table to pick up my tip. Instead of a money I got a napkin saying, "Here's your tip, don't be a waitress." FML
Today, I was at my work. To urge people to be generous, I paid my friends to put 15 bucks in the tip jar while saying how great I was. He did this about ten times throughout the day. Turns out, us employees don't get to keep the tips. FML
Today, I was complimented by my guests about the great of service I was giving them. They then left me a $2 tip on a $50 tab. FML
Today, some friends and I went to IHOP. We joked about not having enough money, and as it turns out we were $5 short. We put down what we had and left. Upon getting to the car, I realized I'd forgotten my phone, and had to go back. I made eye contact with our waitress, our money in her hand. FML
Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML
Today, after starting my new career as a server, two women were kind enough to leave a $5 tip… while still owing $6.84 on their bill. FML
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LO388 7
That's why restaurants should include gratuity on the bill for large parties. Sorry OP :(
AHappyGoth 14
Hey, free firewood!
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Tupelo_Honey 30
No, you DON'T get the same minimum wage as a server, we get HALF minimum.
journeytotheend 16
Buy two beers during happy hour
Kristoffer 35
You're damn right it does. I've never been a waiter but it's bad enough working regular minimum wage, hard to make ends meet. If I had to be on top of my game day in and day out just to coax a handout from the ungrateful masses, I'd starve!
Evgeny2222 11
Wow, I didn't realise people get that exploited in America. Even here in Russia waiters get somewhere around a 1000$ per month, and that's without tips. Sorry for you.
iShanny 13
72 is correct- if you are not making minimum wage with your tips your boss needs to give you the difference. It is against the law not to. In many cases people in the service industry actually end up making MORE than people who make minimum wage but don't get tips.
mikepzz 27
People don't have to tip.. I always do but you still got 9 bucks and it beats nothing.
sacredeye73 11
Homework for the day: practice the attitude of gratitude.
BossPathfinderGM 14
I waited tables for over a decade. Church groups were ALWAYS, without a single exception in that entire time, the worst tippers I ever encountered. So much for treating others well.
TheSofaKing 7
I know what you mean. The Pastor/Father/Preacher/Reverend are the WORST. There version of a tip is a small card with scriptures from the Bible.
BossPathfinderGM 14
Indeed.
RedPillSucks 33
Be aware that there's federal laws and state laws. I'm not a lawyer, and I don't work it the service industry, but I have friends who have the same complaint, that they definitely do not make minimum wages and the employers are very skilled and finding ways to not pay that minimum. There's lots of fine print in the laws that allow them to do that.
retyi43 14
72 - although that is true, who's to say the server isn't lying about the cash tips he/she received? this is how employers get away with not filling the gap up to minimum wage.