Work, Religion and Money: Charity case

Charity case

By PrayingForMoney - 25/03/2013 08:48 - United States - Sacramento

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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Just the tip

By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

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

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By Misunderstood Waitress - 06/11/2012 22:37 - United States

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

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By Hopper - 03/12/2017 23:00 - United States

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

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You deserved it 362

God ain't paying my bills

By Anonymous - 03/12/2022 18:00

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

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You deserved it 141

By Nick - 14/07/2009 02:04 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 22/01/2010 02:49 - United States

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

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By lolowills - 14/11/2016 03:20

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

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Dine and dash

By talkomatic713 - 18/07/2021 09:58

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

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By brhorton02 - 06/04/2009 14:42 - United States

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

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Cheapskates

By 2broke4ajoke - 29/11/2018 13:30

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

Monday 25 March 2013 16:09

That's why restaurants should include gratuity on the bill for large parties. Sorry OP :(

AHappyGoth 14

Monday 25 March 2013 16:09

Hey, free firewood!

Comments

Tupelo_Honey 30

Monday 25 March 2013 16:40

No, you DON'T get the same minimum wage as a server, we get HALF minimum.

journeytotheend 16

Monday 25 March 2013 16:44

Buy two beers during happy hour

Kristoffer 35

Monday 25 March 2013 16:46

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

Monday 25 March 2013 16:49

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

Monday 25 March 2013 16:50

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

Monday 25 March 2013 17:00

People don't have to tip.. I always do but you still got 9 bucks and it beats nothing.

sacredeye73 11

Monday 25 March 2013 17:01

Homework for the day: practice the attitude of gratitude.

BossPathfinderGM 14

Monday 25 March 2013 17:05

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

Monday 25 March 2013 17:15

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

Monday 25 March 2013 17:29

Indeed.

RedPillSucks 31

Monday 25 March 2013 17:05

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

Monday 25 March 2013 17:05

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.