Today, at work, I served a group of three teens. Their tab was $75 and they tipped me nothing. They wrote a thank you on a piece of receipt paper, put it in a glass of water and used a coaster to turn the glass of water upside down on the table, spilling water everywhere. They also stole my pen. FML
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Today, while at the restaurant I work at, a bunch of kids came in. They all gave incredibly complex orders, laughed at everything I did, and made a huge mess by "spilling" hot sauce and water all over the floor. After they left, I was tipped eleven cents. FML
Today, I was working in a restaurant. On the receipt under "tip" someone actually took the time to write out "$0.00." 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 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, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML
Today, I started my first day as a waitress. After getting my ass slapped, drinks and food spilled over me, and being tripped by a bratty kid, my tips were stolen. 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 $50 tab. FML
Today, while I was working at Starbucks, a customer spilled her drink all over the counter. After I cleaned up her spill and remade the drink (for free), she exclaimed, "Thanks! I should really tip you!" Then she turned around, walked directly past the tip jar, and left the store. FML
Today, I was working as a waitress at this pub. It was dead. After 4 hours I had only made 5$ in tips. A friendly couple came in and complimented EVERYTHING down to the freshness of the lemons in their tea. The bill came to $50. They left me a $5 gift card to Starbucks. I don't drink coffee. 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
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STEALTHHUNTER88 13
My generation can be little *****, I have to say ...
NineInchSacks 11
This type of disrespect is definitely not confined to this generation. From this site you've seen how ridiculous people of all ages can be.
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copenhagenkid 8
******* jerks welcome to my generation
eggy911 7
I don't tend to tip, and if I do, it's usually only a dollar, but that's because I never know how much to tip or I don't have enough in my bank account
Shade1982 21
This excuse is one that annoys me most. If you don't have enough in your bank account, eat or drink at home. If you can't afford it, don't try to spend it.
anyoldnamewilldo 23
#119....please don't make lame excuses for being an asshole. The server has to pay taxes on what the govt assumes they were tipped. Therefore the server is paying for the privilege of serving you. Tipping is not rocket science. A standard tip is 15% of your bill, more if the service was better than expected and a bit less if the service is sub par. If that math exceeds your skills, there are tip calculator apps that can tell you exactly what you should tip. You can also ask your server to add the appropriate amount....trust me, they know exactly what 15% of the bill is. If you do not "have enough money in your bank account", you should not go out to eat or should choose a place that doesn't require tipping....like Subway or McDonald's. I am on a limited budget myself, so I choose where I go by how much I can afford and figure a tip in as part of the outing. Oh...by the way, if you are using a gift card, coupon, or Groupon the tip should be 15% of what the bill would be normally, NOT the reduced amount.
raphanne_fml 33
#120 and #128, she is from Canada. I think the minimum wage of the waiters there is better than in the US. Maybe that's why she doesn't have the same tipping culture as the people in the US. I'm from a country where the minimum wage is around $13,50 (US) for everybody, including people in the restauration industry, and that's why we don't have a strong tipping culture here either. If I went to the US, I would tip though.
CallMeBloo 31
If you're in the US, unless the server is downright abusive, then you tip. If you can't afford the tip, then you cannot afford the meal. You're cheating someone out of their wages.
JR7ISME 18
You should have complained to the manager
ChelzTheWolfGirl 29
Ugh. Teenagers. Being a waitress/waiter is hard enough with out teens or those grumpy, impossible to please old people. I'm sorry Op.
Tannasgh 22
Mean people suck.
Androowd 3
At least they said "Thank you."
syed121417 22
Some teenagers I really don't understand. Ungrateful, inconsiderate and spoiled many of them. I'm sorry for a lot of my generation
lpreams 5
I've pulled my share of restaurant pranks too, but I always tip really well to make up for it when I do
inbredlefthand 10
Hopefully they will. And spit in their meal next time.
NineeCat 32
I'm sorry OP:( I was a waitress at one point, and made the vast majority of my income through tips. That's simply how it is for waiters/waitresses. But some *****, clearly don't take that fact into consideration when they decide to stiff you.