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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while at work, a customer gave me a $20 tip. I explained to him we aren't allowed to accept tips, but he insisted. When I called the manager to report it, he pocketed my tip. FML
Today, I got a lot of tips at work, but little did I know our boss takes it out of our paychecks. FML
Today, my coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML
Today, at work, a man bought a lot of really expensive stuff. He paid the large bill with cash, and the manager helped me count the money. When we were done, he handed me a $100 bill to thank me for all the help. We can't accept tips. The manager was next to me. I had to say no. FML
Today, while working at a chain restaurant, I forgot to charge someone a few dollars for extra toppings on the side. My stingy boss took the time to take that money out of my paycheck. FML
Today, I was accused of stealing when I dropped a $20 bill in front of my boss. His logic: I'm too poor to have a $20 bill and there's no way it was a tip, since our customers are "so stingy". It was a tip and it was going to get me through the rest of the month. He won't give it back. FML
Today, I was taking out a customer's groceries when he offered me a $5 tip. I told him I couldn't accept, since it's against store policy, but thanked him anyway. He called me an asshole just as my boss was walking to his car, who then yelled at me for it. 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, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
Today, I was working in a restaurant. On the receipt under "tip" someone actually took the time to write out "$0.00." FML
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realggirl 0
Absurd! Why don't you guys get to keep the tips?
Namenlos_fml 20
You don't keep tips?!?! FYL. That's bullshit. Sure, you probably have done a little research before your little "investment", but still.... that's complete bullshit.
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abasio 1
Why didn't you know this? Was it your first day?
inlovewithPosey2 0
68, in the u.s, you have to pay taxes on the amount of tips you get
debatingalways 0
OP is probably a cashier. And if so then it's the same reason I don't get to keep my tips as a cashier and that is because if I was allowed to then I would have to be paid 2.25 (waitress pay) and since people don't often tip cashiers that wouldn't be the most logical plan. Minimum wage is always better than waitress/waiter's pay and relying on tips. OP really should have known all this ahead of time though so TDI.
astro16 0
Sounds like a lot of people need to find new jobs. If you're fed up with what you make, QUIT. Someone else will be more than willing to take your position.They are not forcing you to work there. -EVERYONE IS REPLACEABLE-(ESP if someone is willing to do the same job for less). People are not required to tip (unless the restaurant enforces it on a certain amount of people). All of the servers know the policies, and that sometimes people dont tip,if you didn't like the fact that someone stiffed you, you wouldn't have taken the job. You can't say "if they can't tip don't eat out", you apparently know how they feel when they can't, since most are complaining about it. AND most people who don't tip, didn't like the service. Therefore, you need to step up your game. Naive servers huh?
interesting33 37
Sucks it didn't work but.. genius on your part! :)
BloodandIce 11
That seems counterproductive.
ckrider64 8
here's a tip: know how your job works.
chica349 3
Employees can't keep their tips? That is complete bull. I would get a new job.
harrrrlie 9
Am I the only one who wonders what kind of establishment OP works in? There is NO where in this FML where it is stated that OP is a server. Maybe, they aren't allowed to personally accept tips at their job and all tips go to a charity or are put into a pool for other things.
gablucas 12
Isn't being greedy wonderful?!!