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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, my parents came to the restaurant I work at as a waiter. After, I picked up the check to realize they had left me a $500 tip! We split the tips among the employees so I only got $50 back but I was still psyched. When I got home they asked me if I had noticed that they used my credit card. FML
Today, I'm a waitress. A customer came in and acted very kindly and even mentioned how I was such a help to her. She also mentioned leaving a nice tip. The tip? A fake $20. Thanks. 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, 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 working in a restaurant. On the receipt under "tip" someone actually took the time to write out "$0.00." FML
Today, a lady handed me a $10 tip on a $45 bill. I was happy with it, since it was more than 20%, until she came back in and said, "I'm sorry I gave you the wrong amount." I handed it back to her and then she gave me a dollar. FML
Today, after having a few beers at a bar, I gave my ticket to the valet to get my car. I tipped the man $2 and he gave me a huge smile and thanked me a lot as I left. I thought the guy was just really appreciative for those $2 until I got home and saw one of the $100 bills in my wallet was gone. FML
Today, a guest at my restaurant asked me what a tip was. I had to awkwardly explain to him that servers don't make hourly wages, and we rely on tips from customers to make money. After I finished, he laughed at me, called me a sucker, and stiffed me on a $120 tab. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I had a lovely dinner date. Our waitress was really sweet, so we talked about leaving her a big tip. When we got home, we discovered we both thought the other person had left it. FML
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tibtak_fml 10
Well at least you know the service was great and that's not the reason why you got a low tip
Enslaved 38
I wish everyone had to work at least a week in the service industry just to get educated about tipping. In before the "Why should I have to tip you..." "if you don't like it, get another job..." But then who would be there to serve you your entrees?" hmmmm?
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Comments (137)
gracehi 33
All the people who think it's cool to not tip if you're "too poor," I hope you at least have the balls to tell your server from the start that you don't plan on tipping them, otherwise you're a colossal hypocrite. You're all too happy to pay less for your meal and accept good service from your server knowing they're doing it because they expect you'll tip them in return, but you don't want to pay for that good service.
ElijahAsh 14
Boo hoo. Tips arn't mandatory...you should be happy you got anything
BillyMaize21 9
You got a compliment AND a tip. Get over it..
Love_L0ST 13
Don't complain I did a $345 dollar delivery order and got a $0 tip. It's just people don't tip anymore
nellygirl9667 3
Serving shifts are usually short unless you're a closer since the rush only lasts a few hours. Therefore, we absolutely depend upon tips to make our living. I'm a full time student and work six days a week at my restaurant and if I was only being paid minimum wage I wouldn't be able to survive. I don't have time to have a job with hours to be able to pay bills while also completing school. Yes, it's absolutely my job to make my tables happy and I give everybody the same service whether I'm expecting a tip or not, but serving is a lot more than just bringing food to the table. If you think otherwise I suggest trying it for a few months. I don't get to keep all of my tips I tip out my bar, bussers, and food runners which means if I get stiffed on a table I'm paying for their tip myself since I tip out based on my sales. Many times I knew I couldn't afford a tip so my friends and I have decided to go to a place that doesn't call for them. I've enjoyed my time at in n out just as much as I have in a sit down restaurant. In other countries it may not be the norm to tip but here in the US it is. Fine dining is a service and tipping is part of it. If you can't afford the tip but want to go out there are ways to keep your bill down. No alcohol. No appetizers. Just because you may not agree with how the tipping systems works doesn't make it not work that way.
harlsp 12
You realize that a lot of restaurants actually can't afford to pay all their serving staff minimum wage. Laws have been passed in some Canadian cities recently and due to them many restaurants have shut down.
TheRealStunts 27
Sigh...another example of why this whole tipping system is shit, but you guys dont even care to boycott it and get servers a normal minimum wage. Stop blaming the customers for not tipping you and blame your employer for shifting the responsibility from themselves. Tipping SHOULD be just a bonus, no one should have to rely on tips to make decent wages. FIGHT YOUR SYSTEM YOU DUMMIES. Get them to change the laws regarding tips or serving jobs or whatever. Its your country. Do something about it instead of complaining.
nellygirl9667 3
I think you shouldn't talk about things you obviously don't understand.
Catdragon 40
They won't do it because they can rake in more than $100 on a good night. If they were working minimum wage jobs, they would be making half of that with no way of earning extra.
russw18 1
So....about that OP: Anyone consider that the customers were being two-faced/passive aggressive (to avoid confrontation or to be snarky to someone who was clueless) and the service really WASN'T great?
Zebediabolical 45
I'm just going to leave this here. A tipped employee engages in an occupation in which he or she customarily and regularly receives more than $30 per month in tips. An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage. If the employees tips combined with the employers direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. Many states, however, require higher direct wage amounts for tipped employees. www (dot) dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips
dragoongirl90 34
Maybe that was all they could afford after a $50 meal.