Today, I was doing takeout orders at the restaurant I work at. I spent a long while putting together this guy's $135.00 order. When he finally got there to pick it up, I told him to fill out the credit card slip. I looked at it after he left. He gave me a 40 cent tip. 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, 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, I ordered take out, and paid with a credit card. The cute cashier gave me the receipt to sign, and under 'tip' I gave a couple of dollars. I realized that I had given too much, crossed it out, and changed it. Unaware she was watching, She then responded, "Did you just lower the tip by $1?" 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 working in a restaurant. On the receipt under "tip" someone actually took the time to write out "$0.00." FML
Today, at work, 5 minutes after I'd sent my help home, we got an 83 dollar order. I'm the only cook. FML
Today, I ordered pizza for dinner and left cash by the door so my son could pay for it, in case it arrived before I got home. I told him they should get all the money, but I just found the tip. Apparently he thought I'd miscounted. I'm a server. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant and only brought $14 with me to eat. I ordered and ate my meal, then went to the counter to pay for it. I threw $2 into the tip jar then got my bill. My bill was $13.86. I had to reach into the tip jar and take my $2 back so I could pay for my meal. 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, 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, after about 8 hours of working and making huge orders, I received my share of tips. It was only a quarter. One single quarter. FML
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Top comments
alphaxzero 0
who the hell tips takeout? no one.
bubuchi3 0
most people i know don't leave tips when they order food to go, i guess coz most of the work put into it was done by the cooks, not the waiter/waitress. or something like that.
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Comments (284)
Major_General 10
So? Since when did leaving a tip become a right to be expected?
QueenPersephone 9
Apparently uncle sam considers tips something to be expected for servers, because he taxes servers on them regardless of if they make them or not.
xnty 0
try working at any catering job n get no tip in a usual 7-8 hr shift. then u can bitch OP.
Luckster 0
Wait...what? You have to leave tips for takeout orders now? Since when?
YouGotTold 0
wtf did you do to deserve a tip? tell ya what heres a tip...dont expect a tip for take out
misskity6 0
apparently you're rich. get over it
ohSNAPyall 27
Rich from the 40 cents, you fool!
soccerdill10 0
#19, ur comment made no sense. how r they rich?
ohSNAPyall 27
The OP's username
hannah_elizabeth_fml 7
#18- First off, you obviously have never worked in a restaurant. Servers make less than minimum wage. Way less. Here in Idaho, The servers get paid a little over $3 an hour, and they count on their tips to make their rent, pay their bills, and buy their groceries. Second of all, restaurant workers are not at the bottom of the food chain. They provide you with food that you picked so you don't have to make it yourself. Not tipping your server is probably one of the most heartless things to do.
im2good25 0
3 an hour????? is that even allowed???
xnty 0
yep, #22 pretty much speaks the truth
Luckster 0
If you're being paid less than minimum wage ANYWHERE, you're supposed to report it!
maskedman 9
They only make $3 an hour because they know that suckers will tip and pay for the rest of their wages. It's kind of a scam.
falluke17 0
Okay, your "paid" $3 an hour and you then turn in your tips. If the tips don't add up to make your pay equivalent to minimum wage, then the restaurant pays the difference. If there's extra, well then that's just quite dandy. Moral of the story: if you don't tip, you're not letting some waitress' baby starve.
tamz412 0
not exactly. then their hours get cut cause employers either think they are not doing a good job when there is just a preponderance of assholes, or cause they don't like to pay the difference. if everyone thought like you, it would be the first thing.
hmna 0
Contrary to what many people think on this thread, there are two federal minimum wages in the United States: one for tipped employees, and one for everyone else. The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, with the understanding that if tips do not make up the difference between $2.13/hr and $7.25/hr that the employer has to make up the difference. Your mileage may vary depending on which state you live in: http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm
QueenPersephone 9
@25
succubusprime 0
rarely do restaraunts uphold that one. if my sales are under $200, then they say they compensate. they don't.
NRA_advocate 5
**** canada
bmac1105 2
They get paid a higher hourly when working to go.
ohSNAPyall 27
They should watch "Reservoir Dogs."
neonskittzy 0
aw that sucks. don't feel bad I once got 5 cents as a tip and I think it was a accident.
Giorgio272 2
40c is better than nothing I guess. sure you didn't smell or something?
dyschordia 0
According to a quick check of Wikipedia (which I know is not definitive, but is quick and easy lol) "As of July 24, 2009 (2009 -07-24)[update], the federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour. Some states and municipalities have minimum wages higher than this (see List of U.S. minimum wages), but some U.S. territories (such as American Samoa) are exempt. Some types of labor are also exempt, and tipped labor must be paid a minimum of $2.13 per hour, as long as the hourly wage plus tipped income result in a minimum of $7.25 per hour." All I can say is FYLL (f your labour laws) you guys are getting screwed. $2.13 an hour? I wouldn't let a 10 year old work for that sort of exploitive pay rate. And why the hell should a customer feel guilt tripped into tipping on top of the price of the meal? As far as I understood it, tipping is supposed to show appreciation for exceptional service, not to be the result of some sort of social guilt trip.