Tipping culture has definitely changed over the years. The expectations have increased, and it can seem like more and more of the burden of a service industry worker’s salary is put on the customer than it is the management. This can feel unfair to folks who might be bootstrapped themselves but don’t want to put …
Seguir leyendo ‘Circling the tip amount was simply too cheeky’: Group call out friend who tipped 0% at sit down restaurant, he claims he didn’t get service
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Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: ‘Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner’
Dining and dashing is a truly old-school crime, up there with bank robberies and museum heists. It’s a pretty basic premise. You order, you eat, and you walk out. It’s as simple as it is uncool. Most restaurants are small businesses that operate on pretty thin margins. Their whole ecosystem could be upset by a …
Seguir leyendo Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: ‘Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner’
25 Restaurant Memes for Workers Who Live Off Tips
If you work in a restaurant, odds are you probably live off tips. It’s both a blessing and a curse. Back when I was a server, my coworkers and I made $3.25 an hour. How is that even legal? I don’t know but apparently, it is, thanks to the magic of tipping. I don’t understand …
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Server earns $2500 tip on a $150 meal, restaurant manager refuses to pay it out to them: ‘I feel like I just got robbed’
Working in the service industry is no walk in the park. It’s exhausting, often thankless work. Long nights, annoying customers, and lower back pain from standing all day– service workers are no strangers to these. But it can all feel worth it when you have a particularly meaningful interaction with a customer that results in …
Seguir leyendo Server earns $2500 tip on a $150 meal, restaurant manager refuses to pay it out to them: ‘I feel like I just got robbed’
‘Has this person not ever stayed in a hotel room?’: Entitled hotel guest tries to check in at 3 AM the day of his booking, doesn’t realize why they can’t take him
If you’ve never been to a hotel before, there might be a few tips and tricks you don’t know about. You may not realize that a «continental breakfast» is not as fancy as it sounds. You may not know to check the Bibles on the nightstands for cash. And you may not know that check-in …
Seguir leyendo ‘Has this person not ever stayed in a hotel room?’: Entitled hotel guest tries to check in at 3 AM the day of his booking, doesn’t realize why they can’t take him
‘I swore… He burst out laughing’: Call center employee uses extra colorful language with a customer, ends up getting thanked for it
When dealing with difficult customers at work, you are trained to stay professional. There are many paths you can take when you encounter a customer who is now making you the reason for every issues to possibly occur. It is difficult to keep your cool and stick to your training when someone is berating you …
Seguir leyendo ‘I swore… He burst out laughing’: Call center employee uses extra colorful language with a customer, ends up getting thanked for it
‘I found our server and the hostess both scrolling on their phones in silence’: Husband and wife refuse to tip waitress after being forgotten by her for 25 minutes after being seated, even after telling the hostess once 15 minutes had passed
Complaining about Karens and other «Can I speak to the manager» types is easy. At this point, it has almost become a cliche, with middle-aged women around the world being terrified of the Karen accusations. We all love to hate the Karens, but when they’re gone, we’ll miss them. Karens, or rather, anyone gutsy enough …
Seguir leyendo ‘I found our server and the hostess both scrolling on their phones in silence’: Husband and wife refuse to tip waitress after being forgotten by her for 25 minutes after being seated, even after telling the hostess once 15 minutes had passed
Woman cancels her pretentious parents’ 30th anniversary party after they blacklist her husband for being a waiter: ‘Their friends would be there and they didn’t want to be ‘embarrassed»
In America and at the right restaurant, servers can make bank, but for this snooty, high-society family, the bottom line of your annual income made no difference if you hailed from the service industry. Perhaps pretentious people simply forgot what it’s like to be a regular, working-class person or never experienced what it was like …
Seguir leyendo Woman cancels her pretentious parents’ 30th anniversary party after they blacklist her husband for being a waiter: ‘Their friends would be there and they didn’t want to be ‘embarrassed»
Employee is fired for giving $5 tip to its rightful recipient, exposing deceitful manager’s tip-stealing scheme: ‘My whole heart just sank’
There’s a lot to say about the culture of tipping. In the US, many people think it’s gotten out of control. And in some ways, it has. We’re being asked to tip for things we never used to tip for, and with prices already high it can feel like a burden. On the other hand, …
Seguir leyendo Employee is fired for giving $5 tip to its rightful recipient, exposing deceitful manager’s tip-stealing scheme: ‘My whole heart just sank’
Karen barista refuses to sell a bagel to an adult for breakfast, claims it’s a kids-only item: ‘So you’d rather I not order anything?’
As someone who lives in a bagel-centric part of the world, the idea that it’s anything other than a perfect breakfast option is astounding to me. It’s such a common order that it doesn’t even need explaining. Bagels are synonymous with mornings, breakfasts on the go, waiting in line at a bagel shop, and perfecting …
Seguir leyendo Karen barista refuses to sell a bagel to an adult for breakfast, claims it’s a kids-only item: ‘So you’d rather I not order anything?’