Stingy Customers Spark Backlash After Trying to Give Server Negative Tip

One particularly negative thing about tipping culture is that it allows customers to be petty. If some entitled person eats at a restaurant and not everything is to their liking, they can hit their server where it hurts when it comes to the check. It might be bad manners to skimp on a tip, but …
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Tips And Tricks For A Stress-Free ‘Freedom Day’: 9 Helpful Hints On How To Celebrate Independence Day With Your Pets

Did you know that more dogs and cats run away on Independence Day, more than any other day of the year? Although we have fun with the amazing display of fireworks, our four-legged friends don’t have as much fun! They get scared by the loud noises, especially if they’re not used to it. So we’ve …
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‘My boss is shorting my tips’: Server quits after finding out employer is shorting their tips under the guise of decreasing hourly rate

Employers don’t always exactly abide by the law; some refuse tax forms in favor of under-the-table pay, which is really bad for servers in the long run. In this case, OP was working at a small hole-in-the-wall restaurant that served authentic Thai food. According to OP, her boss was actually pretty nice, but soon enough, …
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Top Non-Money Tips Servers Get From Customers

The customer service industry is unpredictable; customers range from super kind, to average, to complete wacko human beings. Servers often encounter a variety of strange, weird, odd, and unexpected situations, some of them being the tip that people leave when they are done with their meal. Apparently, not everyone leaves 15%, or any money at …
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9 Ways to Avoid Being an ‘Annoying American’ When Vacationing This Summer to Europe

American tourists are notorious in other countries. We’re boisterous, we wear athleisure clothing for every occasion, and we just don’t get the social cues of any other Western country. In fact, Americans are such terrible nuisances in European countries that most locals will gladly accept our tips then go talking trash with their coworkers about …
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Restaurant Openly Admits They Steal Tips From Their Employees, Gets Shut Down

There’s evil, and then there’s restaurants stealing tips from their employees. Restaurants already don’t pay their workers enough to live on most of the time. Tips are usually the only way restaurant employees make above minimum wage, and when you take that away, they have next to no pay to take home. When restaurants do …
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Crappy Life Hacks That are Just For Fun

Everyone and their mother (or grandmother) seems to have some life hack to show off on TikTok. Whether or not these «hacks» are useful is another story altogether. While we prefer to get advice and tips from our friends, it’s hard to ignore inane Russian life hack videos (they do so much with plastic bottles) …
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‘Go live in a country that pays service workers a livable wage’: Europeans and Americans Debate The Validity of American Tipping Culture

Tipping culture in America is pretty straightforward. If you’re eating at a sit-down restaurant, it’s expected that you tip your waiter 20% of the cost of your meal in total. This system is in place because paying servers far less than the minimum wage is legal and common, with restaurant owners assuming most of their …
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How to Avoid Giving People Your Socials: Silly and Sensible Tips From the Geniuses of Twitter

As a geriatric millennial, I can remember a time when you added every single person you met on social media. Briefly introduced to someone new at a frat party? Added on Facebook. Take a pic with someone at the boat rave? Added on Facebook and Instagram. You get the idea. These days, influencers aside, people …
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Crappy Life Hacks That Are More Funny Than Helpful

Everyone and their mother (or grandmother) seems to have some life hack to show off on TikTok. Whether or not these «hacks» are useful is another story altogether. While we prefer to get advice and tips from our friends, it’s hard to ignore inane Russian life hack videos (they do so much with plastic bottles) …
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