Verbal compliments
Everyone likes to get compliments now and again. In the waiting world, it makes you suspicious. I had a table this afternoon that raved about the food and claimed that I was giving them "really fast service". These seem to be red flags that (to me) mean "please dont spit in my food but I dont plan on tipping you well"
Theres a few tell-tale signs that you arent going to get a good tip. Like when someone is asking how much everything costs of ask if anything they want costs extra. Families; especially families with younger children tend to not tip more than the usual amount but that is because its hard supporting a family. I understand that. Thats why kids food costs less (and the portions are less).
To add too many compliments is just like giving too many to a girl. She thinks you have other motives. Im not one to discriminate, so I gave them my usual 100%. I got them boxes and their drinks to go. I even gave them fresh mixed teas to go. They claimed I was one of the best servers theyve had. aw.
$5 on $34. That is 14.7058235%, oh so close to 15% but not quite. I wouldnt have minded at all if they were a normal table, but it was misleading and makes the average server do that much extra only to receive the same amount if they had done the base minimum. This tends to create waiters/waitresses that do the base amount. Nothing extra, nothing more than they have to. Ill admit, I didnt feel that motivated to do anything extra from then on. Nice people tho. One of the key things they said when I was talking to them was "we just got done giving a pizza party for our kids soccer team for winning today". So they went and spent a bunch of money on kids and have very little left to feed themselves. cool.
Yes, I am very pessimistic and look more at how the signs that patrons give off as negative but that seems to be how this business makes people. An old highschool class mate dropped by later in the night and asked me how it was working here. I told her it was the worst job ive ever had in my life. Which is true. Ive only had one other job at an office and they give me all the free exotic coffees I can drink.
Moral: Waiters are like women in dates. Dont lay it on too thick,we know what youre after. Dont try buttering us up only to be an ass in the end.
Theres a few tell-tale signs that you arent going to get a good tip. Like when someone is asking how much everything costs of ask if anything they want costs extra. Families; especially families with younger children tend to not tip more than the usual amount but that is because its hard supporting a family. I understand that. Thats why kids food costs less (and the portions are less).
To add too many compliments is just like giving too many to a girl. She thinks you have other motives. Im not one to discriminate, so I gave them my usual 100%. I got them boxes and their drinks to go. I even gave them fresh mixed teas to go. They claimed I was one of the best servers theyve had. aw.
$5 on $34. That is 14.7058235%, oh so close to 15% but not quite. I wouldnt have minded at all if they were a normal table, but it was misleading and makes the average server do that much extra only to receive the same amount if they had done the base minimum. This tends to create waiters/waitresses that do the base amount. Nothing extra, nothing more than they have to. Ill admit, I didnt feel that motivated to do anything extra from then on. Nice people tho. One of the key things they said when I was talking to them was "we just got done giving a pizza party for our kids soccer team for winning today". So they went and spent a bunch of money on kids and have very little left to feed themselves. cool.
Yes, I am very pessimistic and look more at how the signs that patrons give off as negative but that seems to be how this business makes people. An old highschool class mate dropped by later in the night and asked me how it was working here. I told her it was the worst job ive ever had in my life. Which is true. Ive only had one other job at an office and they give me all the free exotic coffees I can drink.
Moral: Waiters are like women in dates. Dont lay it on too thick,we know what youre after. Dont try buttering us up only to be an ass in the end.
posted by Peppers waiter at 8:48 PM
2 Comments:
I say kick them in the balls and run. :)
"That is 14.7058235%, oh so close to 15% but not quite."
Boo fucking hoo hoo, you big baby.
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