Souper Salad: to tip or not?

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
If it's a buffet style place I wouldn't leave much unless you want to (which is always nice), but NEVER go to a real restraunt and just order a salad or something and say "O since this was such a cheap meal I'm only going to leave 10%. I hate that. Don't come into my restraunt and hassle me around (I am a real server, I do more than just bring you a glass of water) and only leave me $1. I have bills to pay, school to pay for, and there is nothing worse than having a cheap bastard sit at your tables and me wait on them and them only leave $1. I make $2.13 an hour, if you can't tip then don't even bother eating out. It's not hard, it's either tip or raise the prices of the food dramatically. Either way I need to be paid more than $2.13 an hour. And yeah you will get good service regardless on whether you order a lobster or a salad, but don't be a cheapass. That is the only thing I hate more than goths and terrorists is someone who won't tip.

Get off your high horse. You ruin a customer's meal with that sh!tty attitude, then you deserve to be stiffed. Drop the attitude and do your job right, and you should have no trouble clearing tips and will barely care about the rare cheapasses who never tip.

My customers get great service every time, regardless of whether they are black or white or poor or sexy or what, if they sit at my table I'm going to treat them right. That doesn't change the fact that a lot of people who come to eat are cheap and won't tip. Or they leave $5 on a $130 ticket. The worst is when they tell me what a great job I did as they are leaving and everything was wonderful, I go to the table and whoopy! $2. All I can say is be a waiter for a while. We have servers from other restraunts come in and they ALWAYS leave great tips, way more than is expected. In turn we do the same. Wait on an 8 top who runs your ass off, have them tell you how great it was, then walk up to the table and see that they didn't leave anything. Nothing pisses me off more.

In democracy, you vote with your ballot.

In business, you vote with your dollars.

In work, you vote with your job.

You either accept your pay or you don't. So which is it?

edit: the jobs I see complaining about pay the most are tip-paying jobs. Why work as one when you know the down-side? Especially if you have been doing it a while. Suck it up or leave... I don't see how this is ANY different than ANY other job.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Anonemous
what happens if the tips are already included in the price like at most restraunts will include 15% in the total with parties of 6 or more? Do you still tip?

If you want to tip better than 15% (20% recommended for good service), then add whatever you wish. But he's getting the automatic portion of the gratuity regardless.

 

[Saulbadguy]

I leave a buck.

 

[Amused]

Leave a buck or two if she never lets your drink go dry. If she does, leave a quarter.

 

[RegularK]

I asked someone who used to work at Souper Salad. She said she only got about $2.00/hr and therefore expected a tip. I think that's fairly ridiculous, as has been stated earlier in this thread, because they don't really 'serve' the customer except by bringing us drinks and taking away plates.

If I do tip at a buffet place, i'd probably just tip $1 and some change or something. Just curious...Do you guys tip the barista when you get something at Starbucks/coffee place?