On tipping, and the intricacies thereof:
So, yeah, apparantly, I'm the only person left in the world who doesn't believe in tipping? Now, I don't do it as an assholish thing, because I don't see it as such. I see tipping as something to do when the waitress goes above and beyond the call of duty. If she doesn't give extra, I don't give extra.
And I realize that waitresses have bad days. But the waitress is a profession that is based on pleasing the customer. If a stripper had a beer gut, would you tip? Hell fucking no. If she just kind of stood there in a bikini, would you go out of your way to keep paying her? Of course not! She's getting paid to dance, and dance sexily. Same with a waitress. You get paid to serve, and serve well. If you don't think the job is worth it, get another fucking job. It's not rocket science, you're carrying food from the oven to the table. And pushing the fish. You're hardly an integral part of the restaurant business. There's really no reason that you should get a tip, and not the dude who actually cooked the meal, or the guy who put the whole place together. Basically you're the restaurant's bitch (save for the busboys) and you really need to comes to terms with it.
And lest you think I'm some kind of stiff upper lip jackass who never worked a real job in my life, I "waited" in the most basic form, and never once, in 3 years got a tip. I was offered, but it was grounds for firing for accepting. And you know what? It was a great fucking job, and not once did I ever have to be a customers buttboy to get an extra dollar that day.
And I realize that waitresses have bad days. But the waitress is a profession that is based on pleasing the customer. If a stripper had a beer gut, would you tip? Hell fucking no. If she just kind of stood there in a bikini, would you go out of your way to keep paying her? Of course not! She's getting paid to dance, and dance sexily. Same with a waitress. You get paid to serve, and serve well. If you don't think the job is worth it, get another fucking job. It's not rocket science, you're carrying food from the oven to the table. And pushing the fish. You're hardly an integral part of the restaurant business. There's really no reason that you should get a tip, and not the dude who actually cooked the meal, or the guy who put the whole place together. Basically you're the restaurant's bitch (save for the busboys) and you really need to comes to terms with it.
And lest you think I'm some kind of stiff upper lip jackass who never worked a real job in my life, I "waited" in the most basic form, and never once, in 3 years got a tip. I was offered, but it was grounds for firing for accepting. And you know what? It was a great fucking job, and not once did I ever have to be a customers buttboy to get an extra dollar that day.