This is to the 2 regulars at the restaurant I work at:
Hey! You have been coming in every day for lunch lately. I served you like 20 times. Four other girls have served you about that many times. I always wondered why you were so fucking cheap. I bent over backwards for you every time, and you gave me nothing! But then I finally figured out why I never get tips from you guys. I spoke to the other 4 girls I work with– I mentioned how cheap you 2 douches were– and they were all like “They always leave me something”. And it was true– I saw you fuckers leave one of THEM an $8 tip for a $25 bill. I was like what the fuck! I give just as good, if not better service, than my co-workers. Then it dawned on me, all 4 of my co-workers are prettier than me! I admit, I’m a bit older (late 30s) and not physically attractive at all (I wasn’t even attractive when I was in my teens/20s), and out of the 4 other waitresses 3 are average/attractive and 1 is smokin (and what do you know, the one who got an $8 tip on such a small bill was the hot one!!!). I know this sounds ridiculous, but I did the ‘math’ and I can’t come to any other conclusion! I make amazing tips off customers in general, even better than some of my younger, prettier co-workers.
Who the fuck does this, seriously? Grow the fuck up! You’re grown men acting like 16-year-olds! I told my manager about you, and my fellow waitresses agree with me, so no, you won’t be getting any more fucking service from me, you fucking chauvinistic pigs!
This article appears in Nov 20-26, 2008.
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Now now, lets not get TOO upset over this, you don’t want to say something really crazy, lady. Obviously you seem to think you are good at your job, and perhaps you are, but its important to ask yourself if waitressing is the right job for you.It sucks to say it, but waitressing and service in general is a very superficial job, good-looking people are routinely employed to increase sales, and in many cases the sole success of a business may be that they employ very handsome folks. Not to say that homely people can’t hustle and get the job done, but the tips might be lower.These guys aren’t fair. They are jerks and superficial creeps. One day they may realise how empty they actually are, but in the meantime it sounds like you should be the manager there, OP, not a server.It seems strange the tips aren’t shared, though.
Nah, I don’t agree with sharing tips.Let them have that server. The fact that you can’t get tips from them means that they don’t want to deal with you. Happens all the time. Shit, sometimes people don’t want me to troubleshoot their system because they don’t like my accent and shut down… Then the rep who they do talk to turns around to me asking for advice and then I tell them to tell the customer to try again because I’m off to lunch and they refused me so I am not involved in that anymore. What was I talking about oh yeah, let them deal with Ms Pretty if they want, just handle your business and provide BETTER service than she ever could to EVERYONE around them. Serve faster, be more on the point and charasmatic, really rub it in that the service they are getting is looking a cleavage instead of actually getting their shit quicker. And if they are waiting for a while for their shit walk past them a couple times and even around their table while you go out of your way to make the table next to them feel like mudda fuckin’ KINGS.There are ways to say fuck you without the finger or customer complaints.
Now I know why my career, at least the most success Iachieved was based outside public service. I was workingjobs, (and doing it well) which didn’t involve me dealing with alot of people. I’m just too damn ugly. Now I know why people would be snotty to me, or would go to someone else for service when I worked in that line. I’m so fugly.
So let me get this straight, you make “amazing tips in general” off of most of your customers, yet 2 regulars don’t leave good tips for you, and you resort to berating them anonymously on a local website? Hasn’t anyone ever told you that without customers, you wouldn’t have a job? Despite that fact, let’s look at where your thinking is slightly fucked up…You assume, incorrectly, that customers “owe” you a tip. Well dear, the bad news for you is that they don’t. The reason it is a “tip” and not a part of the bill is because it is in the opinion of the customer how much and on what basis they would like to tip you. Here’s the shocking part… they already paid what the OWE the restaurant on their bill… any extra given is THEIR money they are graciously deciding to give you above and beyond what is owed. If they decide to tip based on service, food quality, or even how well you shake your ass as you walk away from their table, it’s their conscious decision on how to spend their discretionary income. Don’t think for a second you are owed a tip.I’m sure right now you are thinking “I only make (close to) minimum wage, tips make the job worth it.” Well, how about other minimum wage jobs? Most sales people work without commission, and they spend a deal of time helping customers with purchases. Hell, employees at Subway and other fast food restaurants don’t get tips, and they actually take the order, prepare the food, package the food, and serve the meal! Let’s see you go back in the kitchen and earn that 8 dollar tip!Personally, I tip based on the whole experience, including the appearance of the server and their attitude. Some, if not most servers, care about the customers experience. Now that I know that the real reason for that smile on your face is that you see dollar signs when you look at customers, I’ll think twice. In fact, why not leave the name of your establishment here so I’ll know where not to go? I also hope your 2 “cheap regulars” read this bitch as well and decide to go elsewhere. You can tell the pretty girl you scared off her 8 dollar tippers.
I work in the service industry as well and I am a damn good waitress, but there are some people out there that just don’t think they should tip. You know, if you don’t want to tip ME, then fine, but what really sucks about the whole situation is that I have to pay out 4% of the final sales bill at the end of the night, regardless. So, if you don’t tip me on your $100 bill, I have to pay the restaurant owner $4.00 out of MY OWN pocket for the pleasure of serving your cheap ass. And, quite frankly, none of my customers are worth that.