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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I am not entitled to a tip. I tip 15% more or less under the same criteria, however I'm talking about the people that, despite me being ultra-friendly:

a) Give you a hard time from the start with their bratty family of 4 kids throwing food all over the table, leaving a gargantuan mess, and asking for copious amounts of food to later be wasted and uneaten.

b) Super nice to you from start to end; too suspiciously extra nice. Usually ladies over 40 that do this and tip around $2-$4 despite how large their bill is.

c) Have lived in America their whole life and still suck at tipping because they just never caught on! [/quote]

Most people clean up after themselves and if not, its your job.

And, $2-4 may be appropriate if they don't have a large bill.  If they go out for lunch and the bill is $12 for one meal, that is appropriate.

You are not entitled to a tip.  If you want a salary, then you need to pick another job.  You work for tips.  Tips are voluntary.  [/quote]

Not at my restaurant. We do sit-down, full-service or take-out. Our dishes are always moved to bins in the back of the kitchen, so it's not like you are even allowed to clean up yourself. You are correct - tip given by the customer should be proportional to their bill size. If you don't know yet, eating at 99% of full-service sit down restaurants implies tips are part of the bill. Because technically servers aren't getting paid by the restaurant for their "table-service," you are expected to, other don't sit down at full service tables. Servers don't stand around to take tables for free lol[/quote]

Actually you do basically work for free and anything you get in terms of a tip is a bonus.  A tip is not a salary/income.[/quote]

I mean, if you go to any restaurant in an area and they know you're not one to tip while using their service thinking it's perpetually "free," they will remember you and have the right to deny you access to their services. You might be able to get away with take away but you won't be getting a table again. I wouldn't know how you go around the country without any remorse after hitting restaurants and never paying a single tip.

The restaurant industry has long dealt with these kind of customers. Especially smaller restaurants or chains won't have enough money leftover to pay servers without functioning properly because believe it or not, most restaurants have produce small margins after having hired every absolutely essential employee to keep it running at optimal speed. Perhaps one day we will seek to change the paying system with restaurants, because restaurant cash flow works the way it does now. My family member owned a restaurant, and having looked at their financial statements, it takes strategy to get your restaurant running properly and you still end up making disappointing profits at times. Try to think that selling food items can be a very volatile venture. [/quote]

There is zero excuse for restaurant owners not to pay their staff at least minimum wage.  You take a smaller salary for yourself or figure out a more profitable business plan.[/quote]

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