And hence AUTHOR wrote: Sam MacDonald
> Ya might want to rethink that statement.

No, I do not.

>
> What I have to say to you is, get a job waiting table.  You will only
> understand what it means to be jilted on a tip when you have been jilted
>  on a tip.  I worked for many years in the service industry, bar
> tender/waiter. I have this to say to anyone that thinks they shouldn't
> tip,

No thanks. I wouldn't work for someone who treated/paid me as such, period.

-mj


> Michael Jentges wrote:
>
>>>To sum up, if you run a $19 tab, and slap down a $20, you are not
>>> thinking clearly - as in, thinking we are your parents or other
>>>benefactors.. None of us are even remotely inclined to support you
>>> financially, so keep that in mind.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I've never been to one of these meetings, but this statement provoked
>> response from me.
>>
>>I've always wondered why, if I have a $19 tab, (per the check) $20 is
>> not enough?
>>
>>Does the server staff work for me? No. I am the customer. I went to the
>> establishment to relax, or whatever. Why is it basically mandatory I
>> help pay the staff's salary? I'm already patronizing the establishment,
>> purchasing goods they are selling to me at a profit. If the staff is
>> that underpaid, why am I obligated to compensate? All the different
>> jobs I've had, from the lowest, peanut paying positions to the best, no
>> passers by, bosses, or anyone else has tossed 15% of my wage on the
>> table as they passed thru.
>>
>>I guess I just don't get whats up with that whole thing. If you're
>> underpaid and want a raise, you talk to your BOSS, you don't call the
>> customers 'cheapo's'. In NO other business would this be acceptable,
>> ever.
>>
>>-mj
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>So, that all said. What do you think the chances are that we can all
>>> act
>>> like the responsible adults, being to which we purport, and find a
>>> way
>>>to  NOT burn our friends for their hard-earned cash this next time
>>> around? We  remain cautiously optimistic.
>>>
>>>That's all.
>>>
>>>Legendre, Lamer, Jima, Phemale, AdaByron, Ein, and anyone else who
>>> feels a  little cheated
>>>
>>>
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