Quote Originally Posted by AlliRae
after being a server... and putting up with the bull**** i tip way over what i should. normally around 50 % or below.

I have left a 2 cent tip though. Just to make sure she knew that she was TERRIBLE. I felt bad doing it. I mean she could've killed herself that night, but i also know it's not THAT hard to do her job.
I would hope that no one would kill themselves over not getting a tip because there's always, at least once a shift, that an ass comes in and knows that they're not going to tip you and piss you off and ask to talk to a manager to try to get food. Then the manager gets pissed at you and comps their meal and you still end up with nothing. Maybe that drastic of a scene doesn't happen every day, but it happens a lot more than people think. Most middle class people out there, if they have never waited tables for a living, don't tip that well. I make an average of about 10-12/hr but if everyone tipped 15-20% and didn't leave $1 on the table i'd make a hell of a lot more.