Quote Originally Posted by GOT_PURP
I'm gonna tell you like I told a Waffle House waitress one night. I had a 6 dollar meal. She came outside and complained cause I only left her a 2 dollar tip. So, I proceeded to tell her, If you don't like it, get another job. So, that's what I'm gonna tell you. Get another job. Quit bitching...And no, I'm not black

I agree with you, and I am going to go further. To recieve a tip is a privilege, but also a custom in America. I do not have a problem leaving a tip at all, don't get me wrong. The magic 15%-20% is a range that was set as a standard for the restaurant industry. No other profession works like this. You provide a service, at a set fee plus the tax. Why the hell am I EXPECTED to give you something extra for doing your job? If you go to Lowe's and ask a CS rep to help you find an item, do you tip them? NO! If you go to Wendy's to sit and eat, do you tip when the cashier takes your cup for a refill? NO!

All of you waiters with a chip on your shoulder need to shut the hell up and do your job. If a restaurant is paying you ~$2/hr to wait tables, with the expectation of the customers paying the other end of your salary, you should point fingers elsewhere.

America makes me chuckle. If a couple goes to eat at a fine dining establishment, and leaves under 15% on a $100 tab, he/she is seen as cheap because they did not leave more? Ha, bullshit. Maybe its because we are paying a price for a service that already has value added into it.

Funny Story: I was at Applebee's with 3 friends. We ate, got refills, and had a good time. I mention the refills b/c it shows the waiter did more than just drop food, and keep it moving. So he brings our individual bills out and I pay with my checkcard. He runs the bills and drops the reciepts for us to sign. Usually, the waiter walks away at this point, but he hung around. I write on the tip line a ZERO with a line through it, and write the total on the bottom. As I reach for my wallet he says, "Is there a problem? Why did you write a zero?" His tone was far from calm, he was pissed! So I smile at him and laugh. He asks whats so funny. I tell him that I was reaching for my wallet to give you cash for a tip. I then proceed to walk out, still laughing

Moral of the story.......shut the fuck up and do your job. Sometimes you will get a tip, and other times you may not. It's the nature of the business. The industry set the wage/tip system up, not the patrons.