Originally Posted by
JayhawkCO
It seems strange to punish the server for the restaurants' policies. I can't help WHERE my income comes from. This whole "it's not my problem" argument seems to be a way to justify your own frugality. It's amazing how $1 or $2 bucks will be able to cheer someone up instead of making them mad. ($4 tip on $30 = disappointing, $6 tip on $30 = rewarding). Most of the time it's not even the money itself but just the principle of the matter.
Chris
excellent point. bad enough people, in trying to justify being cheap, punish the wait staff monetarily because the service wasnt up to par. if you dont like the service then cook it yourself. wait staff have a terrible job to begin with. on top of that they deal wth a public that is never happy. did anyone here ever have a bad day at work that affected their job? we all have except we still get paid. stiffing a waiter because their service wasnt up to your expectations is a low class move. i have interest in a couple bar-restaurants. my waiters make a base that you can live on but if you stiff my staff you never set foot in the door again. no exceptions not once, not ever. you'll be damn lucky we dont go in the alley.