Originally Posted by
4444
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.
Oh, please - by all means, let's take the alley option

(grown up, I see) ... this way I will own your share in the restaurant and it won't be an issue for you anymore if someone tips or not