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.
So tips aren't a reflection of appreciation of service done well but rather society's way of helping restaurant owners make more money by allowing them to pay less wages? I assure you, if I ever did have the (most likely unfortunate) pleasure of eating at one of your establishments, your companies poor service will be more important to me than simply making up for the waiters salary that you get to keep based on the "potential tips income" system.