Originally Posted by
Clint Bint
I see no point in,lemming-like,handing my hard-earned moolah over to someone who patently isn't working hard enough.
All too often, though, people take out all their dissatisfactions about a restaurant experience, not simply what the server is directly responsible for, on the server, by withholding a tip in situations where base server wage is low and other employees are salaried.
Originally Posted by
Clint Bint
Maybe some people have lower expectations or are simply too timid to speak their mind when confronted with crap service.
And the responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of the owner/manager who has done inadequate training, does not understand how to keep up the morale of his team, or is perhaps keeping around under-performing servers as a free cleaning service (called "side work"). Don't tip the manager.
Btw, just saw an article saying most workers in regular 8 hour/day jobs get about 3 hours of work done/day. But servers are expected to perform at 110% for their whole work period.