This is spot on man, but your missing TO GO food. If you want me to TIP after driving there my self and not taking a table in your section or need anything other than plastic cutlery. GO FUCK YOURSELF! 10% auto grats on to go food. Why should I have to give you a tip for putting my food in a box then in a bag.Servers: Basic 15%, no questions asked. could go up to to 50% if you're amazing, but I don't care if you give me my food and I never see you again, 15%. I'm not you, and for all I know this is a shitty night.
Delivery. This usually depends on a couple conditions. Baseline is 2 bucks. Depending on weather it could go higher. We ordered some Pizza during the last snow storm, and even though the guy was 15 minutes late, I gave him a $20 tip on a $15 pizza.
Bagel/Coffee/Chipotle/Pretty much wherever has a tip jar: Whatever change is in my pocket, excluding 75 cents that I might need for an emergency.
Bartenders: 1 dollar a drink. More if it's a friend, but I tend to drink a lot when I'm out.
Free/Donation suggested shows: I pretty much toss in the hat whatever a record or a shirt would cost.
Homeless: Get the fuck out of my face. Unless you have a friend obviously creeping around the corner and I'm walking alone. Take what you need and thanks for not stabbing me!
^this, I worked in restaurants for a few years and as a server briefly, so many of them are whiners and think they should be pulling in big coin for 4 hrs of work 4 days a week. The ones who took the long view of how they did for the month, not the day, realized they did pretty well. And servers make WAY more than the people actually cooking your food, which is really fucked up when you think about it.Tip according to service. If you refuse to tip on principle you're a faggot.
I can Agree with that, and I won't dog anyone who tips low if they have an absolutely terrible experience. Ive been a sous chef/manager for years, and I tend to look at patterns when it comes to deciding if they get crap or not. Anyone can have a shitty night. Maybe their boyfriend dumped them, or maybe can't find a place to live, whatever. In my experience with shitty servers, people coming back bitching time and time again that they're getting jacked on tips, Those problems tend to work themselves out.If your server sucks, fuck 'em. Don't tip them shit. The world is full of shitty waiters/waitresses, don't promote that behavior.
Oh if they have a tip ______ on the check when I'm picking it up, zip nada. Tip Jar? sure, but if I'm doing the leg work I'm not adding anything to my check.This is spot on man, but your missing TO GO food. If you want me to TIP after driving there my self and not taking a table in your section or need anything other than plastic cutlery. GO FUCK YOURSELF! 10% auto grats on to go food. Why should I have to give you a tip for putting my food in a box then in a bag.
Ehhh I waited tables for 4 years, the only shift you got 4 hours on was lunch, and the money sucked. Dinner shift starts at 4pm and ends 10pm weekdays and 11pm weekends. This generally means your last table will get out about 30 minutes to an hour after close, and then you have to spend another 30-45 minutes closing your station, cashing/tipping out. Basically 8 hours on your feet running back and forth in a busy restaurant and kitchen, not an easy job. Drugs were pretty prevalent though, no more drama than my current corporate gig though (to include sex).^this, I worked in restaurants for a few years and as a server briefly, so many of them are whiners and think they should be pulling in big coin for 4 hrs of work 4 days a week. The ones who took the long view of how they did for the month, not the day, realized they did pretty well. And servers make WAY more than the people actually cooking your food, which is really fucked up when you think about it.
P.S. giant tips get blown on drinking and drugs after work, they look at it as free money, it's almost as bad as giving panhandlers money to buy ripple and crack rocks. Behind the scenes of fine dining is drama, drugs, and adultery, Anthony Bourdain wasn't shitting you.