Leave No Tip? Piss Off

A tip means: "to insure prompt service" according to my secondary source on yahoo answers.

Although not entirely reliable, I would have replied to someone with the same statement if I were asked to define: tip.

On the best answer for the question: "Why do we need to leave tips at restaurants," the user replied "servers do not get paid well they depend on your tips." Although this is clearly a run-on sentence and is awkward to read, it answers the question. The user continues explain their way of tipping a server. They, quote, pay 10% for poor serve, 15% for good, 20% for great. Point is, they pay (and so should everyone else) at least TEN PERCENT (or more) tip.

Fact is most of a servers income is the tip. 

That's what is so frustrating to me, I don't think people realize how difficult it is being a waiter or waitress. How much they earn to the amount of work, hours and strain they put into their job does not compare. I don't even know myself because I've never been a waitress! All I know is that I would not want to be serving that loud mouth freak show with no life sitting two tables away from me. But you know who does? Yeah, that server working their ass off trying to look super happy and not tired. So you can AT LEAST pay a $1.50 for that $11 meal you bought.

How do I know this if I was never a server? Well, Yahoo told me, "Yes it is [difficult being a server]. I used to be one so I would know. You're on your feet most of the time and you have to hear complaints from annoying customers." But also, my dad  went through the hard work most undergraduate students never went through. (Although, I'm sure some have but majority didn't). He was serving at two restaurants paying through out his entire education while enrolled. And now comes some asshole who doesn't want to pay tip. (YOU MAY LEAVE NOW AND NEVER COME BACK). The fact is, my dad needed the tips. And so do people now.

He tells me, "Christina, if you can't pay tip, don't go out and eat. It's that simple." 

So all those who can afford to eat a $50 steak at the Keg, or a $11 meal at a little Thai restaurant, know you should be leaving that place paying 10%+ of your meal.


Otherwise, Piss off.