You made good money because of guilt tripping people into tipping 20% instead of demanding your employer pays you, and crying on social media about how waiters make almost nothing.

The entire reason people tip is out of sympathy, and restaurant workers really weaponized that. Instead of having trouble with your employer not paying you, you joined forces with them.

For the record I tip reasonably, but I find it crazy that restaurant workers do this.

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Hah. No.

I guarantee I think (and thought) about tipping a fuck of a lot less than you do. I'd get stiffed on occasion, but in general my job was to allow customers to relax and facilitate they have a good time. It always shook out by the end of the night and I barely kept track of who tipped what unless it was really outside of standard deviation one direction or the other. It's gauche as fuck to hint at a tip or even look at the slip while in view of guests.

Know who tips the best? Other servers. I and others who knew each other in those circles tipped one another 50+% when we'd patronize one another. We probably passed the same batch of money around. Of course we were usually comped rounds of drinks and appetizers, so... surprise surprise, the night out cost the same anyway, but we didn't get shitty and cheap trying to game the system.

Also, these are the social contract seas we swim in, smoothbrain. You think someone at an upscale establishment is going to stick it to the man by walking out? I have problems with capitalism as a whole, but you and yours seem to think servers (and I'd be willing to bet other "unskilled" workers by your definition) don't deserve adequate compensation? I didn't come up with this system, but it's what we've got and there's an elegance to it if you don't get all butthurt. You'd pay what you're paying plus tip one way or another. Grow a pair and stiff your server if you're that annoyed. I'd respect that more than you being a keyboard warrior after folding and having a clenched asshole for feeling obligated to give a server 15%

There is a really easy way for you to get what you want and not play into this system: stay home. No one wants to socialize with you out getting drinks anyway