So, lemme get this straight: You want to serve me 2 $7 drinks and get a $10 tip for that? You really think putting the fucking scotch in the glass is worth a 70% tip? You are seriously crazed. At 10 drinks per hour you’re making $100/hour? Fuck you! How about I give you a buck to sit your lazy ass down and let me work the fucking bar?

the key is if you’ve ever worked in the resturant/bar/food industry…

Do you moonlight as a bartender? And in an unrelated thread, how much did you make as an industrial microbiologist (starting salary, etc.)? I might consider this field.

RWAnd boy are there some cheap ass motherfuckers posting on this subject. They must think taking a girl to McDonald’s constitutes a contractual blowjob.
*DEAD*

I once witnessed a guy cuss a woman out because she wanted chez on her hamburger(+30cents)

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56, that’s not how it is here, I know people who work at chinese restaraunt who are foreigners.

No, I had no idea you worked “for a couple ethnic restaurants (Indian) back in the day”

Just playing.

Good point you brought up as well.

- MPM

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I am not sure if many people are aware of this but Ive worked for a couple ethnic restaurants (Indian) back in the day and these restaurants do not let the servers take the tip. But, they do get paid salaries or a higher hourly rate.
This is especially true about Indian/Chinese restaurants who hire legal/illegal workers and pay them salary.
At these restaurants, you do not need to tip AT ALL if you get bad service.

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So now he owns the restaurant and can have bartenders steal from him.

“Some of them make more than laywers here.”

Lawyers are chimps. The only ones that make long coin are the top notch plaintiff attorneys.

- MPM

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44, bar tenders where I live really do good. I know one that just boght his own restaraunt. Some of them make more than laywers here. It’s a resort town. If they make $70 off tips just from hookin people up, they probably walk away with anywhere from $150 to $1000 a night on top of that depending on how good of a weekend it is and where you work.

Hell yeah.

Throw the guy a Jay.

There is minimal “worst case senario”.

Upside is huge.

- MPM

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Here is a tip ; get a better paying job where you don’t have to rely on tips.

Question. The bar tender looked like a pot smoker. I roll the best joint in the tri-state area. Better to play it safe or is it worth the risk?

I’ve read this same basic post a thousand times on different blogs, and you add nothing new or insightful. And these posts are boring as fuck to anyone who isn’t a waiter or bartender.

My friends & I always do the cash/credit combo, but then whoever gets the “rest on the card” tips up to the full amount for both of us, so we’re even on what we’ve paid. We’re pretty fastidious about it, unless the service blows.

If a waiter were truly horrible or rude (hasn’t happened yet), I’d leave 10% and call the manager on the phone after Ive left and notify him, but its never happened. They’ve all been friendly. The only negative experience with a waiter Ive ever had is with a couple of young female servers who forget to refill the drinks in a timely manner, especially if you order something spicy. For this reason, I always get my preferred beverage and ask for a glass of water also (we can share it) so if she is forgetful and the curry is really spicy I wont have to run to the bathroom and hand-drink tap water to put the fire out.

I very much believe in being polite and friendly to servers. They have to deal with the public and some of the public can be incredibly rude and selfish. If people are in a bad mood and mad at the world, I wonder why they still go out?

No doubt. This is Player 101.

“It also works out for the bartender. He hooks you up, you hook him up, it’s a good system.”

Great system. For everyone but the Bar owner of course.

“Most of my regular bartenders are down with a $15 tip. If they get that from 4 people plus their normal tips, they are killin’ it for that night.”

“Killin’ it” is relative.

You don’t exactly see bartenders going to Holland to watch their boats being built.

Nor do you see them in $15,000 suits at Encore in Las Vegas.

- MPM

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Man, I awlays tip at least 30%, then the bartender gets to know me, I’ll drink all night, and my bill will be about $8.00. I usually give him at least a $12-15 tip. When you tip good at first, you end up getting hooked up better in the long run for sure. It also works out for the bartender. He hooks you up, you hook him up, it’s a good system. I don’t know about the whole tip as much as the drink costs if you get a free one. Most of my regular bartenders are down with a $15 tip. If they get that from 4 people plus their normal tips, they are killin’ it for that night.

That is what I typically do.

I have found that:

People that work in service industry say it should be after taxes. (Go figure)

People that don’t that work in service industry say it should be before taxes. (Go figure)

But no real concensus has been found.

- MPM

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