Still a classic

If the guy was Finnish I’d high five the shit out of him

(Actually, even that gets dicey. WW2 was kind of a mess)

Actually a current Nazi in WW2. It’s arguable if he’s an ex Nazi now

Racist? I’m not trying to make a bad faith argument, but… what?

Dude. No one’s forcing you to eat out. Don’t if you don’t want to pay into that system (or just stiff if tipping as an institution is satanic to you)

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

Yeah, there was a ton of awareness leading up and code was brought up to spec. I’m not saying nothing was done and we skirted through. Luckily there were only a couple of blips that didn’t really wreck anything

Tips are imputed and taxed from sales in the US too.

That sucks. I did work at one place where the percentages weren’t set and it made for some friction because not every server tipped out BOH/ support at the same rate. The best places I worked set minimum percentages (ie, 5% to kitchen, 3% to dishwashers, etc which ended up being 15% of your sales) and got could go above if you wanted such as if the kitchen saved your ass. It made for better morale. I worked at a couple places where it was a free for all and BOH/FOH were always fighting and turnover was high

Now we all know where Goatse poops

The United States, Liberia, and Myanmar all high five one another and beg to differ. It’s an exclusive club

Haven’t been in that industry in years but I made more doing that than I do in my current job a decade later.

Service chews your body up so I left

Does GenZ even remember Y2K?

(Hint: it was a nothingburger for the most part)

Every reputable place I ever served at had front of house tip out the service staff.

Can we leave these shit memes by people who’ve never worked in the food industry (but get butthurt social conventions suggest you tip) and the resulting awful cavalcade of tired, predictable responses back on reddit?

As an atheist who was raised Christian I’m torn.

On one hand, God dies not take kindly to charlatans and blowhards. On the other hand, I am of the belief that this life is all there is and shitty people like her are statistically unlikely to get some cosmic comeuppance after death

A bad faith sealion appears! They’re defeated with 15 seconds of goggling.

The groper dude owns a bar that puts on drag shows. Also, he’s apparently a ^Democrat

Odd and mildly disconcerting choice of meme format…