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In reply to the discussion: Chelsea Welch-Fired Applebee's Waitress- Heroic "Statement On Behalf Of Wait Staff Everywhere' [View all]The server was wrong in what she did. I do hope she learns this because next time, it may be with an entire career she loses.
I too do not like the 18% automatically included, both as a server and a patron.
As a server, I think I am actually getting less tips. It is easier for most people to figure out 20% in their heads and put that down. When the 18% is included, they leave it at that.
As a patron, whenever a gratuity is automatically included, I just ignore it, cross it out if necessary, and put in my own amount (if is always more than 18%). You do not need to do the math. The server can do it for you.
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Chelsea Welch-Fired Applebee's Waitress- Heroic "Statement On Behalf Of Wait Staff Everywhere' [View all]
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
This is a little all over the place -- "just a joke" vs public appeal on why tips are
KurtNYC
Feb 2013
#5
K&R I wish I were a customer so I could let them know that I'm not any more. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#6
I hope the Pastor, if she really were one, is proud of what she did and can live with herself.
politicaljunkie41910
Feb 2013
#7
It's all good. This happened for a reason - to bring more people to the Lord!!1!
progressoid
Feb 2013
#34
This is like finding a note on the floor, it becomes public property. It is like making a
DhhD
Feb 2013
#142
i always tip in Cash, even if i use the credit card to pay , for the tip i leave it in cash
JI7
Feb 2013
#78
My nephew & I recently ate at Coco's. I ordered an "over 55" breakfast & my nephew told the
Booster
Feb 2013
#84
I tip 30% regardless of the amount. My tips can go as high as 40%. My Mom was a server,
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#81
at this point i'd say f. it . and post his name and everything i could find about him
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#17
Why would anyone who claims to represent God do anything that they would not want others to know?
patrice
Feb 2013
#110
Many chains total a waitresse's sales at the end of the shift and deduct 15% from their hourly wage
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#54
Well said, I boycott Applebee's if it makes you feel better, and I ALWAYS tip.
joanbarnes
Feb 2013
#65
The big problem is that she's blaming customers for not tipping her so she can have a living wage
Tab
Feb 2013
#79
"Like many, I would love to see a reasonable, non-tip-dependent wage system for service workers..
EleanorR
Feb 2013
#87
I hope this encourages everyone to join a union. A union would not put up with this crap.
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2013
#93
Supporting corporate profits over someone's ability to make a living wage does.
jtuck004
Feb 2013
#186
That sound like the naive reasoning I see when people post something here and are suprised
jtuck004
Feb 2013
#191
"And the waitress had no incentive to serve graciously since there was an automatic 18% tip added"
Skelly
Feb 2013
#130
Gratuity: A sum of money given to someone as a way of rewarding them for their services.
elias7
Feb 2013
#146
I have been to countries where servers do not work for tips, only for wages.
tavernier
Feb 2013
#132
You only need to imagine a slight variation on the story to understand why the waitress was wrong.
Nine
Feb 2013
#135
No, we should consistently stick with the principle that businesses respect customer privacy. (nt)
Nine
Feb 2013
#143
Ah to be in that bubble. Since when did businesses "respect" customer privacy? Dont you get spam
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#150
They had several points where they could've minimized the damage, and they screwed up each time.
Robb
Feb 2013
#171
Do you think Applebee's should have ignored its own policy or not have had the policy to begin with?
Nine
Feb 2013
#181
Why don't you care more about whether they did the right thing than about how it affected sales? nt
Nine
Feb 2013
#169
Wow. So you think we should give up all expectations of privacy when we do business with a company?
Nine
Feb 2013
#161