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LudwigPastorius

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20. Not Chicago.

Reply to kerry-is-my-prez (Reply #19)

Sat Jul 13, 2024, 12:05 AM

Jul 13

Yeah, food service is definitely high stress.

I was never a waiter, but my first gig was as a busboy in a huge "family style" seafood restaurant. Pretty brutal most of the time, especially when you had to do a split shift.

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Do you still tip your restaurant server even if the service was atrocious? [View all] LonePirate Jul 2024 OP

i truly can not recall... ret5hd Jul 2024 #1

well i guess it begs the question what exactly is "unacceptable" service. unblock Jul 2024 #2

by atrocious do you mean fucked up or maybe they were having a bad day Skittles Jul 2024 #3

There are times when I'm not MichMan Jul 2024 #4

I would never not tip. But when I get the woman dining alone treatment... LisaM Jul 12 #16

I've been a server. The Wandering Harper Jul 2024 #5

It's also ridiculously underpaid. soldierant Jul 6 #11

yep. And thank you for doing that. The Wandering Harper Jul 6 #14

It really depends. I have had some bad experiences. However, there was one time I gave a full tip ... Hekate Jul 2024 #6

Everyone has a bad day no and then TexasBushwhacker Jul 6 #7

I've only not tipped once, that I can remember. LudwigPastorius Jul 6 #8

Sounds like my short waitressing stint. Was it in Chicago? kerry-is-my-prez Jul 12 #19

Not Chicago. LudwigPastorius Jul 13 #20

I have never had service so terrible that I would not leave a tip. Fla Dem Jul 6 #9

Unless the server is a flat out asshole, Elessar Zappa Jul 6 #10

yes but I bitch about it as well n/t Utley Jul 6 #12

Probably ProfessorGAC Jul 6 #13

If I go back to the same place (With the same person), I don't want any revenge. chouchou Jul 6 #15

Tipping is very uncommon here (Sweden). A service charge is often added anyway, and the servers make a living wage. Celerity Jul 12 #17

no, AllaN01Bear Jul 12 #18

I will still tip, but it will be less than usual. nt Laffy Kat Jul 13 #21