Single Mom leaves no tip
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I actually work in the credit card dept for a bank and yes this recpt should have not been posted because it has the auth code and the type of card..I have merchs call in to release holds on credit cards an all they are needing is the auth code so YES this is a MAJOR security violation. And I am a single mother of three children and I ALWAYS tip. Yes the tip should always be included in your expenses when deciding to go out. Even when I received BAD service from a waiter I looked around and saw how hard another waiter was trying to waiting on my table and was not even my server, so I nicely handed her the tip. But we never know how the mother was treated either..I have had some very RUDE servers and if it wasn't for the fact that some places split the tips I would have not left a DIME...But NEVER use "I'm A Single Mother" as an excuse!0
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A tip to me is a reward for an excellent job. Its not a requirement. Its not my fault you took a job that pays low and now you think b/c you did your job you deserve extra money.
I go to work everyday and no one gives me a TIP. On a side note, that's an awfully expensive dinner but that doesn't mean the waiter deserves a tip.
While this opinion will not be popular, I agree.0 -
. $8.80 in Oregon right now.In Oregon everyone makes at least minimum wage and that's over $8.00 an hour. Which states are waitstaff only making $1 an hour?
Oregon has a higher min. wage then Ca.? That's strange, good for Oregon though!
As well, I want to hear what states have a $1-4 min. wage like I've heard stated. Not denying the possibility, just want to know what states these are.0 -
A tip to me is a reward for an excellent job. Its not a requirement. Its not my fault you took a job that pays low and now you think b/c you did your job you deserve extra money.
I go to work everyday and no one gives me a TIP. On a side note, that's an awfully expensive dinner but that doesn't mean the waiter deserves a tip.
While this opinion will not be popular, I agree.
Agreed, although I tip handsomely for a job well done, no freebie's, get another job if you think your gonna be a d*** head or B*tch to me and get a decent tip, LMAO! get real!0 -
My skeptical senses are tingling. I've seen this story around, but I'm having a hard time believing it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/single-mom-leaves-outrage_n_2051354.html
I'm inclined to disbelieve it too....the handwriting is rather different!!0 -
. $8.80 in Oregon right now.In Oregon everyone makes at least minimum wage and that's over $8.00 an hour. Which states are waitstaff only making $1 an hour?
Oregon has a higher min. wage then Ca.? That's strange, good for Oregon though!
As well, I want to hear what states have a $1-4 min. wage like I've heard stated. Not denying the possibility, just want to know what states these are.
That's incredible. I am next to positive the cost of living is lower as well! Good for the waiters and waiteresses there, they don't have "stress out" about getting a tip or not, which probably makes there work easier, and in turn probably do a better job then stressed out servers.
How much is a gallon of gas up there. San Diego was $5 a gallon a month ago, but it's down to about 4 and some change right now.0 -
I always leave a tip....unless the service is absolutely dreadful!0
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I actually work in the credit card dept for a bank and yes this recpt should have not been posted because it has the auth code and the type of card..I have merchs call in to release holds on credit cards an all they are needing is the auth code so YES this is a MAJOR security violation. And I am a single mother of three children and I ALWAYS tip. Yes the tip should always be included in your expenses when deciding to go out. Even when I received BAD service from a waiter I looked around and saw how hard another waiter was trying to waiting on my table and was not even my server, so I nicely handed her the tip. But we never know how the mother was treated either..I have had some very RUDE servers and if it wasn't for the fact that some places split the tips I would have not left a DIME...But NEVER use "I'm A Single Mother" as an excuse!
Quite right about the security violation....it would be a breach of the Data Protection Act in the UK too!
I admire single mums and dads........but not when its used as an excuse!0 -
It was $3.79 a couple days ago. Oregon is a pretty progressive state.
. $8.80 in Oregon right now.In Oregon everyone makes at least minimum wage and that's over $8.00 an hour. Which states are waitstaff only making $1 an hour?
Oregon has a higher min. wage then Ca.? That's strange, good for Oregon though!
As well, I want to hear what states have a $1-4 min. wage like I've heard stated. Not denying the possibility, just want to know what states these are.
That's incredible. I am next to positive the cost of living is lower as well! Good for the waiters and waiteresses there, they don't have "stress out" about getting a tip or not, which probably makes there work easier, and in turn probably do a better job then stressed out servers.
How much is a gallon of gas up there. San Diego was $5 a gallon a month ago, but it's down to about 4 and some change right now.0 -
why has this become such a BIG trend....showing tip reciepts???0
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why has this become such a BIG trend....showing tip reciepts???
Thanks for the info "skygoddess"
I think it's a big thread because we have a serious amount of service workers on MFP, as well, opinions are like a** holes, everyone has one.0 -
why has this become such a BIG trend....showing tip reciepts???
Thanks for the info "skygoddess"
I think it's a big thread because we have a serious amount of service workers on MFP, as well, opinions are like a** holes, everyone has one.
exactly...I like hearing the opinions of others0 -
wow, totally agree! If it is actually pretty much compulsory, why not just have it automatically included and be done with it?
I DESPISE when gratuities are automatically added. I am a generous tipper, but I will tip less for poor service. It seems like the quality of service dips drastically when tips are added into the bill, and the server is guaranteed the tip.0 -
i don't know if that person should be fired for putting it online, besides the signature, which does not tell you the persons name legibly. I'm not sure if that would be legal grounds to fire anyways.
I will tell you this, I've left completely different amounts of tips, for different reasons, NEVER because of a "personal" reason, like being a single guy that has to pay rent on his own, or some other b.s.
I've left tips that cost more than the meal, if the waiter/waitress did an awesome job and really made me feel good dining there. I've also left a quarter(25 cents), rather than leave nothing. I was taught if you leave nothing, it's possible they(waiter/waitress) might just think you "forgot' to leave a tip. I leave the quarter so they know I didn't forget, and i only do that with horrible service.
Sometimes I feel a lot of waiters/waitresses just flat out expect a decent tip, regardless of the service, as though they'd become so use to getting a tip regardless. Sorry sweetheart, you have to earn my tip, but if you do, you might be going home saying, ":some guy left me a tip that was bigger than his whole bill'. Same for the fella's, treat me right, and I'll tip you as good as that waitress, period.
side note: Why do as a society feel obligated to tip only at non fast food restaurants? I've never worked a day of fast food in my life, but could possibly agrue they work harder than waiters and waitresses, just my opinion.
i agree 100% i tip the same way when i go out and i was taught the same then regarding horrible service. minimum wage is just that: the minimum in which a person can be paid if they are recieving less than that (i.e. $2.00/hr) that is ILLEGAL. as far as the receipt being put up online with all the info fuzzed out ...if she cannot 'afford a tip' what money is there to take anyway?0 -
For all those posters asking which states have the lowest minium wage, here' a listing by state:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._minimum_wages
The federal minimum wage is set at $7.25. However, for tipped positions, it remains at $2.13. Obviously most states have minimum wages above these standards.
My home state of Washington is the big winner at $9.04 per hour.0 -
Who cares if people tip or not. I feel a tip should only be left if you feel the service was good and of course if the food was nice too.
But it seems to a thing you are expected to do, in England we are not expected to tip everywhere!0 -
B!&@^ .... Leave at minimum of 15%. I leave at least 20% unless they are really bad. I waitressed my way through college. My hourly rate was $1.85 PLUS TIPS. I'd have never been able to survive if it weren't for the tips, and there were still far too many ramen noodle meals in there!0
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If she spent that much on a meal then the excuse of " single mom,sorry" is BS! You can spend that much then you can give a tip, they have to make a living too. But I don't think the waiter should have scanned the receipt and posted it online. Me & my husband barely make enough to eat out once in a while and to us $30 is a lot but we still leave a tip.0
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Damn Jaime, you guy's and Oregon got it going on, California really is sinking into the Pacific, lol0
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Damn Jaime, you guy's and Oregon got it going on, California really is sinking into the Pacific, lol
We also have the highes gas taxes in the country so it's not all roses and sunshine!0 -
B!&@^ .... Leave at minimum of 15%. I leave at least 20% unless they are really bad. I waitressed my way through college. My hourly rate was $1.85 PLUS TIPS. I'd have never been able to survive if it weren't for the tips, and there were still far too many ramen noodle meals in there!
Here's my new question: Why do people take such low paying jobs, I just don't get.
I understand times are hard right now, and have been for a few yrs, but I hear a lot of people speaking in past tense, why take a job for $1,85 an hour, just boggles my mind.0 -
Damn Jaime, you guy's and Oregon got it going on, California really is sinking into the Pacific, lol
We also have the highes gas taxes in the country so it's not all roses and sunshine!
lol, surely aint sunshine! lol0 -
Here's my new question: Why do people take such low paying jobs, I just don't get.
I understand times are hard right now, and have been for a few yrs, but I hear a lot of people speaking in past tense, why take a job for $1,85 an hour, just boggles my mind.
I'd say it comes down to three factors:
1) Availability - Are there any other jobs that pay better that you can get based on your current circumstances.
2) Skills - Do you have the right abilities and knowledge to get a better paying job.
3) Motivation - Do you have the drive to find or keep a better paying job?0 -
lol, surely aint sunshine! lol
Oh come on, Joe. We have at least one day per year where we can kind of make out a bright spot in the sky behind the clouds and rain.0 -
I was out to dinner in NY and the waiter followed us out to the sidewalk when we left because he didn't like the tip we gave him. It was 15% of the meal. I was appalled and embarrassed at the same time.I could never, ever , ever, get my head around this whole ' tipping ' culture you have there. why not pay restaurant staff a fair and reasonable salary so they aren't tip dependant for their income? that way, a tip would be a boost to their income and inspire higher levels of service, and not the ONLY means of their income.
In the UK, tipping is totally discretionally..you get great service, you give what you feel that service deserves...but the staff certainly do NOT make minimum wage, as is the case in North America...and the service levels are no where near CLOSE to the standards in north america.
The US tradition of leaving cute messages on the bill has also arrived in the UK, but the UK is NOT a service driven country and a waitress or a waiter in the UK dosn't understand that scribbling a little smiley face with 'thanks' next to their name on the bill is not their ticket to earn a tip...only great service should earn them a tip.
I feel bad for the OP for being denied an income...but if she was paid an equitable and fair salary to begin with, then she wouldn't have been denied her income.0 -
lol, surely aint sunshine! lol
Oh come on, Joe. We have at least one day per year where we can kind of make out a bright spot in the sky behind the clouds and rain.
Lol, and we have one day a year down here where it rains, and I become a baby and get a cold, sniffle sniffle..........0 -
I was out to dinner in NY and the waiter followed us out to the sidewalk when we left because he didn't like the tip we gave him. It was 15% of the meal. I was appalled and embarrassed at the same time.I could never, ever , ever, get my head around this whole ' tipping ' culture you have there. why not pay restaurant staff a fair and reasonable salary so they aren't tip dependant for their income? that way, a tip would be a boost to their income and inspire higher levels of service, and not the ONLY means of their income.
In the UK, tipping is totally discretionally..you get great service, you give what you feel that service deserves...but the staff certainly do NOT make minimum wage, as is the case in North America...and the service levels are no where near CLOSE to the standards in north america.
The US tradition of leaving cute messages on the bill has also arrived in the UK, but the UK is NOT a service driven country and a waitress or a waiter in the UK dosn't understand that scribbling a little smiley face with 'thanks' next to their name on the bill is not their ticket to earn a tip...only great service should earn them a tip.
I feel bad for the OP for being denied an income...but if she was paid an equitable and fair salary to begin with, then she wouldn't have been denied her income.
Wow, I probably would of knocked him out, and took back the 15% I gave him, what nerve! Wow........0 -
B!&@^ .... Leave at minimum of 15%. I leave at least 20% unless they are really bad. I waitressed my way through college. My hourly rate was $1.85 PLUS TIPS. I'd have never been able to survive if it weren't for the tips, and there were still far too many ramen noodle meals in there!
Here's my new question: Why do people take such low paying jobs, I just don't get.
I understand times are hard right now, and have been for a few yrs, but I hear a lot of people speaking in past tense, why take a job for $1,85 an hour, just boggles my mind.
For one thing, I graduated high school in 1988. At 18, with no experience, it was the only job I could get that I could work full-time around my class schedule. I had too much self-respect to be a stripper, so I waitressed. Even after I graduated, it took me a year to find a job. That job only paid $14K a year, so I had to keep waitressing part-time to make ends meet for 3 years until I had enough experience to move on to a higher paying position.
Don't look down on people who work in low-paying positions. Their circumstances may be alot different than you think. And it's just plain unbecoming.0 -
The amount of tip I give is directly proportional to the service. I use 15% as a base and it goes up or down from there per the service I received. Once in New Orleans, I received such poor service (and we were the only ones at the restaurant at the time, it was right after lunch) I left a penny on the table. Now, the way I leave a penny is not just simply place a penny on the table, that could mean I forgot the coin while searching for bills. I place a full glass of water upside down on the table, over the penny. That way the waiter (yes, it was a guy) knows he pissed me off. It's a neat trick I learned. Easy to do but creates a mess when attempting to remove the glass of water with the insulting tip. I've only done it once. That's how mad I was with his service. Don't mess with me!
I was out to dinner in NY and the waiter followed us out to the sidewalk when we left because he didn't like the tip we gave him. It was 15% of the meal. I was appalled and embarrassed at the same time.I could never, ever , ever, get my head around this whole ' tipping ' culture you have there. why not pay restaurant staff a fair and reasonable salary so they aren't tip dependant for their income? that way, a tip would be a boost to their income and inspire higher levels of service, and not the ONLY means of their income.
In the UK, tipping is totally discretionally..you get great service, you give what you feel that service deserves...but the staff certainly do NOT make minimum wage, as is the case in North America...and the service levels are no where near CLOSE to the standards in north america.
The US tradition of leaving cute messages on the bill has also arrived in the UK, but the UK is NOT a service driven country and a waitress or a waiter in the UK dosn't understand that scribbling a little smiley face with 'thanks' next to their name on the bill is not their ticket to earn a tip...only great service should earn them a tip.
I feel bad for the OP for being denied an income...but if she was paid an equitable and fair salary to begin with, then she wouldn't have been denied her income.0
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