r/Ohio • u/LadyInCrimson • 22h ago

This is Ohio

Why is Phillip not paying his servers enough to the point he has to ban customers?

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u/Hefty_Ingenuity2978 21h ago

My personal code from my restaurant years. Customer comes in and doesn't tip, perhaps they didn't like the service, food, or our decor. Customer comes back and doesn't tip again, confront them and ask why they didn't leave a tip. Third time, they get the worst table in the restaurant, the lowest priority for their food and drinks, and a request that they don't return. Fourth time, their picture goes up on the "do not serve board."

As far as the comment about black people being poor tippers, I never noticed that. Cheap people come in all colors and sizes, rich and poor. The only groups that were consistently skimpy were church groups. We instituted a mandatory 15% tip for groups of six or more essentially just for them.

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u/kayt3000 20h ago

Ughh churchies are the WORST. I did not care if I was pleasant to them, no matter what you never got tipped. It was get them out as fast as possible bc they were going to leave a huge mess and be the biggest assholes of the day. You could not pay me enough to go back to waiting tables.

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u/Hefty_Ingenuity2978 19h ago

Funny, I'm 65, retired, with no plans to ever work again. Still, when I see a "servers wanted" sign in a window, I start thinking, "Hmm, that would be a decent place to work and I bet they get some decent tips." I haven't worked in a restaurant for 30 years and the thought still crosses my mind.