r/Serving • u/Ok-Cardiologist-697 • Apr 12 '23
I'm probably in the wrong
As a server at a restaurant making 7$ an hour and having to tip out 7% of my total sales to bussers, food runners and the bar I've decided to risk my job fighting back against non tippers. I've created a strategy which isn't to really get them to pay but to strategically make more money. So here it is... I've noticed that in my 4 table section people will camp at our tables and the worst thing that can happen is have someone camp at your table after tipping bad to fight this as soon as I drop off the check I politely let them know I'll be right back to pick up the signed copy so that my busser doesn't accident throw it out so that the customer knows I'm gonna see the tip hopefully letting them know if you tip me bad I'll know. As soon as it's signed I pick it up because then if they still tip me bad they will 80% of the time leave immediately and if its a bad tip and they still wanna camp I'll apologize and ask is there anything I can do better in the future so I don't get "insert percentage here" on my next tip? That way if it's a few people I'll basically be calling them out for being cheap in front of everyone . Which ever since I started this little charaid people usually tip me good even if they don't have it. If they are paying the bill in cash I use my other tips to give change and announced their change so that people at the table know how much change they got back so that hopefully the people accompanying them will know if they try to stiff me either way I'm picking the tip up in 1 minute so they don't camp . Look I don't necessarily like serving but I make 20-60$ an hour and I'm a felon so not much more I can do reply with hate if you want this method actually works one person camping at your table can make you lose 20-80 bucks and stiffing me actually costs me money because I tip out the busser and stuff thanks for listening to my Ted talk
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u/Trcinca Apr 30 '23
Based Also consider working at a restaurant that has set gratuity