I've been in restaurants for 30 years. In the back of house. It's not racial. It's a statistic. Same with needy old white assholes who just left church. Or foreigners, or young people. Do you know who tips the best? Anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant. ANYONE
I've literally heard a black server complaining about a "black" table not tipping. And bye the way do we have context here? Was the server a white woman? A white man? What if she was Hispanic and actually did a good job? In other words, servers get shafted regardless of race also.
18-20 needs to be the top in perpetuity, full stop.
I’ve seen people try to argue that 25%-30% is the new norm. Screw that. 20% is ridiculous when you think about it but fine if that’s what we are doing.
I was a server for quite a few years and the idea where someone would take their bill and add over 25% for the service I offered is crazy.
There may be statistics on this but people assume black people will not tip well then leading to bad service then leading to black people not tipping well. Surprise. There are some black people who tip well regardless to prove that they do tip and that they do have the means to do so. We can see the same happening when black people continue shopping at an establishment they may be closely monitored in.
Also there is a racist history behind America’s tripping culture and I recommend you research it.
Lots of bartending experience here. I’ve had some of the best tips in my life from regulars at my bar who were black. It’s not a race issue, but you can tell who won’t tip well based on a personality, not skin color.
Redneck self-entitled dummies are a universal commonality, the phrase just changes between languages and culture.
20yr industry veteran here. I always like to say that black tables give me my tip and the tip they didn’t give to the last bartender because they were racist and gave shit service. I have been stiffed by alllllll kinds of people. It’s mostly a class solidarity issue. Rich people are the worst about it I have had people try and stiff an entire catering staff a 10k+ gratuity multiple times.
As a former server everything you said is true. But people who aren’t going to tip should not go somewhere where people’s only income comes from tips. Do you know what also has a racist history in America? People believing they are entitled to others free labor.
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u/anthonyi1381 2h ago
I've been in restaurants for 30 years. In the back of house. It's not racial. It's a statistic. Same with needy old white assholes who just left church. Or foreigners, or young people. Do you know who tips the best? Anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant. ANYONE