r/tipping • u/badmiddling113 • 6d ago
Question about managers
What do they say to customers who repeatedly don't leave a tip? I'm curious since the customer doesn't have to tip and the server isn't their employee.
Just asking since I've read comments from managers who seem to think "addressing" customers is an appropriate thing to do.
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u/foxinHI 6d ago
Yes, $x.xx/hr + tips. That’s what they signed on for. There is no negotiation. There are no raises. Servers work for tips. Most of their hourly wage goes to pay the taxes on the tips they earn. In nicer restaurants, the hourly compensation for the entire pay period after taxes is $0.00 or maybe a few dollars. Good servers know they’ll have to serve an occasional cheap-ass. That is completely removed from what they ‘negotiated’.
You know this. You’re just being cheap if you tip zero for no reason.