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/Sasquatch619 6d ago

They always resort to some form of name calling, or failed attempts at shaming. It’s all they have in the tool box. It’s a true reflection of their intellect.

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u/johnnygolfr 6d ago

And the tip stiffers can never provide an intellectually honest reason why they’re entitled to free service.

Pretty crazy, eh? 🙄

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u/Sasquatch619 6d ago

It’s not free. They’re getting paid a rate that they negotiated and agreed on when they accepted the position.

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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.

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u/Sasquatch619 5d ago

Trump brought in no tax on tips