i hate tipping but always do. i usually stop going to certain gas stations or dunkin donuts because i sometimes just don't feel like tipping them. so i go somewhere thats new to me and not used to be telling them "keep it" when they hand me back a buck or two
It's completely out of control. Counter worker at Jimmy John's has a tip jar out and shit.
Restaurants need to fix the BOH/FOH issue. You got cooks and dishwashers working 100x harder than any server, taking home $60 in an 8 hour shift vs $250 in 6 hours.
Instead of paying a server $3/hr + tips and a cook 12 flat, pay the server 9 and the cook 6 and each server should split tips 50/50 with a BOH pool. Servers still incentivized to provide good service, although to a lesser extent. BOH is now incentivized to get food out fast though, and contribute to the overall guest experience.
It's a better model.
In high school I worked in both the kitchen and as a server. Being a server 1000× harder.
I still tell people to this day, waiting tables was the hardest job I ever had. People treat you like pure scum. And it's 8 to 10 hours running around on your feet all day long. If you work at a busy restaurant most of the time you are juggling pure chaos with way too many tables.
I always tip waiters well because I know how miserable that job is.
When I worked in the kitchen all we did was fuck around. It was pretty fun actually. Def not hard work.
It's completely out of control. Counter worker at Jimmy John's has a tip jar out and shit.
Restaurants need to fix the BOH/FOH issue. You got cooks and dishwashers working 100x harder than any server, taking home $60 in an 8 hour shift vs $250 in 6 hours.
Instead of paying a server $3/hr + tips and a cook 12 flat, pay the server 9 and the cook 6 and each server should split tips 50/50 with a BOH pool. Servers still incentivized to provide good service, although to a lesser extent. BOH is now incentivized to get food out fast though, and contribute to the overall guest experience.
It's a better model.
In high school I worked in both the kitchen and as a server. Being a server 1000× harder.
I still tell people to this day, waiting tables was the hardest job I ever had.
Have you ever served before? It can be a lot if work. If you're making $250 a night serving you are busting your ass
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Yep. Know who else was busting their ass? The dude on the line making $12.50
Know who else is gonna bust their ass? The dishwasher who stays TWO HOURS after you leave to wash your dishes for a grand total of about 20 bucks.