I was a server and bartender for a while and I was always attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. I always treated a tip as a tip, but when you eat out watch how pressured people are to tip.
I always did well, it wasnt unheard of in a small mom and pop I wormed at to clear $350 on a Friday in tips. Idk why you assume I was a terrible server or never worked.
At least in my region of the US it is and I'm certain it's more than just my region, the social expectation is to tip. When I was a server we had to pay 10% of our sales as tax to account for tips (big chain, not a mom and pop). Even if it was a day where tips weren't coming in and ypu happened to make under 10%. Particularly lunch hour where people with fixed income who are tight on funds come in.
Of course there were many times where you'd make 20+% and you'd still claim 10%.
I still treated those guests as I would any other customer. But tips are expected for sure in my region and people will often say "if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out."
Idk I'm in a blue state where servers make 2.13 an hour from their employer.
I always tip well because I know they get paid shit and I was in their shoes. Id they're particularly rude or dismissive, I won't, to send a message.
But tipping isn't just for excellent service here, it's for adequate service.
I was a server and bartender for a while and I was always attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. I always treated a tip as a tip, but when you eat out watch how pressured people are to tip.
At least in my region of the US it is and I'm certain it's more than just my region. When I was a server we had to pay 10% of our sales as tax to account for tips (big chain, not a mom and pop). Even if it was a day where tips weren't coming in and ypu happened to make under 10%. Particularly lunch hour where people with fixed income who are tight on funds come in.
I still treated those guests as I would any other customer. But tips are expected for sure in my region and people will often say "if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out."
Idk I'm in a blue state where servers make 2.13 an hour from their employer.