20 cents. The difference was just 20 cents.
If the bill was $18, as you said, it's easy to do 15% in a couple of seconds in my head . . . 10% is $1.80 and 5% is half that, or $.90 = $2.70.
You said you left $2.50.
Ergo . . .
Still, I'm guessing you left yet another piece of info out of this, that the 15% tip was mandatory and thus itemized on your bill, and thus the total bill was printed out and staring you square in the face, and you underpaid.
Else, when the guy came after you, you would have just, rightly, laughed in his face.
Amirite?
convenience store worker will teach anybody just how many assholes there are in the world.
I would seriously recommend it for anyone so they learn what customers are really like.
The bill ended up being $18. I had $20 and a quarter on me, so I just gave them that instead of charging it. So what happens? The boss chased me down to say I did not tip 15%. I mean, OK, it's 50 cents dude...I really did not think you would mind....
So, fine, he wants the 15%? I demand my cash back and take out my Amex card. He was not happy at all, but wtf! really, all this 50 cents?
Wrong-o!In Canada waiters get paid hourly, at least $10.25 an hour, i think that is the average minimum wage. Tips are extra, no entitlement.
In the states they basically work for free and their only income is tips. That's why they feel entitled i guess. Weird way to do business, ought to be illegal to hire someone for no wage.
wage varies by province. Ontario is less than minimum wage and then + tips to make it up.In Canada waiters get paid hourly, at least $10.25 an hour, i think that is the average minimum wage. Tips are extra, no entitlement.
In the states they basically work for free and their only income is tips. That's why they feel entitled i guess. Weird way to do business, ought to be illegal to hire someone for no wage.
The bill ended up being $18. I had $20 and a quarter on me, so I just gave them that instead of charging it. So what happens? The boss chased me down to say I did not tip 15%. I mean, OK, it's 50 cents dude...I really did not think you would mind....
So, fine, he wants the 15%? I demand my cash back and take out my Amex card. He was not happy at all, but wtf! really, all this 50 cents?
Wrong-o!
In 100% of the states, servers MUST make at least minimum wage within a pay period. If tips don't exceed minimum wage, the establishment must make up the difference.
But in some of the states, servers already make minimum wage base salary, and tips are just gravy.
The worst part about it is the inconsistency. If I tip 15% in Washington state and 25% in Delaware, the server in Delaware takes home less money at the end of the day!
In Canada waiters get paid hourly, at least $10.25 an hour, i think that is the average minimum wage. Tips are extra, no entitlement.
In the states they basically work for free and their only income is tips. That's why they feel entitled i guess. Weird way to do business, ought to be illegal to hire someone for no wage.
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Reminds me of a place I went to with my family one time. They tacked on a 18% tip for a party of 6 or more. I wouldn't have a problem with this but the waitress decided that since the tip was already added on, our service was terrible. Didn't get our orders right, water wasn't even refilled, and didn't even come over to see how the meal was or if there was anything right or wrong.
When the bill came, I actually subtracted part of the tip before I signed the receipt. I think I left 10% tip.
The manager came running out saying I couldn't do this. I said I was not changing it for the fact that our service was terrible. I told him that the waitress was lucky to get even 10% for the service we got. I told him if the service was better, this would not have been a problem. He accepted my answer and that was it.
I've saw an Ramseys shows where a restaurant owner will keep extra staff, more than he needs, just because he doesn't have to pay them.I have no problem with tip-based jobs. It's basically like having a commission-based sales job.
I've saw an Ramseys shows where a restaurant owner will keep extra staff, more than he needs, just because he doesn't have to pay them.
Ive given big fat zeros with a huge cross through it for bartenders who make my drink with 10% alcohol and 90% mixer. Also this one time at Vegas where I stood at the bar for 30 minutes before they took my order. ZEROOSSSS
I know for some chains, the percentage you make in tips determines what sort of shifts you get. My girlfriend's chain enforces an 18% policy. Make at least that much in tips and you get evening shifts which have higher turnouts with typically larger orders and larger tips. Make under that and you put on morning and lunch shifts where you can't make as much money. It's stupid and seems backwards, but that's how it's done. And I believe the federal required wage for tipped positions is only in the $2-$3 range, so waiter/waitresses literally live off their tips.
convenience store worker will teach anybody just how many assholes there are in the world.
I would seriously recommend it for anyone so they learn what customers are really like.
They make 8.25 an hour before tip in LV anyways.
In other words, she steals from her employer and you abet her theft...Dont get me wrong though. If bartender takes care of me, I take care of them. At Drais in Vegas, there's a bartender that makes my drinks 80% alcohol (with top shelf bottles) and 20% mixer and would give me free waters if I ask. She would charge me a flat $20-30 bucks the entire night for about 4-6 drinks and I'd tip her $60-80. Keep in mind this is $15 a drink and $10 a water lol.