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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sabrinathecat" data-source="post: 6220091" data-attributes="member: 89838">Well, I finished an 8-month stint working in a restaurant (some may remember my demented rants about the way the employees were treated by management), so I have a small understanding of that side. (I say small, because unlike the other employees, that job was not my sole income, nor was I trying to live on the meager paychecks.)I have to say, there is one thing worse than the no-tipper: the person who stole the tip jar one afternoon. For one hour, there's only one person who was working the counter, delivering food, and bussing tables. During two minutes when I walked out the door at the end of my shift, but before I got to the car, the person still on shift called to find out if I'd seen anyone. (Naturally, the security cameras in the store don't work). Instead of the average $2-3 per hour, that day it was $.5. That person didn't rob the restaurant. That person robbed the 13 employees of the restaurant of that day.Now, I have had poor service once or twice. I tipped accordingly. Only twice have I left the offending 1-penny tip.I generally follow the $15% rule, or $3, whichever is greater. Yes, that means that for a $10 meal, the server still gets $3.The notion that employers can assume that employees get tips, and can factor that in as part of their minimum wage, I find... Do I even need to say it? Offensive is the mildest thing that comes to mind.There was a great sign in one place I walked into once. "If you are offended by being served by someone with a handicap, please leave. Their condition is not contagious, but your attitude might be."If you don't like the lifestyle or whatnot of some business, don't support the business. Shop elsewhere. Buy some other product. Do I shop at Walmart? No. That's my decision. To shop there, and then say, "Well, I don't approve of the practice of ______" is nearly the definition of hypocrisy. (There's a great video on youtube by Darkmatter2525 about hypocrisy, BTW)</blockquote>

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