Tipping

[speedsters]

i bussed for 3 years while in high school and i was paid around $5 an hour plus 10% of tips.
i preferred to split up the restaurant if i worked with another bus, so i would get tips from whatever waitresses sections i was in, instead of splitting, because the other guys i worked with slacked off, if that happened usually the waitresses would slip me a few extra bucks after splitting it because they wanted me to keep doing a good job. but by splitting the restaurant i would work with the waitresses who liked me and because they knew i was on top of their tables would tip me more.

i tip 20%, because i know what it is like to work in a restaurant, and if i pay by cash i always tip up to the dollar, but by credit card i make it an even number...

[aggieAXO]

Maybe this has been covered but I am too lazy to read through the entire thread-is it better to tip in cash?

[Cardinal026]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

Maybe this has been covered but I am too lazy to read through the entire thread-is it better to tip in cash?

I've worked in 9 restaurants, and for any of them I can say that it truly didn't matter if you left cash or not. In the rare event you had tables that paid mostly on CCs, the manager would just give you cash to make up what your tips were, so every night, you were able to leave with exactly what you made - CC and cash. So yep, just do whatever is easier for you.

[AlethiaSi]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

Maybe this has been covered but I am too lazy to read through the entire thread-is it better to tip in cash?

I've been a server for about 6 years.... and the general consensus amongst myself and my "server" friends, is that cash is better. Most recently, I've worked in restaurants where we don't get tipped out at the end of the night unless there is cash. It goes into our paycheck and we get taxed on it... So, Cash is better in my opinion but it's not a huge deal... I'd rather people focus on tipping well.

I had a table on saturday that was super fun and everything was great with them. The bill was like $550 for 6 ppl with wine, dinner, and dessert... They split the bill 3 ways, and gave me $35 each... I can't remember the exact total, but it ended up not even being 20% all together... (I didn't autograt them because I figured I'd be better off... the "roll of the dice") So, when in a large group and splitting the bill... talk about the tip and make sure it's enough! Thanks that's my PSA for today