So as most of you know I am a server at The Outback Steakhouse, I've been there a little over a year and I love it! I've been in the food/resturant business for well pretty much I was 16. I really do enjoy my job, I only work 3 maybe 4 nights a week, so I can stay home with Ethan during the day! On my bad bad nights I still make decent money more than I would probably make if I went anywhere else! So I really can't complain...but I'm going to!
Seriously people in Utah county are so CHEAP! Hello you are coming to a steakhouse you know we are a little on the pricey side, although we have lowered our prices TONS! So if you don't tip well or don't have the money to tip DON'T COME! The days of 10% tipping was ummmm...a long time ago! It is such an insult to get a 10 % tip, I'm gonna say I think I'm a good server I've been doing it for awhile I try to take care of my customers as best as I can and get them what they need before even having to be asked for it! So when I get a 10% tip I feel so bad and like I did a crappy job... but I just have to tell myself they are just CHEAP! If your server SUCKED then maybe tip them 10%!
Next if you have a coupon ( which Outback barley has any) or a gift card, you need to tip on the amount BEFORE the discount of giftcard was taken off! ex: your bill was 50 dollars you have a 25 dollar gift card, you need to tip on the 50 bucks not the 25! Tonight I had a table that had a 10 dollar off coupon they ordered of course the cheapest stuff on the menu but they did get one dessert but there bill was like 30 dollars so a normal tip to me would be 6 bucks, well after I took off the 10 it was down to 19, and they left me 3 DOLLARS, duh you stuipd people ahhhhh it makes me so mad. Plus for those of you who don't know or haven't served we have to tip out, at Outback we tip out 3% of our sales, which can end up being alot so it doesn't matter if our tips suck or are good we still tip out the same on the weekends it's a good 30-40 dollars!
So moral of the story LEARN TO TIP! If you can't afford it seriously don't come in! 10 % tips are not OK, for good service you should be tipping 18-20% for just ok service you should still tip 15% and if your server sucked then go ahead and leave 10%. Oh and p.s. if you have a big party and the place automatically adds gratituity usually 18% it's ok to leave more, it's hard to take care of big parties especailly if there is little kids or your super demanding! And it's better to chance it and add gratituity then get less than the 18%.
Anyways there is my venting about my job...but maybe it will help a couple people out haha!
5 comments:
LOL - I can relate - sorry I got to your blog from Crystal's! My husband is a waiter at Chef's Table and he says mormons & old people are the worst at tipping! Which means of course we always overtip...hoping for good karma! You're boy is so cute!
OH MY HECK!! 2 years working at Texas Roadhouse and I TOTALLY feel your pain! Some people drive you crazy! Loved the story, maybe you should write an annonymous letter to the editor about tipping etticut!
I can totaly relate! I do hair. By the way, you need to tip the person who does your hair! COME ON! We went to school we are giving you a service and when you don't tip, it hurts! Because this I am a GREAT tipper. Just keep my drink filled and I am fine!
I'm sorry D'Laina! I always hated that. I don't understand why people are so cheap... We literally WAIT on people and they don't even have the decency to leave a respectable tip! UGH! I hate it. I miss you though!! Hey and I still want to come apply. I tried a few times but every time I did the guy you told me to ask for (jeff?) wasn't in.
D'Laina that sucks!!! Ryan makes 3% of sales so he doesn't have to worry about tips, and his restaurant is huge on wine so bills are always huge anyway. I remembering not liking to tip...when I was like 16... I don't know why people still don't get it!
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