*dramatic eyeroll*

[conuly]

I'm not entirely sure that the service was as bad as he says (though the comment at the end was out of line), but that's not the point. I could be wrong here, I often am. The point is that this guy has a crazy idea that if you don't like your job, you can just leave and get a better one. If your boss isn't paying you adaquately, you can just call in the authorities and everything will be all right, because there's this law.

I'm not sure if I'm laughing or crying here, but whatever I'm doing, at least I'm doing it in the real world.

Comments

[thren0dy.livejournal.com]

I read that, and I think the customer was in the wrong. Doesn't believe in tipping - who are they, Mr. Pink?

That attitude pisses me off. And if they really did work as a waiter/waitress, they should damn well know better. I had a couple friends who worked in a restaurant, one was a prep cook and one was a regular cook. The waitresses were supposed to give the kitchen staff part of their tips, but no one enforced them doing it or how much they gave. One night, there was a call-in order for a convention. The bill came to about $900. The waitress who took the order took $90 of the $100 tip, and doled the leftover ten dollars to the 10 people working in the kitchen. All she did was write down the order and and hand the person their boxes when they showed up to get the food. The people who actually did all the work got a buck. Now I know this is not the only restaurant in the United States where this kind of shady BS goes on, so people who don't tip, or don't tip very well, really chap my hide. Yes, the waitresses were greedy, but the management did not give a shit about making sure the wait staff got tipped.

[conuly]

See my comment below about mandatory tipping. I *do* tip, not tipping is stealing, but I don't *like* it.

[thren0dy.livejournal.com]

I see what you're saying, and I think that people who work in food service should get paid more because it's a crap job, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Minimum wage here is still 5.25 and you're lucky if you can get a job. :/

[conuly]

Yeah, I know it's not likely to happen, but I *want* it to happen.