Work and Money: Just the tip

Just the tip

By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML

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You deserved it 4 106

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By brhorton02 - 06/04/2009 14:42 - United States

Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML

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You deserved it 166 718

By richgirl - 25/02/2010 00:15 - United States

Today, I was doing takeout orders at the restaurant I work at. I spent a long while putting together this guy's $135.00 order. When he finally got there to pick it up, I told him to fill out the credit card slip. I looked at it after he left. He gave me a 40 cent tip. FML

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You deserved it 4 563

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By goin4broke - 07/08/2009 15:23 - United States

Today, my parents came to the restaurant I work at as a waiter. After, I picked up the check to realize they had left me a $500 tip! We split the tips among the employees so I only got $50 back but I was still psyched. When I got home they asked me if I had noticed that they used my credit card. FML

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You deserved it 6 955

By Misunderstood Waitress - 06/11/2012 22:37 - United States

Today, I was waitressing for a huge family. Their bill was $750. Excited about the tip, I was shocked to see only $0.50. As they were leaving, I threw the two whole quarters at their heads. Guess who also got fired today. FML

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You deserved it 49 841

By WaitedOut - 03/10/2012 08:07 - United States - Saukville

Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML

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You deserved it 2 138

By Nick - 14/07/2009 02:04 - United States

Today, while I was working as a waitress, I had to wait on a table of 13 people. I was struggling through it and when they finally left I went by the table to pick up my tip. Instead of a money I got a napkin saying "Here's your tip, don't be a waitress." FML

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You deserved it 6 928

By isuckasawaitress - 12/12/2011 17:08 - Singapore

Today, it was my first day at work as a waitress. The day ended with me owing my employers money, after I accidentally smashed an expensive bottle of wine on the floor. FML

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You deserved it 5 202

By sfabsits - 17/07/2011 07:00 - United States

Today, while I was waitressing, two girls ran up a tab of $60 in drinks. They ended up not paying the bill and walking out. My boss told me it won't be the first time or last, as he made me pay their bill. FML

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By lolowills - 14/11/2016 03:20

Today, I was complimented by my guests about the great of service I was giving them. They then left me a $2 tip on a $50 tab. FML

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You deserved it 1 222

By ren - 13/01/2009 20:54 - United States

Today, I went to work only to serve one table, make a $9.00 tip, get sent home because it was slow, have the city busses stop running because of weather, and have to pay a $20 cab fare to get home. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 423

You deserved it 1 968

infest0125 0

Monday 29 June 2009 2:12

Oh wow, fyl and you should complain about that busser.

gofriars 0

Monday 29 June 2009 2:13

Are you kidding me? They were your only table and you weren't able to get there before the busser to collect your receipt? YDI

Comments

xxsunshine 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:19

wow, FYL.

mike2012 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:20

Im sorry i know how that kind of stuff feels. i am a waitor at a high end resteraunt and we always get parties of 30+ on a regular basis. they usually tip well. Also to that ******* troll go **** yourself! it may seem simple but i can get hard as hell becasue with that many people it is hard to memorize who gets what but thats why i draw a diagram. and you also get those assholes who treat you like a dead rat like in the movie "Waiting" us waitors/waitresses get those kind of people but you have to be nice or they go to your manager and you get ******. its not as easy as it seems. and also your comp's that you enter the order in usually have a order history so just print another one out.i hope all goes well!

stresspuddle 0

Monday 29 June 2009 8:02

If you work as a waiter at a high end restaurant, I would hope that at the very least, you would know how to spell the name of your position. Also, if you worked in a high end restaurant, there is no need for drawing a diagram. Most higher end places use position numbers. Sorry.

kieffa 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:22

i clicked "your life is ******", but granted it is, it's all the busser in the "f*cking" position, he/she owes you something....

freaky922 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:28

I'm sorry, I work as a busser, and that kid's just stupid...

Caayouteepie 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:28

Wow you must be a pretty shitty waiter it you had no other tables but you couldnt get the receipt fast enough. YDI

aquarius6 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:47

u need to get the name of those people and call the tipper and ask the tip amount ... don't let this go..

AshleyRose784 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:48

most shift leaders won't give you more than one table if you have a big party, dumbass

Uvula 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:53

If he threw it out wouldn't it be on top in the trash?

trlazarus 0

Monday 29 June 2009 5:56

just because she only had that one party doesn't mean she's a bad waiter. the restaurant i work in will have a designated waiter to certain parties. its to make sure no one gets to busy with that 40 top and their other tables. if she had the party by herself then it means that she's a good waiter because it shows that she can handle a big party like that on her own. even though the tip got lost. don't automatically blame the bus boy, since there wer 40 people there, think about the mess they had to clean up. maybe he thought it was a napkin or just trash. the waiter should've gotten the bill right when they left, that would've been the smart thing to do. for the people who think she can get the tip just from re-printing the bill, she can't do that. there has to be a signature or no tip. this has happened to me too, just tonight one of my tables had their bill come to $100 but they took both reciepts so i got no tip. we just had to reprint the reciept out again. i think this was more of the waiter's fault for not being there fast enough to get the tip. you said it was your only table for the night so you should've been on top of that table and saw when they left. then go the tip. it's not that hard. i've had many tables with big bills and i watch until they leave then i collect all the bills. the customer should've put the bill back in the bill presenter so you know it's in there but not everyone is that smart or considerate. i don't totally blame the bus boy, there must've been a huge mess and he probably thought it was just trash. you deserved it for not being on top of your only table that night. it sucks but now you've learned your lesson. #76...there was probably alot of trash so it wouldn't necessarily be on top of the trash.