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So not nice! You'd be surprised at what they make. Which is why they will give better service to someone who tips.

If you cant tip on carry out or dining in DONT GO. Stay home! If you think resturant employees don't deserve a tip you are nuts. Hmm do they come in to your job and order you around and treat you like dirt? Funny thing is that if they do that to you, you still get paid.

I wait tables too and I don't feel entitled to a tip if it is tskeout. all that was done was they cooked it and u put it in a bag. it the service u get tipped for and I doubt u cooked the food either so why would u get a tip??????

@everyone. If you're against tipping you're selfish and a cheapskate. That said. You shouldn't always feel obliged to tip people for doing their job. I tip when people are pleasant and helpful. And that's most of the time. If someone serving me food was cheeky or made me feel uncomfortable. I wouldn't bother. I'm in Scotland where everyone get's minimum wage at least

why are ppl saying servers make less then min wage?? you idiot's servers dont make less then min wage first of all thats y we have min wage cuz u cant make less then that!! second it illegal to pay someone less that y we have min wage duhhhhh!!!

I worked takeout at a restaurant while I was in college, and the takeout person actually does a LOT of work. They make sure everything looks nice in the box, they put together all the sauces, they add flatware and napkins, they make sure everything is correct, warm, and in the bag by the time you get there. Plus they took your order over the phone and ran back and forth to the kitchen trying to put it all together. Doing takeout was JUST as difficult as waiting tables. Takeout people are thankful for even a dollar or two. When it's a huge catering order (like it sounds like this was), it's just common courtesy to leave a few bucks. Takeout people get paid the same as servers, so it's less than minimum wage.

Here's a tip. For all of you cheap idiots who are against tipping. Don't eat out at the same restaurants often. You will have a very hard time getting half way descent service from anyone and rightly so. I also recommend the film Waiting. You would be surprised how accurate some of the film is.

For all the Morons waiting on CUSTOMERS in the US, make sure you get paid enough to earn a living. Don't expect the customer to pick up where your employer slacks off. If you depend on tips to make a living you'd better do one hell of a job, because people expect to pay for their meal, not for the work someone else does! I wpuldn't mind paying more for a meal if I go out, but if I tip I only do it for exceptional service, or extremely tasty food, not as a bonus for shitty wages.

Quit complaining OP. You knew that when you decided to become a sever in a restaurant that tips are not mandatory, but that it is up to the customer to CHOOSE whether or not to tip you. Just count the order as a loss and move on with your life.