I feel for ya most people are cheap and ignorant! Anybody who defends them are also asses them selves

considering the fact that she was a bitchy enough to throw quarters at their heads tells me she probably gave horrible customer service

Atta girl. A well deserved firing. I've thrown small change back at people loads of times.

That's why working in the food industry sucks. Next job avoid food industry jobs entirely. The only people really getting paid doing that work are the managers, bartenders and if a high end restaurant maybe the chef.

Customers shouldn't have to pay server wages. But they should have tipped you...

wow u really had high hopes for that huh!

I like how OP's name is 'misunderstood waitress.' Because getting fired for assaulting customers is clearly a misunderstanding on the boss's part. Jeez, if you are the kind of person to throw change at someone for not tipping then I seriously doubt you were giving good enough service to deserve a tip in the first place. Maybe you should've taken the 50 cent tip as a hint instead of a personal insult.

Don't get me wrong, I believe they should have given a real tip, but you need to realize that while societal mores insist that tipping is part of the meal, the reality is it is not required. Your boss was right to fire you, just as you were right to be upset. You crossed the line when you acted on your anger though.

I worked at a coffee shop for 2 years running my butt off all day, and only 5% of customers tip. I worked at a movie store for almost 5 years and NO ONE tips. Waitresses work hard, but so do other minimum wage workers. What gives waiting staff the "right" to a tip every time?

Maybe your waiting skills, like your attitude, are crappy.