You’re probably wondering why I rack up huge tabs and then leave without tipping. Well, it’s very simple—you don’t smile. And before you argue that it’s not your job to smile, let me assure you that it is. The minimum wage you earn, that’s for bringing me my food. The tip I give, that’s for you making it a pleasant experience. I don’t need to go out to a restaurant to eat. I can cook almost anything at home, and if I can’t, I can get takeout. The reason I go to restaurants is for the service, plain and simple. I work a shitty job all week and at the end of it, I sometimes like to celebrate with a nice meal and a few drinks. And when the service is good, I tip big, usually over twenty percent. But when you’re a rude, condescending smart ass, don’t expect a dime of my hard earned money. If I want to have a fourth beer with my meal, I don’t need your snarky comment to go with it. And if I want a fifth, I don’t need to be cut off. I’m a grown man who’s taking the bus home. So, you’re having a bad day? I don’t care! So, you hate your job? I don’t care. So, you hate your life? I don’t care! At least act like you want to be there. That’s the job. And you are right—there’s no rule that says you have to smile. But you know what? There’s no rule that says I have to tip.
Dear Servers Who Don’t Smile
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Hey Asshole, good service has nothing to do with smiles. It’s about friendliness, knowledge, accuracy, and timeliness. A person can be friendly without some stupid fake smile plastered to their face the entire time you’re stuffing your ignorant fucking face with food.
TrayvonNorris & FYI, the smile in the rant is merely a metaphor (a figure of speech) to represent a broad range of attributes a server must demonstrate in order to warrant a tip.
^ And you know this how Waitstaff Whisperer?
Context.
^ You’re defending a very poor author Dread. The body of post isn’t congruent with the title or “thesis statement.” Why am I not surprised you deem the contradictory language later in the post as context?
So NO, the other attributes the author describes are NOT context, they’re a complete and total shift in reasoning, tone, and content. But judging by the history of your comments, it only makes sense that you’d give the author a pass for such an intellectually dishonest rant.
Have you once twice or more ribbed or kindly asked why the sad face and say after the 4th beer, “oh there’s Mr Sourpuss again or Miss Pouty could you get me another Mug of Smiley Suds? It’s just that I can’t believe the server had the authority to cut you off unless you were gettin y’er obnoxsicitiousness in high gear.
A server who fails to smile is likely to have a bad attitude which leads to inferior service. That generality often proves out.
“A server who fails to smile is likely to have a bad attitude which leads to inferior service.”
Or they could be having a bad day, but still provide quality SERVICE. Is this too complex for your drug addled mind to process? Maybe you should hyperlink some article or video that nobody will look at.
A generality which often proves out, leaves open the off chance for a bad day.
Rule # 11 all commenters must smile.
You’re a grown man who’s drinking five beers alone. In other words, the typical Mercury anonymous rant author. (Also the typical Mercury commenter, to be fair.)
OK, You have a point except I think you sent some mixed messages in your rant. Maybe you were mumbling something incoherent when you were on to your 5th beer during your meal. Most servers have a right to unnerve you if your head is in your plate. Maybe I am out on a limb, but I think maybe the server wasn’t smiling because you were acting drunk. How much food and beer do you need in one sitting?
Ha, anyone down on this ranter should check their self-respect. You people are pathetic, even if the guy is a dick. Pa thet ic!
TrayvonNorris nailed it. This is such a petty f**king letter.
Careful ragemachoo, you’ll have Ida/Dread spewing nonsense at you if you don’t agree with his demented “logic.”
TrayvonNorris uses Gummy Worms, for nails.
Ida/Dread uses words to say absolutely nothing.
It’s called I’Anonymous because it is meant to be anonymous, Ida Knowles.
Hey, I have no problem in commenting on my own threads or liking my own tweets, but I didn’t start this shit, I just accede to it.
“Hey, I have no problem in commenting on my own threads or liking my own tweets…”
We know Dread. We know.
Redundancy is worse, Trayvon.
You can say that again ODD.
That would be your job, Trayvon.
You can say that again ODD.
So sad you guys. This is what the Merc created when they eliminated likes/dislikes. Another perfectly legit debate descends into a barrage of self proclaimed victors who, forgetting the original issues and unmitigated by public consensus, shout each other into oblivion until only the biggest asshole is even slightly concerned with continuing. Sound familar? Nice. Bring back the blogocracy!
Aurelius, I like you, but you are not saying anything to affect this convo , sooo,,
I just want to mess with Trayvon’s tiny , tiny penis. Dude, it’s so small! It’s like, do I even want to pretend that I am enjoying this and just think about the money, or do I want to just tell this fucker off?
“I just want to mess with Trayvon’s tiny , tiny penis.”
I suspected as much ODD.
This is fun!
Ok fair enough, I’ll stay on topic. If a server is doing their job, but maybe having a bad day, they should still get 15%. If they can’t muster a smile AND the service is shitty, 10% sends a sufficient message. But unless they call you an asshole and finger your wife, 0% is TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE. You are a cheap miserable fuck and are most likely eating spit/jizz/roach legs as you read this.
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