When an employee 'hooks you up' on table time, do you tip them extra?

[scsuxci]

1) When people use the phrase "just get another job if you dont like this one", they are being a little sarcastic to make a point. The point being that if you feel you are underpaid, shop your skills and what you bring to the table for a perspective employer around. Most likely your NOT going to find a better, higher paying job because you are already getting paid exactly what your worth. Its just a "polite" way of saying it...

2) If I felt the person "hooking" me up was doing it without the owners consent, and for reasons of personal financial gain in the form of a better tip from me, then yes, I would find a way to let the owner know.

3) I find it astonishing that you actually TOLD your manager that "you will make up for it" for them charging you fee's, and you were not fired on the spot. Just amazing....

4) You say your for "fairness", but have no problem with people stealing, and from what you stated, doing it your self. Thats your definition of "fairness"? That seems more like the "im'a gets mine's" mentality, the heck with whoever it ends up hurting..

5) This type of thinking will only end up hurting YOU in the long run in life.
If you feel everyone "owes" you something, you'll never learn to earn it yourself. Nobody owes you anything except an opportunity. Take the entry level, low wage job and work your way up through gained experience, and proving yourself to your employer(s). If you can make every employer see that they need you more than you need them (through your hard work, and dependability), they WILL reward you with better pay, better benefits, a better position with the company, etc.. If they dont, then guess what, you've now turned yourself into an employee ANY employer would love to hire, and your own personal value in the open labor market will have significantly risen...

I dont mean to single you out, and be preachy.. Sorry, this is my last direct response to you... Good luck.. :embarrassed2:

I enjoy different perspectives on issues even if I don't totally agree
but thats cool with me.
The weird irony about my manager not firing me when I told him
''I'll make up for it'' is because he knew I was being honest when
I told him about being dishonest:smile:
In the cab business,to find a employee thats 95% honest,which I am
is a far cry from most.I know in my line of work,its as crooked as the day
is long,and thats from the inside out to the drivers.Its the nature of the beast in that line of work.Takecare

 

[smoooothstroke]

I wouldn't give it to much thought unless its a common acurance for that waitress.These things usually work themselves out but if its is an ongoing thing you might mention it to the owner/manager,not the sort of thing you want to spread around thouhg.

Ive seen this sort of thing alot.In my drinking days it was bartenders(pool tabs mainly) but an experienced bartender can know many ways to supliment thier income at the expence of the employer or customer..I knew a TD who was pretty bold about pocketing table time money.It took him getting caught on camera stealing from a purse to finally send hm down the road.

Whatever you do don't go all Patrick Swayze (Roadhouse) on the poor girl:wink:

 

[scratchs]

I've had this debate with my friends, was curious how AZ sees it. The way they seem to think is:

"this waitress is genuinely my friend and is trying to do something nice for me.
That's why she charged me nothing (or a lot less) in table time. I want to do something nice in return."

The way I see it is:
The waitress is friendly, but that's not the same as being your friend. She's effectively stealing from her employer.
Money that should go the pool hall isn't, and is going into her pocket in the form of an increased tip.
Whether her intent is to 'be nice' or get a bigger tip, doesn't really matter to the boss who is losing money.

I seem to be the only one in our group who doesn't mind paying for table time. I'm not trying to be holier than thou,
there are other situations where I should be paying money but don't. So I don't report the waitress or discourage it because I'd
feel like a hypocrite and I don't want to to spoil the 'deal' my buddies clearly enjoy.

But I don't pay her extra to rob her employer either.
I tip about 20% of my bill so if my table time is lower, so's her tip.

I see nothing wrong with your thinking.