Comments on: Worst Service Ever http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rebekah http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-48001 Rebekah Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:27:17 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-48001 Well, at least it was a nice day, we sat outside, and had great company! Well, at least it was a nice day, we sat outside, and had great company!

]]> By: johanna http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-46363 johanna Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:45:18 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-46363 It's amazing that the Restaurant Industry has been able to convince diner's to pay their employees for them. As a former Server, I have my fair share stories of being stiffed and leaving my shift with barely enough money to make it worth coming to work that day. Thanks to those experiences, I tend to tip an average of 20%. Slightly more if I had someone exceptional, and slightly less if someone clearly didn't do anything. But, as a whole, my costumer base averaged about 10% each check, and it never made my work effort close to what I was getting paid at the end of the day. It’s amazing that the Restaurant Industry has been able to convince diner’s to pay their employees for them. As a former Server, I have my fair share stories of being stiffed and leaving my shift with barely enough money to make it worth coming to work that day.

Thanks to those experiences, I tend to tip an average of 20%. Slightly more if I had someone exceptional, and slightly less if someone clearly didn’t do anything. But, as a whole, my costumer base averaged about 10% each check, and it never made my work effort close to what I was getting paid at the end of the day.

]]> By: Janice http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-45575 Janice Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:08:51 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=395#comment-45575 When in Europe or New Zealand, I find that waiters and waitresses are paid a normal/full wage; and according to the guidebooks, you don't even need to tip in all cases. (I always do anyway because I feel bad for not tipping, but I always get strange looks from recipient waiters/waitresses.) Why haven't we switched to that model? Or, why is it that we adopted the model we have now? When in Europe or New Zealand, I find that waiters and waitresses are paid a normal/full wage; and according to the guidebooks, you don’t even need to tip in all cases. (I always do anyway because I feel bad for not tipping, but I always get strange looks from recipient waiters/waitresses.) Why haven’t we switched to that model? Or, why is it that we adopted the model we have now?

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