agree but more importantly......A trick that we all fall for is tipping on the tax amount too, making 15% really about 17%.
The whole system is flawed because the servers' livelihood is exposed to the whims of the customers.
agree but more importantly......
That girl in your sig, I recognize her but don't know her name. I have always thought she was "cute" but not hot...... but damn she looks delicious in that gif!
I believe same in the Netherlands.The last time I was in Italy it was explained to me that the servers earn a salary from the employer. They do not rely on tips for a living.
There are two things I can't stand in life, those that are intolerant of other cultures and the Dutch.I believe same in the Netherlands.
I think the culture of food and dining out is totally different in Europe vs most other places. They generally take their time eating. Pretty much everyone else wants to shovel food in their mouths and get the hell out. I think the French view waiters as being in a honourable profession. I'm sure this has gradually changed as more Western food chains have expanded globally though.The last time I was in Italy it was explained to me that the servers earn a salary from the employer. They do not rely on tips for a living. This is not the same in the U.S. and Canada where servers are paid min wage or even less than that. The vast majority of their income is derived from tips. Some establishments have the tips go into one pot and then divided up by the staff. There are even some employers that will dip into that pot themselves.
So yeah.....
I have never heard of being asked to buy a round for kitchen staff. Where was that?I have to agree with "Mr. White" about the importance of tipping. What I don't like is tips expected for other transactions in which they really provided no service other than processing your payment. There are more and more tip jars in various retail outlets that are not traditional tipping transactions.
The other thing I was shocked to learn about is some restaurants asking that customers buy a round of beer for the kitchen staff. That's shameful and problematic..... I don't want drunk cooks preparing my food nor do I want them driving home after their shift with a few beers bought by customers. I'd rather put that money into a larger tip asking that it be shared with the staff rather than be conned by the owner into buying more beer at inflated prices.
I haven't encountered it myself but i remember discovering this in twitter thread that made it seem like common knowledge, though that may have been in US or elsewhere. I tried googling it and only found these example " https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/c2ag13 " and https://www.opentable.co.th/3rd-and-ferry-fish-market and https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/76frejI have never heard of being asked to buy a round for kitchen staff. Where was that?
If the hired guns (aka beautiful girls) working in restaurants actually refused to work for minimum wage, the restaurateur would have to pay a higher wage. But, these hired guns will never do that. (Some might say that beauty breeds laziness; but some might say other negative things about beautiful girls.) So we the sheep subsidize their pay.The last time I was in Italy it was explained to me that the servers earn a salary from the employer. They do not rely on tips for a living. This is not the same in the U.S. and Canada where servers are paid min wage or even less than that. The vast majority of their income is derived from tips. Some establishments have the tips go into one pot and then divided up by the staff. There are even some employers that will dip into that pot themselves.
So yeah.....
So why do they call waiters "garcon"?I think the culture of food and dining out is totally different in Europe vs most other places. They generally take their time eating. Pretty much everyone else wants to shovel food in their mouths and get the hell out. I think the French view waiters as being in a honourable profession. I'm sure this has gradually changed as more Western food chains have expanded globally though.
The French have a thing for boys maybe?So why do they call waiters "garcon"?
Ha ha I know what you mean! I was a bartender/waiter for most of my 20's (got to university and other job later...).When I bartended I played service bar while my partner put on the low cut top. And we split it even.