Reply #27: But they aren't. [View All]

[Pithlet]

They should get paid for doing their job, but the restaurants won't do it because they rely on the public to do so. That is a racket, if you ask me. I just must have much better luck, because I've eaten out many times in my life. Until I had kids, I ate out probably on average 1 to 2 times a week, maybe more. I just haven't encountered too many times where I thought the service was horrible. Almost always, I got at at least good service, and they always worked their tails off. This was at all levels. When I encountered bad service, I just shrugged it off. The tip I would have withheld was nothing to me, but probably matters a whole lot more to them considering that is their paycheck. My boss never withheld money from mine when I turned in a report late.

I just thank whomever's in charge that I've never had a job like that.