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Re: “Christians Are the Worst Tippers Ever.”

Kyle — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:03:10 -0000

Uh, I'm not in your town.. but I saw this on my reader. I wait tables in Nashville TN, and have in Ohio, KY and Missouri as well. Servers' wage in these states is as low as 2.13/hr. (half of minimum) S/S and taxes on what tips I claim (and as a believer, I claim all tips) come out of that hourly amount. In working full time, my checks are $0.00, and have been since May 2008. I work for Tips only. Out of those tips, I tip out the food runners and bartenders a set percentage of sales.

God calls ups to be kind, patient, forgiving and generous. Frugality is not a fruit of the Spirit.

If your service is abysmal, tell the manager. I've called the "how are we doing" # from my table to complain about service at other places. Email corporate. (you can do this from your phone now) But still tip. It's a chance for you to actually offer real grace to someone. You say you're kind and generous; prove it.

Kyle
Server
P.F. Chang's,
Nashville, TN

Re: “Christians Are the Worst Tippers Ever.”

Kyle — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:17:03 -0000

oh. worst tip? 2.xx on 57.xx (apparently they couldn't go past $60)

lowest was $1.24 on $28.76 (they paid once, tipped 6 on 23, ordered $8 of dessert, and signed the new credit slip with the same number as before.)

Re: “Christians Are the Worst Tippers Ever.”

Kyle — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:25:11 -0000

It's an interesting argument Darlene. My brother makes the same point at family functions. (Servers should do a good job like everyone else, and be paid hourly. It shouldn't be added to my bill) There are restaurants that pay their staff hourly, and do not require tips; there's a whole industry called fast casual that does this: Pei Wei, Chipotle, Qdoba, Moe's, Panera, Atlanta Bread Co, McCallister's Deli, etc... However, these restaurants are not full service (you order at the counter and get your own refills). I know some states require servers to be paid minimum wage, but I don't know of any full service restaurants here in the states that are set up in the manner you describe. (though there are some like this in Europe)

Re: What if record labels acted more like VCs?

Kyle — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:45:27 -0000

Hey Gav! Nice to see you were listening!

There's a great presentation that was made at a conference I was at:

http://vimeo.com/4244922

he profiles the NIN direct-to-public model and discusses a few of the recent homeruns.