A tip for Pastor Bell - sorry, not funny
Okay, okay. Let's all be real here and admit that tipping is not as fun as it was when parents paid.
This pastor sat down to dinner and did not tip as much as one might expect, and that is potentially okay - after all, we don't know how well she served. But what sent the whole situation to social media was the vindictive nature of the note on the receipt. As soon as it was a battle, people were ready for a fight and nobody gets as excited as an underpaid wait...person (thanks, Justin Trudeau).
the pastor's side: Applebee's sucks. Let's face this with some honesty. Applebee's is the Aldi's of sit-down restaurants. There is no way that that was a high-tipping experience if it is anything like my last visit at all. I have spent 15 dollars on a burger and had a burger which was inferior to Carl's Jr come to me. I still tipped, but I haven't been back in years.
Applebee's side: why would you go to the restaurant if you didn't plan a tip as part of the expense? You knew they sucked before you went....Being a pastor should allow you at least that amount of wisdom.
My side: tips should be built into the price. We shouldn't need to make two transactions (it's inconvenient) and the waitpeople should not need that incentive to provide quality work. I don't get paid tips at work, and yet I provide good service every day I go in and help a customer. Tipping is outdated and needs to move aside to regular pricing structures for simplicity and quality's sake.
Take-aways: don't make a big deal of justifying yourself. The pastor realized the omission of most of a tip because she felt the need to justify herself. If you need to be a jerk, try not to flail your arms about while you do it.
This pastor sat down to dinner and did not tip as much as one might expect, and that is potentially okay - after all, we don't know how well she served. But what sent the whole situation to social media was the vindictive nature of the note on the receipt. As soon as it was a battle, people were ready for a fight and nobody gets as excited as an underpaid wait...person (thanks, Justin Trudeau).
the pastor's side: Applebee's sucks. Let's face this with some honesty. Applebee's is the Aldi's of sit-down restaurants. There is no way that that was a high-tipping experience if it is anything like my last visit at all. I have spent 15 dollars on a burger and had a burger which was inferior to Carl's Jr come to me. I still tipped, but I haven't been back in years.
Applebee's side: why would you go to the restaurant if you didn't plan a tip as part of the expense? You knew they sucked before you went....Being a pastor should allow you at least that amount of wisdom.
My side: tips should be built into the price. We shouldn't need to make two transactions (it's inconvenient) and the waitpeople should not need that incentive to provide quality work. I don't get paid tips at work, and yet I provide good service every day I go in and help a customer. Tipping is outdated and needs to move aside to regular pricing structures for simplicity and quality's sake.
Take-aways: don't make a big deal of justifying yourself. The pastor realized the omission of most of a tip because she felt the need to justify herself. If you need to be a jerk, try not to flail your arms about while you do it.
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