id like to think this guy that left the note was making a stand against being forced to leave a tip, but i suspect he was just being an arse.
the problem is, not leaving a tip affects the wrong person - the company wont care or be affected one bit - which is what makes it so frustrating.
and the fact they sacked her just reinforces how little they care.
i annoys me too when restaurants add their own tip too - i will decide on how much i tip - and indeed whether to tip at all.
i think its outrageous that american businesses are allowed to take the p1ss with paying their staff, and expect the customers to pay even more than the usually inflated prices for the actual food, in order for the employee to take home a decent amount.
its time the laws were changed in america.
what annoys me more here is the words of the waitress - that she totally believes we OWE her the tip, that we HAVE to pay it and if we dont we are bad and wrong - no we are not.
they would actually follow you and demand their tip!
it is not our job to pay your wages - it is your employers
he workers there are so brainwashed with this system, they dont seem to see how wrong it is, and just blame the customers for their crap wages - instead of the true culprit here - the bosses.
i saw a message on failbook of some waitress b1tching about a customer who'd left his number on the bill in the hope of a date, but because he'd only left a $4.50 tip she sneered he had no chance because he was cheap ... then someone pointed out that the bill total was only about $11 .... so actually the tip was almost half his bill so actually very generous - and sneered back at her for missing out on a nice guy.
(sorry for the big moan there haha - just one of my pet peeves)