Re: OT: Tipping when you pickup food to go?

You speak like one who has been there...

I guess the, well, "it's part of the job" is the rub. Because it is "part
of the job" doesn't make it any easier to do with a smile. At the end of
the day, it was all the non-bartending work that pissed off the bartenders
the most - selling gift certificates at Christmas (some guy on a busy
Saturday night wanted 75 - $5 gift cerfticates - each one had to be
validated and run through the computer......slowly), carry out food,
washing dishes, signing up "rewards cards" and the like. Many places I have
worked at make the servers / bartenders wash dishes and cook food during
the slow times because it is cheaper than hiring extra cooks. Frankly most
employees like their jobs, it's when they have to do other's jobs it's gets
frustrating.

The money was almost always excellent overall. But at $3.00 an hour, the
boss loved to find extra work for us to do. He said, "you wanna work here?
you make money? you do the work." I asked a guy who sold new cars for a
living about the same scenario. Suppose you make a decent living and like
selling cars. One day the boss says, "we've decided to fire the custodian
to save some money, can you clean up the bathrooms after we close?" A month
later, the boss says, "we've decided to cut back a little, can you detail
all your own cars? Maybe wash the windows of the showroom? Those mechanics
make a ton of money, can you help with the routine oil changes?" It's just
part of the job......

I worked for a small chain called Nick & Tony's in Geneva, Illinois. One
lunch, I sold over $3000 in gift certificates - mostly in $25 increments. I
had to pay taxes on all the sales. My boss bought me a appetizer. It may be
"just part of the job," but I quit.


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