Proper Tipping

Well, I have been wanting to do this blog for over a month now. I only have limited time so I will do this as fast as I can. I am (for now) a breakfast server at a hotel restaurant Inn in Manassas, VA. And I fucking HATE it! Let me tell you why, our breakfast is either a $7.99 buffet or a full breakfast menu. However the buffet is included in the Platinum members rate. Yet they give it to everyone. The voucher they get says that it gives them one free buffet, dine-in only, gratuity not included. Yet the majority of the guests do not tip. Especially these asshole construction workers that are there at 5:55am with their muddy ass boots tracking mud all over the damn floor! They piss me off every frigging day! So you know what I started do to them? No, I didn't start spitting in their food. For the ones who drink coffee I only serve them decaf coffee. I figured that's the best way to get back at them without getting in trouble. Now the business travelers, they usually tip. Anywhere from $2-$5. So in a 5 hour shift I am making anywhere from nothing (it did happen once, 25 of those assholes and not one tipped) to as much as $60 (that was a very busy day and only happened twice) when it was mostly business travelers. Two days this past week I also had to wait on a group of 65 high schoolers and chaperones. Did I get anything from them? NO. Yet the hotel charged them a 20% gratuity & service fee. And they were so demanding. Also, I was supposed to be off Christmas. However the woman scheduled quit during her shift on Christmas Eve because I had been given 4 of her 7 shifts. Well I had 2 guests tip me $20. And had a few others tip $5-10. I think that's the day I made about $60.

OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I forgot about a major part of why I wanted to do this blog. FAMILIES!!! OMG!!! I have been a parent for 18 years and a parent of multiple children for 14 years so I can totally let it out on this one. Families, when you go out to eat with your children 20% is the MINIMUM you tip. There is always a bigger mess to clean. More work to do (especially if we have to move tables around, that shit hurts a 40 year olds back). And you are usually treated extra special just so your kids don't get freaked out and start crying. As parents, we hate hearing our own kids cry, we really hate hearing yours cry. And if your kid/s are sick, you tip EXTRA. Odds are you are going to make us sick. If your kid pukes-CLEAN THAT SHIT UP!!!!! And if your server is fast enough and helps you, if not cleans it all up, you better tip real frigging good! I had this young couple and they had this little boy of about 4 years old. He was whiny and crying, snot going everywhere. And then the EXPLOSION! He just started barfing and barfing and barfing. I cleaned it all. I had extra towels around him right as the first blast started coming out. Did they even leave me a dollar? Hell no. I wished that he puked all in their car on the ride home. I could go on and on about asshole nontippers but I figured that's enough, now on to WHO to tip and HOW MUCH.

What I decided to do, I would "BING" (I use www.bing.com instead of google) professions that are tipped.

So here goes:

Server (seated)   *18-20% of check before any discounts
*these tips are usually shared with hostess/bartender/bussers
Server (buffet)   *10-15% of check before any discounts
*these tips may be shared with busser & cook
Hostess       *$0 (the server usually has to tip share with them)
*unless they gave you exceptional service like getting you a table during a busy time
take-out    * $0
Curb Side Delivery/Large take out orders/Complicated orders  *10-20% of bill before any discounts
Delivery Drivers  *15-20 of bill (MUCH MORE in inclement weather, they deserve it)
Bartenders    *18-20% (the bar usually tips out the barback)
Tip Jars    *NOTHING *unless you were provided exceptional service or a complicated order
Salon & Spas   *15-20% (some places tip share some do not, don't be afraid to ask)
Housekeeping   *$2-8 a day based on needs (limited rooms less, suites more)
Restroom Attendants $.50-$3 based on services (I thought this was the dumbest job until I was in Vegas one time in dire need of deodorant & perfume after a 12 hour gambling stint *good times)
Taxi   *15-20% of fare (more in hazardous road conditions, they deserve it) + $2 first bag $1 each additional bag (more for heavier bags)
Concierge   *Not required for questions answered, $5-$10 for restaurant reservations (more for hard to get reservations) $15/minimum to 20% of price of hard to get entertainment tickets



I know there are many more but since I don't have internet at home right now (rent was more important to pay) I have to use the library computer and my time is about out. Please feel free to comment any other tipped professions I will add them to the post the next time I get access. I hope to add some pictures too.

Thanks for reading! Don't forget to check out my other blogs.