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luvMIdog

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Tue May 23, 2017, 07:39 AM May 2017

Those superior attitudes were there long ago- why I got fired once :D [View all]

The restaurant I waited tables at would get this church group every Wednesday. They would fill up a waitresses entire section and run her ragged. They did not tip. None of them did. They would ruin the waitresses income for that day as she wasn't able to seat other customers that tipped.
They were in my section one Wednesday night and this one lady said this when I handed her her separate check ( they all always asked for separate checks) " I don't believe in tipping. None of us do, so I'm not going to tip you. You should have been smart enough to get a job that pays a decent salary. " As she was leaving she left a paper on the table for me which was called something like 'How to attain salvation.". I dunno I just snapped. I picked it up and yelled before she could reach the door " Hey lady take this little paper and shove it up your ass!" Uhmn .. I got fired. It was worth it. That was over 20 years ago, but I see those smug attitudes of the haves for the have nots have not changed a bit. I bet wherever that woman is she voted for Trump.

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what was wrong with the owner? if they come in a group like that 20% gratuity on their bills lunasun May 2017 #1
the manager wouldn't do that. He was only concerned with restaurant profit luvMIdog May 2017 #3
best you left . glad you got to tell the lady off first lunasun May 2017 #5
yeah that felt good. It was worth job hunting :D luvMIdog May 2017 #6
Where did this occur? Sucha NastyWoman May 2017 #2
It was in Houston Texas luvMIdog May 2017 #4
Any chance getting more specific would mean The Woodlands/Conroe/Spring area? Sucha NastyWoman May 2017 #63
I worked all over Houston & left there so many years ago I can't remember where luvMIdog May 2017 #65
does it say something in the bible about tipping not tipping tipping too much? lunasun May 2017 #7
not that I'm aware of. They like to make their own interpretations ;) luvMIdog May 2017 #9
Luke 10:27. Part B. mwooldri May 2017 #34
That's not about tipping & the church lady could say her track left at the table instead of a tip lunasun May 2017 #35
It is there in the old testament - as early as Genesis karynnj May 2017 #38
True, Bible has nothing on tipping. Tons on tithes though. mwooldri May 2017 #39
Thanks I was asking about where the tithing percentage comes from . Thank you for the reference lunasun May 2017 #41
I hate these people get the red out May 2017 #8
they ARE hard to like that's for sure luvMIdog May 2017 #10
Well, you do realize the vast majority of "church" people Hortensis May 2017 #50
I said THOSE people get the red out May 2017 #55
Good redefining. Keep it up? Hortensis May 2017 #60
I might as well have gotten the lecture get the red out May 2017 #61
excellent ! n/t jaysunb May 2017 #62
Print up some menus with 15-25% inflated prices. JoeStuckInOH May 2017 #11
the manager should have looked out for us. He was a moron luvMIdog May 2017 #14
I'm surprised none of your wait peers stepped up for you or walked out w/ you. JoeStuckInOH May 2017 #21
As a fellow waitress told me once about that group Phoenix61 May 2017 #12
don't forget covering the place in cracker crumbs and kids barf hahaha luvMIdog May 2017 #13
What a horrible group of people. They justified their exploitation of you Tanuki May 2017 #15
yeah I was maintaining my anger okay until I saw that 'salvation' tip she left LOL luvMIdog May 2017 #16
You should "accidentally" trip and spill scalding hot coffee on them. Lucky Luciano May 2017 #17
then they do a law suit and win lots of money. ;) luvMIdog May 2017 #18
...and bankrupt the restaurant that treated you poorly! Lucky Luciano May 2017 #23
I guess they are the kind of "Christians" that discount the letter of James. TexasProgresive May 2017 #19
just like the Trumpsters they have made their own cult-ish religion luvMIdog May 2017 #20
I think this has just become my favorite new passage Generic Other May 2017 #32
Or Matthew 25: 35-45 calimary May 2017 #47
The concepts of eternal torment and eternal life are inane and inhumane as well... Moostache May 2017 #53
I'm glad you did that. I'd say it was worth it. What a horrible woman. nt raccoon May 2017 #22
Some people must enjoy spit in their food cutroot May 2017 #24
I hear you sharp_stick May 2017 #25
The movie "The Help" comes to mind. KPN May 2017 #26
What insufferable gaul.. whathehell May 2017 #27
gentle correction HuskyOffset May 2017 #33
Congratulations whathehell May 2017 #45
Having been a member myself, I know first hand Christianity is a plague. Ligyron May 2017 #28
Yes, most in the Western world, self included, are or have been. whathehell May 2017 #49
Oh, absolutely. Ligyron May 2017 #51
I believe whathehell May 2017 #59
Look at it this way. lapislzi May 2017 #29
The ones who leave tips inside tracts Maggiemayhem May 2017 #30
Good for you! smirkymonkey May 2017 #31
Other possibilities Dick Tracy May 2017 #36
The wait staff has little power. TNNurse May 2017 #37
I was a waitress LittleGirl May 2017 #40
but they're always happy to avail themselves of your services, though. unblock May 2017 #42
Restaurants who value their employees put automatic gratuity on large groups IronLionZion May 2017 #43
Brings back a memory of having the same thing (getting fired) happen to me. maddiemom May 2017 #44
overall heaven05 May 2017 #46
Those were Xtians and like most of their modern day pro life contemporaries dae May 2017 #48
I have heard from many people who work(ed) in restaurants The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #52
I started twisting balloons as a side job in Tulsa TlalocW May 2017 #57
How come I never encounter someone so hateful? Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #54
I've seen the same thing when I worked in restaurants, quite often... Blue Meany May 2017 #56
I do not understand people like this. Doreen May 2017 #58
Ahh, the Pharisee Phorce: the features of the faces change, but... JHB May 2017 #64
one of the compliments I consider the greatest Skittles May 2017 #66
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