Don't Thumb Your Nose At The Waitress!!!!

                                          Do you dine out? I bet you do!

Most people aren't aware that wait staff and bartenders only make $4.86 an hour in North Dakota.  In Colorado that number is $2.19 an hour!

     Dealing with the public on a regular basis isn't the easiest way to earn a living.  And for four bucks an hour, it takes a special breed of person! So, Don't thumb your nose at the waitress!

   With the economy the way it is, your server feels it most of all. When you are pinched for cash you still eat/drink out. But the general population TIPS LESS than before. It seems that you still want the same service, same perky

friendly waitress you always get. But you are leaving less at the table!

       Then you actually wonder why the next time you are at that cafe, your waitress is not as friendly.

     

                Your server/waitress/bartender is just as stressed as you are about money. Probably more so. They are busting their rumps to make less. Sometimes, depending on where you work, tips and wages together are barely minimum wage. Try keeping a roof over your head on that!. Add that to the fact that 75% of restruants DO NOT offer health care, sick days or any other perks.

    These days, a great number of places are letting busboys, hostesses and cashiers go.  Add those chores to your regular duties. An employer is getting a heck of a lot of work out of a server for HALF PRICE!
         I am more than aware that some waitressess just suck. That aside, Most are working very hard to please you, and anticipate your wants and needs.
       You may have only had the buffet, but your server still brought and refilled your drinks, found you condiments, extra this and that, took your money, gave you directions to that store you can't find, bussed your table and more. Having the buffet doesn't mean you shouldn't tip at all.
     A waitress/bartender is many things. Some of their responsibilities include; accounts recievable & payable, marketing, quality control, janatorial , public relations and sales-along with what you 'see'. Your server is the front line of defense for the restruant. She/he is the first and last person you will generally have contact with.
       Please! Please! Please! Be considerate of your server! She makes LESS THAN YOU! And depends on tips to pay for the same things you do; a house payment, car, day-care, school etc.
      If you want to eat out that's great. But if you can't afford to leave something, DON'T EAT OUT! Maybe skip the pop at the table and leave your guy or gal a buck instead.
Katy