[delnisfernan]

That waiter is an ass...

I might sound like a jackass.. but when I was 16 I used to work as a gas attendant, full serve. I'd pump, clean windshields and check oil/tranny fluids etc.. busted my you know what.. I used to do this with a broken hand, with a cast and everything. I don't think a lot of people felt bad for me and I didn't get too many tips. ( Yes.. i was nice and friendly )

Anyway, I got paid to do what I do.. I didn't expect tips either way. I have friends who bartend that make more than I do now at my full time job (I've got a decent job too) and they do this part time, fri/sat/sun nights.

Their boss should pay them.. not us. I've had this argument before with many of my friends, if the job sucks.. don't take it.. even my fiancee worked as a bartender in the past.. she thinks bartending is the hardest job ever.. riiight.. I've destroyed my shoulder and my back from some shitty jobs i've worked at to provide extra money to help my parents.. I feel like some bartenders/waiters just love complaining.

By the way, I'm not saying everyone is like this, just from the people I've spoken to. It's like tipping is the easy way out for owners to skimp out of paying their employees.. or maybe I don't get it..

Edit: Ps. I still tip.. just because I know how it felt to get a tip when I was younger but for good service.