(Source: homouji)
OH HEY GUYS
These penguins are wearing jumpers.
These penguins. Are wearing. Jumpers.
Penguins. In jumpers.
The are many things that I’ve noticed about beginning my job as a waitress.
1) Foreign people, teenage girls trying to look much older than they actually are, and people who just look like they tip poorly, will almost always put out terrible tips.
2)Do everything in cycles. If you attend to your tables and make everyday conversation with them, they will tip you well. Always be courteous and treat them like royalty. Serving is a service job, if you make them feel like they’re rich, then they will tip like their rich.
3) When it comes to choosing if you want to charge Gratuity, trust your gut feeling. If someone is nice enough to tell you that they wanted to pay for the group anonymously, don’t charge. They will give you an awesome tip. If the group was lively, and gave you a cash tip, play the whole “Oh, yeah, I won’t charge gratuity to it. You’re really nice” card and they’ll consider the gratuity, and will often pay that and more. If they give up compliments to impress someone else, charge the hell out of them.
4)When trying to get “To go” tips, just make the people absolutely love you in 5 minutes or less. Talk to them about their hobbies, notice their clothing style and try to relate that with things you think they would dig. Tell them about yourself, and let them guide the conversation. Same works with tables.
5) Look attractive. As cliche and shallow as it sounds, it just works.
6) It’s fine if you think you’re better than them, just don’t say it aloud. Censor you’re actual thoughts when speaking all your thoughts.
7) Military affiliated people, and anyone on dates, are perhaps the best tippers in the world. Get it.
8) If the kids love you, the parents will love you.
9) Be as Charismatic as possible, fill their drinks, make them laugh, take their food out for them.
10) If you fuck up, fix it. Make it a joke, and offer them a make up item and smile.
