{"id":562,"date":"2008-03-19T10:23:26","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T18:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=562"},"modified":"2008-03-19T10:27:02","modified_gmt":"2008-03-19T18:27:02","slug":"tipping-at-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2008\/tipping-at-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipping at Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

I learned something yesterday while reading a blog rant. I learned that many (most?) waitresses and waiters are paid around $3 an hour by the restaurant for which they work.<\/p>\n

Three dollars an hour!<\/b><\/p>\n

Well, I didn’t want to believe it just because I read it on someone’s blog. So this morning I researched the matter a bit.<\/p>\n

And at the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’<\/a> site I found this little gem:<\/p>\n\n\n
Tipped employees are those who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

I had no idea!<\/b><\/p>\n

Would you take a job with that kind of direct wages?<\/p>\n

Especially if you had to rely on tippers like you to make up the difference?<\/p>\n

So don’t be stingy!<\/p>\n

Especially if you’re a Christian!<\/b><\/p>\n

When you go into that eating joint that employs servers (aka waitresses and waiters), you are buying the food and hiring the serve staff.<\/p>\n

Make sure that server earns a just wage while he’s working for you.<\/p>\n

After writing all of the above, I came across the following<\/i>:<\/p>\n\n\n
Christian Odyssey: Confessions of a waitress<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153after-church\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sunday lunch customers are some of the rudest and most demanding people I wait on.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

But here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a tip for you\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfree of charge: If you go out to eat, remember to leave your server a 20 percent tip. If they made you laugh, smile, or gave exceptional service (even if things didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go exactly as planned otherwise), leave them a little extra. Remember the things that are out of their control, and remember that they are still doing their best to serve you in spite of those things.<\/p>\n

Jesus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 example of servanthood couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be truer than in a restaurant. Yes, wait-staff are there to serve you. But by treating your wait-staff with dignity and empathy, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re showing them the respect they deserve. They have feelings, and they are simply trying to earn a living\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsometimes two.<\/p>\n

Your generosity and politeness is a service to them. Somehow I think if Jesus were a customer at a restaurant, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be gracious, polite and generous.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

“And, The labourer is worthy of his reward”<\/b><\/font> (1 Timothy 5:18).<\/p>\n

“Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven”<\/b><\/font> (Colossians 4:1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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