I feel that many waitstaff persons don't give minorities their best service ???Whats your opinion?
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I'm white and I used to wait tables.  I always gave 100%, but to be completely honest with you, people of color always belittled me, gave me horrible tips or none at all, and tried to get free stuff out of me.  This was a regular occurence...I would imagine that you are being poorly attended to bc my experience was not a rare thing?\n\nI don't know how you can change it, other than to be super polite, and at the point where it becomes obvious to you that you are being neglected, be up front about it with your server.  Tell you aren't looking for anything free if they offer it, tell them what you expect is good service and nothing less.  If that doesn't resolve it, ask that the manager wait on you.  And if you find a server you do like, remember that person's name so you can request to be seated in that person's section from now on.\n\nI hope that helps.  I can't stand the poor service people get in restaurants nowadays.\n\nP.S.-I am an overtipper as well.  But the tip is an expression of gratitude for good service.  Keep that in mind the next time you're mistreated.
704998
Everyone who answered that this is racist or ignorant needs to wait tables for just one night.  It is just the truth.  They don't tip because THEY are racist or they don't think they should have to pay our wage. \n\nI had a table last night of 16 black people.  I went way above and beyond to make sure that they had everything they needed. Mind you I had 4 other tables I was waiting on.  They ran me all over the restaurant for Shirley temples and extra this and extra that.  Every single time I came back with something they asked for something else.  They weren't happy with the food.  I fixed it the best I could.  I was trying so so hard to make them happy.  In the end they didn't want to pay the bill and they definitely were not going to pay the 18% gratuity.  By the end they had me crying.  I am a single mom who works very hard and I treat everyone with respect.  Then they had the nerve to say that I had an attitude problem because I didn't get my tip.  They didn't even think they should pay for the food.  They were absolute jerks to me for no reason.  There is no way that anyone deserves to be treated that way or talked to like that. \nI shouldn't have to go home in tears over dinner.  \nI can't figure out what I can do to get a good tip.  I have done everything I can but they are never happy.  \nMaybe they work minimum wage jobs as well and I am sure they work very hard but they don't get tips.  I understand that makes it hard for them to tip us.  It is just the way it is.\nYou have to tip your server. \n\nUnderstand that if the industry changed to non tipped servers they could never pay the servers a reasonable wage.  Not only would you have a hard time finding good servers but noone would every go above and beyond to take care of their guests.  \nNot only do black people want perfect service and want you to pay attention to every one of there needs but then they don't want to tip for it.  So good luck going out to eat, you get what you pay for.  \n\nIF YOU DON'T WANT SERVERS THAT GET TIPPED THE PRICE OF FOOD WILL GO WAY UP AND YOUR SERVICE WILL GO WAY WAY DOWN.
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Hey, I don't know where you are looking, but I see lots of Asians in the fields, not just Hispanics.  Maybe don't see too many whites doing that but that is because they are more often educated so they don't have to do such menial labour.  Anyways, you say they pick our food for us like you think they are doing it as a favour to us - I don't think so!  They are doing it for the money they get paid, and don't give a thought to who is going to eat the food.  Anyways, now I hear that the illegal immigrants are bringing in diseases such as TB and so, quite frankly, I'd just as soon they NOT come pick my food or prepare it in restaurants.  They need to immigrate legally so they can be tested for these diseases and not be allowed in if they have them or are carriers.  Anyways, when you see these minorities picking the veggies in the fields, it is not because they really love to do that slave labour work, it's because they have no educations and so can't do anything else.  I'm sure they would love to sit at a desk in a nice comfy, air conditioned office, rather than sweat out in the fields for a couple bucks.
261007
Some people make judgements against others based on the color of their skin, the clothes they wear and the way they speak.  I have people watch me quite often, and I have fun with it, stare back, make comments about the stares, stuff like that.  I am a hispanic female, with tattoos, peircings and such.  No one even realizes that I am a college educated person in a management position. I get more stares when I am with my black fiance and my three white kids, but it is all because people are ignorant.  I have met some really cool people, hard workers and loving family men that looked like they came out of that movie stand and deliver.
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All service industry people upon completing the task. The exception are some who get tipped at holiday time - a yearly bonus. Many of those I rarely see, like the paper delivery person, the gardner. Wait staff, hotel staff, airport staff, (curbside), hairdressers, manicurists, delivery people, valets all get tips upon service. Using the excuse that their employers should pay them more in order to get out of tipping is rude and illogical. If they were paid that much, we would all be paying for it anyway because it would be built into the price, so why not give people incentive to give you better service? If they were paid the same no matter what - good service or bad - what do you think would happen? How would we reward those who are so very good at their jobs?
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I don't quite know... It could be they haven't the acceptance of the rest of the U.S. After all Minority groups are still sometimes mistreated it's been about 40 or 50 years since then, change won't happen immidiately.
338258
Plenty of restaurants have plumb waitstaff.  Just be neat and presentable and that should be enough.
318532
yeah...i wish the country was like that.... its a shame that their is so many ppl thinking they're better than everybody else b/c of skin color..
1170889
Oh my gosh, I so can identify with your experience, it's soooo rude the treatment that you received, and there is no explaination for it. I can not stand when the asians speak in any other than english when I am getting my nails or toes polished and they are laughing and talking loudly and you have no idea what they are saying, but at the end of the visit you still have to pay for this piss poor as rude service, I have removed myself from a number of situations like this. I refuse to pay you to be rude to me, this has to stop. I totally feel you on this. Good to know that someone else feels this way too.
811107
It's not a problem for me.  Would've been bad if it was, as my first job was as a greeter in a restaurant, and then a waitress.  Can't really function in that sort of job unless you can talk to people.
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It is weird.  If you look at some of the questions concerning tips, the waiters and waitress of the bunch usually write in that even the most rude, horrible service deserves a 10% tip.  It's everywhere - people feeling getting money is a birthright instead of something you earn.  \n\nI don't know about you, but I have to work my asss off for my money, and no one gives me tips.  My tip is I get to have a job tomorrow.  So when I spend my money I expect the best service.  I expect people to put in the same effort I put in at work.  When it comes to eating out, it's a no-brainer.  I will get what I want and I will get it in a timely manner.  If they tell me it won't be burnt and it comes out burnt, it's going back.  If they get pissy, it's a no brainer - no tip.  I'm not going to argue with a waitress with an attitude.  That goes for everyone in the service industry.\n\nThe cabin is a bit different - especially if you paid up front.  I had the same thing happen - we specifically picked the cabin because it said it slept 7.  We had 6.  It really slept 2 comfortably.  The girls got the bed, one girl got the couch, one guy got a cot (that gave him back pains), and we got the floor, sans blankets or pillows, for 3 days.  It cause a real problem, because we didn't want to split equally, but no one could afford to pay more for the bed.  When we called and complained, their attitude was "what are YOU going to do about it.  Sue us."  What could we do?  We were f*cked.\n\nUnfortunately, it seems like everyone believes it's their birthright to screw people out of their money with a minimum of effort.
1173605
There is no doubt that negros and women are not treated equally in the US labor force. But forcing a company to hire a set amount of each is crazy. The job should go to the person who is most qualified.
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I waitressed for eight years, here's my insight:\n\nAfrican-Americans on the whole tipped no better or worse than anyone else. \n\nI worked for a year in the restaurant of a five-star hotel that catered to international guests, and I found that:\n\nArabs were GREAT tippers, easy to please, and friendly.\n\nFrench people were rude, didn't tip, and were hard to please.\n\nTraveling American businessmen were VERY generous in their tips (they're spending company cash, after all, not their own)\n\nThere was such a variation in Caucasians that it would be impossible to make a general statement about the tipping practices of all Caucasians.\n\nI found that good tipping practices depend mostly on socio-economic status, not race. Well-off, refined African Americans tipped well. Poorer, stereotypically "hood" African-Americans did not.\n\nWell-off Caucasians tipped well, poorer, stereotypically "trailor trash" Caucasians did not.\n\nI don't think race determines what kind of a tipper you are.
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It is a shame that there are people like that here, but there is always one in a crowd, no matter where you are. \nI have found that the good ones out number the mean, rude ones though. Please don't let those few keep you from helping people find the answers they need. God be with you.
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I asked a friend that very same question a couple years ago b/c I noticed that sometimes her sister would tip and sometimes wouldn't regardless of what type of service we rec.'d.  If I realized she wasn't going to tip that night, when her back was turned, I would pay her tip w/out saying anything--just b/c I have always been taught that you pay tip if you go to a restaurant that has servers.  My friend's reply was that she disagreed w/ her sister's philosopy but, her sister's idea was that not everybody had the money to be able to afford to pay tip every time and so, if she had it that night, she'd pay it.  I was absolutely stunned.  I replied that I had always been taught, if you can't afford the meal and the tip both then, it was obvious that you couldn't afford to eat at that type of restaurant and you went to somewhere else like McD's or Taco Bell or something...or do w/out.  It amazes me how some people try to justify things like that.  Fortunately, my friend disagreed w/ her sister's thinking.  I at that point told her what I believed and let her know that I had many times "covered" her sister's "missing" tip in the past...I think she must have told her sister b/c to my knowledge, she's been paying her tip ever since, whenever we've all 3 been out to eat...
45235
This is indeed an awkward situation. I also never know what to do because sometimes it would be an insult because they don't want to be treated the same as the rest of the staff because they own the place, and so because of that I usually don't!
457312
Sure its ok, take it from a restaurant waiter, some of my regular customers were senior citizens and I was glad to see them there. Just enjoy your meal, dont feel out of place.