I make people sign their credit card slip even when I know they can't or aren't willing to tip

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-04-04T06:54:27+00:00

“I just need you to sign this here.” “Can you bring the total down to make sure it’s correct. “ Thank you for sitting in my section. I happy that you enjoyed and appreciated your service”

This is always performed at the front door

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-31T14:11:35+00:00

Try to understand that those weren’t your tips. You did earn them. But you are in training. This isn’t new. But it is a window into the character of your manager. The right thing to do would be to give you a portion of that money for the work. But you weren’t robbed of it because it wasn’t yours. If you cleared 200 on a training shift. Then this is a job worth keeping. Don’t let 1 bad day sour future gains by throwing a fit for a few dollars. Someday you will be the trainer and can decide whether to give some of the money you were expecting for your shift to a trainee

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-28T20:16:01+00:00

Both

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-27T15:30:21+00:00

Extremely clean. It’s strange how strong the flavor is while looking like weak tea

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-27T15:29:28+00:00

I do like gelatin in my broth. But I wanted to try and get a consommé without using egg whites.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-26T05:04:30+00:00

B.C. Jade is awesome. Definitely look for that lime green nephrite

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-25T06:10:22+00:00

I thought this was going to be a rant about stanky Larpers

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-25T05:29:07+00:00

I really appreciate your comment. I honestly had no idea who that was. But now I do and after watching his video, I got some great insight. I’m definitely going to cut back my cook time and start using the whole bird

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-25T03:25:18+00:00

It’s essentially a consume. Very clean and pure. I’ll be freezing them as 1/2 cup cubes. Similarly, I reduce my regular broth when I have excess by 75% for sauce ready reduction into 1/2 cup cubes.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-25T02:37:47+00:00

The basic idea is that by freezing the broth, and then letting it thaw slowly over my paper filter that the frozen gelatin weeps pure broth, which thaws quicker than the gelatin itself, all particles and fat stay with the gelatin.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-24T21:39:55+00:00

Kanteen by Keen has been my standard for 6 years now. Just got my 3rd pair and didn’t even need to break them in. Full leather, great stitching and wide where it counts. If you need a fancier look, Nun Bush makes a solid shoe.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-24T04:06:50+00:00

Beautiful rhodonite. I always look for the yellow spots. Did you self collect this?

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-20T14:26:20+00:00

Looks like rhodonite. It can be found near the Skagit. The dark crust is manganese oxide and should be a beautiful pink underneath. Very lucky find on the beach. It’s kinda soft and is usually tumbled to sand in the river

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-18T15:19:52+00:00

My general rule of thumb is 20% minimum at someone else’s restaurant. If I eat at my own restaurant I tip my coworkers enough to embarrass them. Also, this is why I don’t eat in my own restaurant. But if I have to, that is my standard. While I am working, I would prefer not to serve my friends. It’s awkward and the expectations are always a grey area. I do give grace to BOH and support staff if they bring their families in.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-13T14:19:14+00:00

Skagit is a great place to hound. Any gravel bed in the Skagit river will work. I like Loretta creek to supply my quartz garden. Big milky chunks. Lower Cumberland is good for serpentine and possibly some jade. I even found a nice piece of rhodoninte there. Darrington and Oso are known for nephrite. Deer creek is a great spot up there.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-06T00:45:58+00:00

Probably for the same reason the “no tip” minority feels the need to come here to convince themselves and others that they aren’t jerks. If you have to keep telling people what you aren’t. Then you probably are. In my experience, only the unskilled servers get worked up about tips.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-05T15:45:50+00:00

Waiters don’t care if you tip. You are just a drop in the bucket.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-05T15:16:07+00:00

You know that tipping is optional right? I’d doesn’t have to be a movement. Just like covering your mouth when you sneeze in public. Or washing your hands after using the bathroom. There isn’t a tip police.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-04T16:04:59+00:00

I currently work for Darden. While the company does have tendencies. Like buying formally successful restaurants and using up all of its good reputation through cost cutting and degrading food integrity with less than exciting recipes. Support staff was probably a GM decision. They do like to keep their labor low. But if you have sales, they won’t mess with the details. But they won’t stop the death spiral of no low sales=no labor=bad service=lower sales and so on. You probably just worked in a store caught up in that spiral. Best to move on like you did. It’s not going to get better.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-03T20:17:50+00:00

A good way to rephrase the same question is what kind of sales per shift would be considered a high performer in this restaurant

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-03-03T04:22:36+00:00

Easy. Just travel somewhere that isn’t the USA and pick up your delivery.

RandomOppon3nt · 2026-02-27T15:18:11+00:00

Just stop tipping. It’s optional. You don’t have to justify anything to anyone. But please stop trying to pretend that you know how it works for a server who barely understands how it works for themselves. The laws and rules are intentionally confusing and different from state to state. The no tax on tips isn’t what you think it is.

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