Sure, servers get a salary, usually something close to minimum wage, enough to cover their costs of gas and paying for the automobile that gets them to and from their jobs and a meal, they rely on their tips more than their salary. For most of them it's not a career, it's something they do while they're in school, inbetween jobs, part-time, etc. and unless you've been in the business, you have no idea how tough it can be. Like Lexi, I waitressed in high school. Fortunately I don't remember ever being dissapointed with the tips I got, and I worked for my father who did not give me any salary, it was my obligation as his daughter to pitch in and work for him. Before I was old enough to wait on tables, I worked in the kitchen, washed the pots and pans, swept and mopped the floors and other prep work before we opened for business.
In the US it is customary to leave a 15% tip when they've performed their job correctly. In many upscale establishments, a 15% gratuity is automatically added to the bill before it is presented to you, probably because there are so many snobs that think they are so high and mighty, well above the servers and they would snub them of their tips if given the opportunity.
In the US it is customary to leave a 15% tip when they've performed their job correctly. In many upscale establishments, a 15% gratuity is automatically added to the bill before it is presented to you, probably because there are so many snobs that think they are so high and mighty, well above the servers and they would snub them of their tips if given the opportunity.

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