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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBanker Leaves 1% Tip On $133 Lunch Bill In Defiance of 'The 99%'
Typical. I used to sling coffee in SF's financial district (Half-decaf nonfat latte with extra foam and some child's tears). The only thing new here is the brazen elitism.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/banker-1-percent-tip-receipt_n_1299280.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2&pLid=138350
Booster
(10,021 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)And if not, I hope they got that guy's name and description and the restaurant refuses to serve him in the future.
Raine
(30,540 posts)when you stiff a hard worker on a tip they're likely to remember and have their ways of payback.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)This guy should be exposed to the world, this is outrageous. He signed on the check - get a real job - and then gives a dollar tip, wow, this dude makes Gordon Gekko look nice.
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)In my world, this is the behavior I expect from them.
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)small tip, small penis.
TlalocW
(15,391 posts)He'll regret it... Or maybe he won't know to regret it. I'm not bragging, but I always tip well - not because I'm a big shot, but because I'm afraid that I'll be remembered, and my future orders will have loogies or worse in them.
TlalocW
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)lolly
(3,248 posts)Chocolate pie, anyone?
Suich
(10,642 posts)saras
(6,670 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)he should be given 1% of the service generally provided. "Sir - you need to go to the cashier, as if you were eating carry out to place your order.... Sir your meal is ready, it has been placed on the bar - you can go get it whenever you are ready for it (no reason not to still be pleasant)... Sir the fountain is to the left side of the room if you want more beverage that is where you can refill (okay even this advice has now passed the 1% of effort required).... Sir your 1% tip has been fulfilled - you have your appetizers but the rest of the meal requires you to provide your own service. Have a pleasant meal!
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)This did not shock me at all.
madamesilverspurs
(15,806 posts)Obviously quite well off, he and his wife and kids had dinner. Lobster, expensive wine, fancy dessert. He lectured his family about everything during the meal, they spoke very little. As I presented the check he started in on another lecture about people who expect something extra for doing something they're already getting paid for. Not in the least surprised by the 75 cents he left on the table, I picked up the coins and followed him out the door. In front of other customers and his family I returned the pittance, explaining that "You obviously need it far worse than I do." His wife was embarrassed, he turned scarlett but kept his mouth shut. The oldest kids (maybe 14, 16) gave him the disgusted teenager look. In hindsight, I feel bad for the kids; they probably got another lecture.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)...might lead to him having a personal meeting with santorum next time he drops by.
And yes, that's deliberately uncapitalized.
R.Blue
(35 posts)Hopefully he or she will become recognized and have their food messed with next time. Treat people like shit, and they'll do that right back to the banker.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)If every server (and presumably, cook, dishwasher, and bus-person) were to "get a real job", then where the hell will he get his meals? He'd no longer have the convenience of eating out during work hours, or for that matter, of treating clients to a good meal.
I hope the maitre d' tripped him on the way out.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)Maybe what he needs for meal-choices is nothing more than a vending machine. He doesn't have to tip it, and he doesn't have to deal with real people. Problem solved!
MADem
(135,425 posts)onethatcares
(16,184 posts)not the name of the asshole that did that. hmmmmm that's wierd.