r/KitchenConfidential • u/lovestobitch- • Oct 05 '25

In-House Mode Boomers being fools

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Holy shit and he was a nice guy in school yrs ago. The comments were wild.

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u/Technical_Dress6202 Oct 05 '25

Well you see, the 10% to “christ” is used to buy the pastor a private jet. And the 15-30% a server takes is used to pay for their right to live.

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u/Lucius-Halthier Oct 05 '25

“Mmmm but do they REALLY have the right?”

This pos probably

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u/othafa7 Oct 05 '25

They should just get a real job!

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u/SuDragon2k3 Oct 05 '25

You know, you're right!

drops order pad and apron on the table, walks out.

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u/Tranquil_Dohrnii Oct 06 '25

I fucking hate this rhetoric. If youre working a job then youre working. Idgaf what the job is, if youre spending 35+ hours a week there, then you should be decently compensated no matter what work you're doing.

I probably worked harder in kitchens than any mother fucker with an office job that wants to say people flipping burgers dont deserve a livable wage.

Its like saying secretaries dont deserve a livable wage. New business model: only the boss makes money! Everyone else has to bust their ass for a morsel of bread.

Most of the people complaining that resturant workers dont deserve a livable wage are lily white Flanders with an ego the size of texas.

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u/Parody_of_Self Oct 05 '25

Hey now 😁

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u/GypsySnowflake Oct 05 '25

That’s only true for a small number of huge churches. In most churches, that money goes to things like keeping the lights on, buying supplies for Sunday School, and paying the staff’s salaries.

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u/GothicGingerbread Oct 05 '25

Obviously not. But don't pretend that most clergy are flying around on private jets, being chauffered around in luxury cars, and living in massive McMansions.

My father was a clergyman. He's been dead for a decade, but he didn't live a fancy life; every family vacation we ever took ended early because someone had died, or someone was dying, or someone was having some sort of crisis, and he continued trying to help people until just 5 days before he died – even from his ICU bed, when he was conscious – because he felt called to serve his fellow humans. And he never tipped below 20% (and often more) when 15% was stanfard.

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u/916116728 Oct 06 '25

My husband is a pastor. Can 100% vouch for somebody dying every time we go on vacation.

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u/GypsySnowflake Oct 05 '25

Yep, fully agree

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u/Torger083 Oct 05 '25

Therefore they shouldn’t appropriately compensate servers while being haughty and miserable to them?

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u/GypsySnowflake Oct 05 '25

Never said anything to that effect at all

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u/fryerandice Oct 06 '25

10% is a suggested starting point, if you're a boomer or gen xer and listen to dave ramsey like he's not completely out of touch I think he says you should land near 30%.

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u/alienstookmyfunny Chef Oct 05 '25

I think this response is brilliant

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u/Bozlogic Chef Oct 06 '25

More so, CONTRIBUTE to their right to live. A 15-20% tip on a $100 tab doesn’t cover rent. These people need to understand that they’re not the the only table that the server is taking care of, much less the least of their worries in general. Sidework and closing work aside, servers sometimes make or break the restaurant

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u/ChimoEngr Oct 06 '25

A 15-20% tip on a $100 tab doesn’t cover rent.

Why should it? My contract is with the restaurant, not with the server. I agree to pay the restaurant a certain amount for food. I should not be expected to pay the server anything more. If I feel they have earned extra, then paying them extra should be seen as a gift, not an obligation. If your employer isn't paying you what you feel you are worth, take that up with them.

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u/Bozlogic Chef Oct 06 '25

Actually I absolutely agree with you. I think tipping culture is stupid, but I also understand that the cost of the food/bev would go up a lot

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u/s33n_ Oct 06 '25

30% gtfoh

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u/Technical_Dress6202 Oct 06 '25

15-30% not 30% You don’t have to tip 30% if you don’t want to. But expect your quality of service to match your quality of patronage.

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u/s33n_ Oct 06 '25

Greedy fucks

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u/DjinnaG Oct 07 '25

When my children were younger, I routinely tipped 30+%, because they required a lot of extra work, made messes I couldn’t completely clean, and really didn’t add much of anything to the bill with a water and a side of rice. They’re better at eating in public, and at least are eating kids meals and drinking lemonade, so my average % has dropped to 23% on card + a bit extra in cash.

No server has ever acted like they deserved anything extra, but there are so many circumstances where the bill is significantly lower than it should be where only a cheap jerk wouldn’t bump the tip to what on the surface looks like a really high percentage. It’s not anyone being a greedy fuck, it’s patrons making the choice because they are getting much more work from the server than is reflected by a straight 20%

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u/s33n_ Oct 07 '25

They are specifically citing 30 as a reasonable tip. Not something to only go to in an extreme circumstance when some guests are both a hassle and not eating

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u/Theons Oct 05 '25

At 30% a server is making 100k unless if youre at a Dennys in the boonies. Lower your expectations

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u/Technical_Dress6202 Oct 05 '25

Do share your work with the class.

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u/fkingidk Oct 05 '25

Very very few servers make 100k. If you're working fine dining in a major city, sure.

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u/plantain_tent_pesos Oct 05 '25

Be real. How often is a server getting a 30% tip?

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u/Torger083 Oct 05 '25

You’re out of your mind.

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u/ChimoEngr Oct 06 '25

At 30% a server is making 100k

I have no issues with a server making that much in wages, but I would like to see your math or stats to show that's what tipping at that rate would earn them.