Do you know how to tip?

I'm a waitress... still. I get paid 2.33/hr + tips. Thank god I work in a nicer place now. At a past job I actually had a dickhead pay with a credit card and tell me, "My not leaving you a tip in no way reflects on your service. You did a great job." yeah. I couldn't help it... I responded with, "Sir, telling me that doesn't pay my bills. Tips pay my bills. Have a nice evening." I then ran to the back cooler for a swear fest interspersed with a few incoherent screeches of rage.

I also love the towering members of society that pull up in a lexus or bmw, pay with a $100 bill, and leave less than 10% if they leave anything. Guess we know how they bought their fancy car. >.<

General Tipping Guidelines for the masses -

• Anything less than 12 - 15 % is costing your server money. We get taxed based off of our sales each day.
• Anything less than 10% is just ridiculously insulting. Keep your damn change, you obviously need it more than I do.
• If I did a good job and you were happy with everything you should try to leave approximately 20% of the bill - more if you were drinking alcoholic beverages.
• You'd be amazed at how many places require their servers to tip out. That means the bartender takes a cut, the bus person takes a cut and the cooks take a cut - all of whom make a much better hourly wage than the server does - generally 10% of the total tips to EACH. That leaves the poor server with only 70% of what you gave her and her measly 2.33/hr. 70% of 10% or less is pretty much nothing. Think about it.