Comments on: Schedule Change For Local Waitress Means Goodbye Church Crowd, Hello Tips http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/ Christian Humor, Satire, Parody, News Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:07:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Graeme http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-4160 Graeme Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:27:38 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-4160 This needs to be printed out and nailed to the front door (all of the hundreds of front doors) at Willow Creek Community Church... not that it will do any good, other than provide a cathartic release for all of the servers and restaurants at the SE corner of Barrington & Higgins Rd. ;-) This needs to be printed out and nailed to the front door (all of the hundreds of front doors) at Willow Creek Community Church… not that it will do any good, other than provide a cathartic release for all of the servers and restaurants at the SE corner of Barrington & Higgins Rd. ;-)

]]> By: Tracy http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 Tracy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:29:22 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-3523 Actually, there's no such thing as a mandatory tip, they'll add it on, but you're not required to pay it. And also, being a Christian and a former waitress I found this to be true so many times. If you, as a dinner have a problem with the amount of a decent tip, don't go out and/or lobby that the restaurant minimum wage be raised to the state minimum. I used to only make $2.45/hour and without those tips I couldn't make a living! It shouldn't be up to the dinner to pay their wages, but until it is, help them out a little! Actually, there’s no such thing as a mandatory tip, they’ll add it on, but you’re not required to pay it. And also, being a Christian and a former waitress I found this to be true so many times. If you, as a dinner have a problem with the amount of a decent tip, don’t go out and/or lobby that the restaurant minimum wage be raised to the state minimum. I used to only make $2.45/hour and without those tips I couldn’t make a living! It shouldn’t be up to the dinner to pay their wages, but until it is, help them out a little!

]]> By: maria http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 maria Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:10 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-2869 Iam working person and i put in 12 hrs of work a day and iam paid 130 for a month and God has blessed me with it .by Gods grace there are no debts my two girls are in college. if you live in gods ways u will be blessed what others do you dont worry you should walk in gods path dont work on a sunday that is the lord day. Iam working person and i put in 12 hrs of work a day and iam paid 130 for a month and God has blessed me with it .by Gods grace there are no debts my two girls are in college. if you live in gods ways u will be blessed what others do you dont worry you should walk in gods path dont work on a sunday that is the lord day.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Charlie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-1932 HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

]]> By: Dan http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Dan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:53:40 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-1753 There's 2 sides to every story, and I've seen both of this one. I work for a "Christian" company, and I constantly hear about "good stewardship". What that means is working 55-80 hours a week for 36 hours pay. (I took a 10% paycut based on the "lower cost of living" when I moved here. Turned out that the cost of living was HIGHER.) However, I worked food service and delivered pizzas to put myself through college, and I was stiffed more often than not. So now, if we can't afford a tip, we don't go out. I'm glad that Philbeck can afford cable, cause we can't. Here's a question, though : since dining prices have more than kept up with inflation since the 80s and early 90s when I did it, how come the standard for tips back then was 10%, and it is now required to be 15%+? That's an additional 5% PLUS inflation? I wish MY paycheck increased that way... What really infuriates me, though, are mandatory 18% tips (we have 7 children, well-behaved and not very messy). So where's the incentive to do a good job, when you have guaranteed pay? We once had the waitress take the mandatory tip off the bill : we then gave her more than that amount. Why? It was about the principle. Oh, and she did an exceptional job. There’s 2 sides to every story, and I’ve seen both of this one.

I work for a “Christian” company, and I constantly hear about “good stewardship”. What that means is working 55-80 hours a week for 36 hours pay. (I took a 10% paycut based on the “lower cost of living” when I moved here. Turned out that the cost of living was HIGHER.)

However, I worked food service and delivered pizzas to put myself through college, and I was stiffed more often than not. So now, if we can’t afford a tip, we don’t go out. I’m glad that Philbeck can afford cable, cause we can’t.

Here’s a question, though : since dining prices have more than kept up with inflation since the 80s and early 90s when I did it, how come the standard for tips back then was 10%, and it is now required to be 15%+? That’s an additional 5% PLUS inflation? I wish MY paycheck increased that way…

What really infuriates me, though, are mandatory 18% tips (we have 7 children, well-behaved and not very messy). So where’s the incentive to do a good job, when you have guaranteed pay? We once had the waitress take the mandatory tip off the bill : we then gave her more than that amount. Why? It was about the principle. Oh, and she did an exceptional job.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.holyobserver.com/schedule-change-for-waitress-means-goodbye-church-crowd-hello-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Amanda Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:54:59 +0000 http://holyobserver.marcusjames.us/?p=113#comment-1140 What a horrible story!! What a horrible story!!

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