I worked in a restaurant during my sophomore and junior years in college. I could go on all day about the horrors I endured while waiting on tables. It was these horrors that made me appreciate the work servers do when I dine while on the campaign trail.
Servers are paid $2.13 per hour from their employers. The current rate for any other profession is $7.15 per hour. The other $5.02 per hour is supposed to come from tips. Servers don’t just wait on tables – they also make sure the condiments are full. They vacuum and mop floors and clean the bathrooms. Let’s not forget they clean tables after every customer to assure you have a clean table when you are seated. (Some people are impatient and sit at a table before a server cleans the table off from the last customer – this is a no-no!)
To get a deeper understanding of what a server goes through day-in and day-out, below are a couple of blogs.
Do You Do That at Home?
F*ck my Table (NOTE: The letter “u” was replaced with an asterisk because my mother reads my blog.)
Contrary to popular belief, not every server will become a Hollywood star. Many of them have children and live solely on what they make at work. Remember that they are servers and not servants.
If you spend $50 on dinner, the tip should be AT LEAST $7.50. But let’s assume you are a good tipper and tip 20% ($10.00). Because you are a good tipper does not give you a license to treat another person rudely. Would you want to be treated like crap for a few extra dollars?
If you dine out during the Christmas season, please respect your server and realize how much work it takes to make your dining experience a pleasure.
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December 11, 2010
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Ahmnodt Heare for President 
A Salute to Servers
I worked in a restaurant during my sophomore and junior years in college. I could go on all day about the horrors I endured while waiting on tables. It was these horrors that made me appreciate the work servers do when I dine while on the campaign trail.
Servers are paid $2.13 per hour from their employers. The current rate for any other profession is $7.15 per hour. The other $5.02 per hour is supposed to come from tips. Servers don’t just wait on tables – they also make sure the condiments are full. They vacuum and mop floors and clean the bathrooms. Let’s not forget they clean tables after every customer to assure you have a clean table when you are seated. (Some people are impatient and sit at a table before a server cleans the table off from the last customer – this is a no-no!)
To get a deeper understanding of what a server goes through day-in and day-out, below are a couple of blogs.
Do You Do That at Home?
F*ck my Table (NOTE: The letter “u” was replaced with an asterisk because my mother reads my blog.)
Contrary to popular belief, not every server will become a Hollywood star. Many of them have children and live solely on what they make at work. Remember that they are servers and not servants.
If you spend $50 on dinner, the tip should be AT LEAST $7.50. But let’s assume you are a good tipper and tip 20% ($10.00). Because you are a good tipper does not give you a license to treat another person rudely. Would you want to be treated like crap for a few extra dollars?
If you dine out during the Christmas season, please respect your server and realize how much work it takes to make your dining experience a pleasure.
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December 11, 2010 Posted by Ahmnodt Heare | commentary | dining out, minimum wage, restaurant, servers, tips | 4 Comments