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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Thought i’d share from a CBC article.
"Briefly, I worked as a waiter at a fine dining establishment. One night we had a party that spent $5,000 on dinner. We had a mandatory 10 per cent tip for large bills, however most tables paid much more as a big meal means a lot of work for the wait staff.
After paying the bill for the table, the patriarch of this particularly frugal family pulled me aside, gave me a pat on the back and told me that I did a great job. He then proceeded to hand me a toonie and two quarters."
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so the waiter got a $502.50 tip for the night, not bad at all. Some people work a week for that much. What's the point?