This is pretty fucking smart.Originally Posted by boost
Since we're on the subject, a very effective trick is to convince the manager that there are too many servers on the shift. Managers want to cut hours, so they are easy to convince. When you are successful at convincing them, the worst that can happen is that your tip average goes down, but this is more than made up for by the fact that your overall sales go up significantly. But the best is when they manager cuts too many people, and it is clear to all the customers that there are not enough servers on hand. Your tip average either doesn't suffer, or it goes up, while your total sales of course go up as well. In both cases you make more money, and in both cases the customer gets worse service.
note: Don't stiff your server next time a place you're eating at is short staffed. This could completely be a scheduling error on the manager's part, and the server may have no hand in this.
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