Phaedrus: Now Here’s A Tip For You

Phaedrus: Both my kids work in restaurants, work hard and enjoy it. The closest I came was spending one night slicing limes and washes glasses in a nightclub when I was 15, the next night two waiters didn’t show up and I was waiting tables. Dropped a pitcher of Sangria and six glasses at my first table. The owner was standing there and said, “Get another pitcher and take the Sangria off first.” He started picking up the broken glass while I went and refilled the order. Later, he told me not to give the table a check. When I informed the customer, he gave me a $100 tip. After work that night the owner called me into his office and told me a disaster story about his first night working in the nightclub business and then he gave me a $100 tip. I made $350 that night (good money in 1972).

Question: What size of tip do you usually give?