Eating out is one of life’s simple pleasures — if you’re the customer, that is. Whenever you walk into a restaurant to have a meal, there’s a whole host of people working behind the scenes to make sure your every need is catered to. In return, it’s important to show your appreciation for this, including everything from your manners to how much you tip . However, how far we should take our eating out etiquette can be a contentious subject, as one video has recently proved. After going for a meal…

In a short and not-so-sweet TikTok post, restaurant server @kaybaltazar retaliates against some hypothetical rude customers by applying a 20% tip to their bill. Turns out people have some very mixed feelings about automatic gratuity. The video went viral, gaining over 1 million views and hundreds of comments. While some chanted words of support, others dragged OP for the snarky video and preached their hot takes on tipping etiquette. @kaybaltazar was present in the comments, asserting that the v

It can be a mean and unforgiving old world out there, and few people know that better than those who have to work with the general public. Hell hath no fury like an entitled customer ready to yell at a minimum wage worker , who more often than not has a lot on their plate before someone decides to get angry. To make things worse, many of those working in the hospitality industry are dependent on gaining tips and they are not always as generous as they could be. This is something which TikToker …

It's not an easy job.

With its long hours and temperamental pay, working in hospitality is not the easiest job at the best of times. Working in the middle of a pandemic has only made it that much harder. When you don’t work in this kind of environment, it’s easy to be oblivious to the worst of these working conditions . One customer received an unwelcome shock when they witnessed their stressed out server bear the full force of a rant by an angry café Karen. @kkillen My first wild Karen ##karen ##waitress ##okaykare…

Not something you see in every restaurant.

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