'Go ahead, I will still make more money than you': Server gets accused of getting the best section at restaurant, gives it up and still makes more in tips

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    Table - PETITENGET BLEND WORK FINL BROOL FATENA FUTER SKAL TRA EXHEP YOUR CHENATE ARENAL TRAHERE EXTER "Go ahead, I will still make more than you."
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    Font - Want my section because I make more money. Go ahead I will still make more than you. M ос This all happened about 18 years ago. I was a waitress for a Village Inn. I worked the morning shift because it had the most business. Now this is back when smoking was still allowed in restaurants and we had a smoking section and a non smoking section. Our seating chart was designed for this in mind and never changed even after the restaurant went full non smoking. Now on Sunday we had your wonderfu
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    Font - On the weekends we would have about 8 servers. This ment that smoking side had 2 while the other side had 6. So if you worked the smoking side you had 10 tables to take care of while the other servers had 4. Management knew I was good at what I did and would always put me in the biggest section on Sunday and I could take care of all 10 of the tables no problem. Now servers always talk about their tips and without fail I always made more than anyone else. This caused anger from some of the
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    Font - Management came to me and told me what was going on that's when we decided on malicious compliance. Ok you can have my section next Sunday I will take this small section. But since I am on the other side of the restaurant I will not be able to help you much. I then got to enjoy a less stressful Sunday did my job like normal turned my tables and made a ton of money. The other server was running around like crazy and not getting much done. At the end of the shift they learned that they made
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    Font - It was always great to hear the server say you can have your section back I don't want it ever again. Now this was not a 1 time thing this happened many times over the 5 years I worked there. Everytime it happened I still made more money. Everytime we would get a new server complain I just smiled and said go ahead take my section I could use a break.
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    Rectangle - Mdayofearth +3. 3 hr. ago Imagine actually being competent.
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    Font - kmj420 +2.3 hr. ago I'm not a server, but taking care of up to ten tables at once seems like a lot and someone best make sure they are competent before crying that they aren't in that section
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    Font - iwasthechubbylady . 3 hr. ago OP They just saw that I would make about $200 more than them and wanted the money. They didn't think about how hard it would be to keep up.
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    Font - purgruv 3 hr. ago Oh how the turned tables Vote mac2914 2 hr. ago Let me have a seat while you serve more puns. Vote Reply Share Reply Share . purgruv 2 hr. ago Vote I love me a yummy plate on words. Reply Share
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    Font - aimeehintz2015 - 3 hr. ago I used to work in a restaurant as the only server most days. We had 21 tables plus counter seats. Somehow I was one of 3 waitstaff that could take the whole restaurant on by myself plus help the cooks some. No hostess and only a dishwasher part of the time. I also knew to call for help when I needed it.
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    Font - We once had a server decide he didn't want to call for help because he didn't want to share tips. I happened to be driving by and saw how busy it was. Of course I stopped and ran in to help. He was telling everyone it was a 45-60 minute wait for food. I was able to knock every table out within 30 minutes.
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    Font - The amount of customers that called our boss to complain about him were obscene. Our boss never put him on a shift alone again. He ended up quitting a week later because he couldn't make the amount of tips we could.
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    Font - iwasthechubbylady OP . 3 hr. ago Had that happen too when working at a small dinner. Some people just can't handle the fast pace.
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    Font - tanntanatann. 2 hr. ago the church crowd are horrible if you aren't taking care of them right So much for "Love thy neighbor" and all the assorted BS
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    Rectangle - nefarious_bastard - 2 hr. ago I'm surprised the other servers didn't suggest pooling tips
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    Font - iwasthechubbylady OP . 2 hr. ago I would have quit on the spot. I would never work at a place that pools tips. I earned my tip money and I have worked with a ton of servers.
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    Font - secondphase 2 hr. ago OK.... But if you were the best, AND you made more money on the smaller section AND it was easier? .. Why not just keep the smaller section?
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    Font - iwasthechubbylady OP 2 hr. ago I like the challenge and staying busy and my boss didn't like the complaints. Also I had a ton of regulars who would only want me but would have to settle for someone else when I had the smaller section. When I had the bigger section I could accommodate more regulars. The regulars paid my bills and tipped me well.
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    Font - StormBeyond Time +2. 3 hr. ago Make sure you can do the job before whining you don't have the opportunity someone else does.

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