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A 30-year-old woman went to dinner with her mother, marking an important occasion: her mom was meeting her boyfriend’s mother for the first time. They arrived 30 minutes early and were seated without problems.
Although the restaurant was not busy, the waitress took 20 minutes to approach them and didn’t greet them. The drinks that arrived 15 minutes later were incorrect.
The woman’s mother politely pointed out the mistakes, but the waitress responded with eye rolls and no apology. The woman then went to the bathroom and overheard the waitress complaining to staff about “a Black table” and claiming they don’t tip well. The woman realized this was directed at them as the only Black patrons in the restaurant.
When she returned, the waitress’s attitude shifted drastically with the arrival of the woman’s boyfriend and his white mother. The service became excellent after that.
Despite the rocky start, the evening went well, and the woman decided to pay the bill. When the waitress brought the payment machine, the woman entered a 0% tip. The waitress noticed and asked if there was a mistake, to which the woman replied no and explained her reason based on what she had overheard.
The waitress looked shocked and nervous, while the woman left with her party. Later, the boyfriend’s mother suggested that leaving a small tip might have shown better character. The woman is now reflecting on whether she should have left a tip to avoid the awkwardness.
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Agree. When I worked in service, I noticed the “trend” of who tipped and who didn’t tip (the trends didn’t just apply to black people). But I still gave the same level of service to everyone, even if they were regulars that I knew for a fact would or wouldn’t tip well. Giving bad service to someone doesn’t make my day any better or make me any more money. I’m being paid to be there and provide service, so that’s what I did. Enough people tipped well enough that I was generally happy at the end of the day.
Honestly, she needs to learn that lesson the hard way – be kind to people, don’t stereotype and discriminate, and don’t talk badly behind peoples back. You’re not TAH, she is TAH.
Exactly! I’m white, waited tables long ago, and NEVER had a Black table tip me poorly. In fact, once management let everyone go because it was slow, only to have the whole dining room fill – at midnight, leaving only me. I got a large, mixed party. It was impossible to give good service, being the only waitress, a d I had an attitude. Black guy paid and tipped GENEROUSLY. I did not deserve it.
The Black guy? Baseball champ Daryl Strawberry. I had no idea. But I never forget what a gentleman he was.
Top_Airport6285 writes:Nah, you pulled a discreet, classy power move on that racist, mate. I think you did it perfectly. WTH is bf’s mother thinking trying to lecture you about it? What would she know about it?
