Comments on: Question of the Day: How Much Do You Tip Carside-to-Go? http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/ Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Darian http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80274 Darian Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:09:41 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80274 As an applebees carside to go employee let me tell you all we do is not just "walk to a car and hand people bags". At applebee's there is a person called an expediter or "expo" who looks over every plate over for proper doneness of meats,proper garnish,proper condiments,correct tempature accurate portion size,and the right plate presentation before the food goes out to the dining room.When you are an expo you put meals together one at a time and give them to servers.When you are a Carside employee you become the expo for all to go orders while still answering the phone, doing prep cooking for the line and running outside to deliver orders. To go customers are often the least patient because they drove to the resturaunt and dont want to sit in their car and if we miss the small window of that customers patience guess what? No tip for me.I'm sorry that I did not get to your car in 15 seconds while putting together 15+ orders and taking multiple hang up calls and legitimate orders on the phone. To say we should not be tipped is crazy if I made at least 2 dollars on those 15 orders I would be $30 richer since I make below minimum wage. I am not picky about tips a tip is a tip I dont even ask for 10-15% minumum but to say we do nothing and deserve such is ignorant. I know times are hard and not everyone can tip, but if you roll up in a mercedes dressed in a suit laughing at the monkey who does no deserve a tip.... You are just cruel. As an applebees carside to go employee let me tell you all we do is not just “walk to a car and hand people bags”. At applebee’s there is a person called an expediter or “expo” who looks over every plate over for proper doneness of meats,proper garnish,proper condiments,correct tempature accurate portion size,and the right plate presentation before the food goes out to the dining room.When you are an expo you put meals together one at a time and give them to servers.When you are a Carside employee you become the expo for all to go orders while still answering the phone, doing prep cooking for the line and running outside to deliver orders. To go customers are often the least patient because they drove to the resturaunt and dont want to sit in their car and if we miss the small window of that customers patience guess what? No tip for me.I’m sorry that I did not get to your car in 15 seconds while putting together 15+ orders and taking multiple hang up calls and legitimate orders on the phone. To say we should not be tipped is crazy if I made at least 2 dollars on those 15 orders I would be $30 richer since I make below minimum wage. I am not picky about tips a tip is a tip I dont even ask for 10-15% minumum but to say we do nothing and deserve such is ignorant. I know times are hard and not everyone can tip, but if you roll up in a mercedes dressed in a suit laughing at the monkey who does no deserve a tip…. You are just cruel.

]]> By: kennywhite http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80254 kennywhite Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:44:15 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80254 I definitely think people should be a little bit more courteous about tipping in the restaurant business. For all you guys who do not have much insight about the restaurant business let me give you some. Most people working in a restaurant (ex:) Olive garden, Applebee's, Red Robbin, Chilis etc... only get paid 8 dollars an hour. most like a good 98% only work four hours maybe six if your luck... So people in the restaurant business definitely rely on tips. It is NOT EXPECTED to tip but its more of a courteous decision... For example the cooks cook the food but servers and carside prepare it and garnish it... All the food has to be out in a specific time. For ex: for servering your only suppose to have no more than 4 tables of four people but sometimes guest do not understand that. so servers end up taking more tables so than everything gets backed up... drinks are suppose be take in 1 min. since the time the guest got sat. and 3 min for the drinks to come out... same goes for the food there is a specific time for everything... it doesnt seem that hard but when you have nine tables in a short amount of time it can be overwhelming. Servers try there hardest to accomdate your every needs. So everyone imagine youre working your but off and you try your best to make everything come out on time... and you find out that that table that you worked your but off didnt leave you anything no tip at all... now your left to bus your table and there mess... Its frustrating especially when you have bills to pay...Anyways carside works the same way. The cooks cook it carside prepares it, garnishies it, packages it. They bring it out to your car they are trying to accomdate you like if you where eating there. For ex: say you order a steak and you get home and you realize you forgot to ask for a1 sauce and you dont have any at home well your not at a restaurant so cant ask a server for it. but instead you get home and you realize they packaged some for you anyways. carside works just as hard and most people dont tip. Imagine if that was you... most people think they just run the food to the car but you really think a job consist of that? i want to know what job is that easy where you just stand around until the food is ready to be ran? so next time you guys order to go or go out to eat consider tipping or try to understand why they havent refilled your drink look around do they seem busy? give them the benefit of the doubt. And here is a little tip if you guys are never sure how much to tip you always multiply the tax by 2 and thats the tips theyre suppose to get but if you want to leave more lets say they did an outstanding job and you really like them then you multiply the tax by 2 and you add to dollars. I hope this information was helpful (: I definitely think people should be a little bit more courteous about tipping in the restaurant business.
For all you guys who do not have much insight about the restaurant business let me give you some. Most people working in a restaurant (ex:) Olive garden, Applebee’s, Red Robbin, Chilis etc… only get paid 8 dollars an hour. most like a good 98% only work four hours maybe six if your luck… So people in the restaurant business definitely rely on tips. It is NOT EXPECTED to tip but its more of a courteous decision… For example the cooks cook the food but servers and carside prepare it and garnish it… All the food has to be out in a specific time. For ex: for servering your only suppose to have no more than 4 tables of four people but sometimes guest do not understand that. so servers end up taking more tables so than everything gets backed up… drinks are suppose be take in 1 min. since the time the guest got sat. and 3 min for the drinks to come out… same goes for the food there is a specific time for everything… it doesnt seem that hard but when you have nine tables in a short amount of time it can be overwhelming. Servers try there hardest to accomdate your every needs. So everyone imagine youre working your but off and you try your best to make everything come out on time… and you find out that that table that you worked your but off didnt leave you anything no tip at all… now your left to bus your table and there mess… Its frustrating especially when you have bills to pay…Anyways carside works the same way. The cooks cook it carside prepares it, garnishies it, packages it. They bring it out to your car they are trying to accomdate you like if you where eating there. For ex: say you order a steak and you get home and you realize you forgot to ask for a1 sauce and you dont have any at home well your not at a restaurant so cant ask a server for it. but instead you get home and you realize they packaged some for you anyways. carside works just as hard and most people dont tip. Imagine if that was you… most people think they just run the food to the car but you really think a job consist of that? i want to know what job is that easy where you just stand around until the food is ready to be ran? so next time you guys order to go or go out to eat consider tipping or try to understand why they havent refilled your drink look around do they seem busy? give them the benefit of the doubt. And here is a little tip if you guys are never sure how much to tip you always multiply the tax by 2 and thats the tips theyre suppose to get but if you want to leave more lets say they did an outstanding job and you really like them then you multiply the tax by 2 and you add to dollars. I hope this information was helpful (:

]]> By: josh http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80235 josh Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:26 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80235 do you tip at subway, the gas station cashier, the grocery store cashier, stock boy, the oil change guy at the quick lube & all the other jobs that pay a mim wage if you think that you deserve more for your job talk to you boss about it the restaurant system is broken charge more for the food so you can pay your employees what they are worth & a tip can be ''tip'' for outstanding service if you want too! not because you have to because the cost of the meal does not include delivery to your table or you car btw I do tip car-side do you tip at subway, the gas station cashier, the grocery store cashier, stock boy, the oil change guy at the quick lube & all the other jobs that pay a mim wage if you think that you deserve more for your job talk to you boss about it the restaurant system is broken charge more for the food so you can pay your employees what they are worth & a tip can be ”tip” for outstanding service if you want too! not because you have to because the cost of the meal does not include delivery to your table or you car btw I do tip car-side

]]> By: Sharon http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80221 Sharon Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:40:21 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80221 We make much less than minimum wage because we are expected to get tips, although I rarely do. So small checks and barely any tips leave me unable to pay rent. We don't just answer the phone and bring the food out. I would say I'm the hardest worker in the restaurant, including the managers. I expo, run food, help servers, do the servers' side work, seat guests, sprint to answer the phone, help the cooks, prepare meals, bag meals, bus tables, and then take the food out. It's not an easy job, and it feels shitty to come home with 5 bucks at the end of the night. We should be tipped just as servers are tipped. We make much less than minimum wage because we are expected to get tips, although I rarely do. So small checks and barely any tips leave me unable to pay rent.
We don’t just answer the phone and bring the food out. I would say I’m the hardest worker in the restaurant, including the managers.
I expo, run food, help servers, do the servers’ side work, seat guests, sprint to answer the phone, help the cooks, prepare meals, bag meals, bus tables, and then take the food out.
It’s not an easy job, and it feels shitty to come home with 5 bucks at the end of the night.
We should be tipped just as servers are tipped.

]]> By: Curious http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80201 Curious Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:21:28 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80201 Based on a **few** posts here, some people sound like very rude, bitter waiters. If you acted as rude as you make yourselves sound in your posts when I came to your restaurant, I sure as hell wouldn't tip you very well. Just because you "work hard all day" doesn't mean that you automatically deserve a tip from me. If I come in as a customer, I deserve high quality service and good food. If you don't act polite and get the order right, you don;t deserve a good tip. You have to work hard for every customer, just like I wouldn't get paid if I messed up one of my clients at work. Based on a **few** posts here, some people sound like very rude, bitter waiters. If you acted as rude as you make yourselves sound in your posts when I came to your restaurant, I sure as hell wouldn’t tip you very well. Just because you “work hard all day” doesn’t mean that you automatically deserve a tip from me. If I come in as a customer, I deserve high quality service and good food. If you don’t act polite and get the order right, you don;t deserve a good tip. You have to work hard for every customer, just like I wouldn’t get paid if I messed up one of my clients at work.

]]> By: Applebuddy anonymous http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80198 Applebuddy anonymous Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:30:25 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80198 I have to say I am not surprised how many people have responded to this post. There are those that have done restaurant work who feel that tipping on to-gos is necessary, and then there are those who have no experience in the food industry and feel that tipping on to-gos is not something that should be done. My response, as a seasoned restaurant employee, is that tipping on to-go orders is essential. It is hard for some people to understand all of the work that goes into preparing a togo order but let me set the record straight. Servers take your orders, bring you drinks/refills, clean up after you once you have left, make sure the food you received is satisfactory, and get you anything you may need while dining. They do A LOT of work!! On the other hand, so does a carside employee. They take your order, timing it to fit your schedule sometimes, ring in your order and read it back to you to ensure that there are no errors, offer you things like A1, Heinz 57, ketchup, mustard, or extra dressings while you are on the phone because they want to make sure you have everything you want for your food once you get home. They also put the orders together. This DOES NOT simply consist of putting lids on things! They must make sure the food is prepared to your specifications, such as no egg on your salad because you are allergic, but add extra onions and tomatoes. Then they have to add garnishes and the dressings/condiments that you requested. They finish bagging the order making sure that everything is in the bags that needs to be. And yes sometimes a mistake is made by a carside employee and something gets forgotten. We are only human! Mistakes happen, and where I work we more than take care of you when something like this happens. While preparing everyones orders they must also be listening for the phone, running food out to cars, and handling guests that come inside to place/pick up an order. Not to mention, carside employees are usually expected to be helping out the servers throughout the night. Needless to say it can be a very stressful job. I have been doing carside for a few years and over the years I have developed regulars that understand the hard work I put into making their order perfect. I learn what they want and make sure each time they visit they get everything they need so that when they get home, pop the movie in, and get there food out everything will be there! I didn't mean to write a book on the subject, but this topic is one that I feel needs clarification. Tip to-go people!! They are taking care of you in ways you don't know! I have to say I am not surprised how many people have responded to this post. There are those that have done restaurant work who feel that tipping on to-gos is necessary, and then there are those who have no experience in the food industry and feel that tipping on to-gos is not something that should be done. My response, as a seasoned restaurant employee, is that tipping on to-go orders is essential. It is hard for some people to understand all of the work that goes into preparing a togo order but let me set the record straight. Servers take your orders, bring you drinks/refills, clean up after you once you have left, make sure the food you received is satisfactory, and get you anything you may need while dining. They do A LOT of work!! On the other hand, so does a carside employee. They take your order, timing it to fit your schedule sometimes, ring in your order and read it back to you to ensure that there are no errors, offer you things like A1, Heinz 57, ketchup, mustard, or extra dressings while you are on the phone because they want to make sure you have everything you want for your food once you get home. They also put the orders together. This DOES NOT simply consist of putting lids on things! They must make sure the food is prepared to your specifications, such as no egg on your salad because you are allergic, but add extra onions and tomatoes. Then they have to add garnishes and the dressings/condiments that you requested. They finish bagging the order making sure that everything is in the bags that needs to be. And yes sometimes a mistake is made by a carside employee and something gets forgotten. We are only human! Mistakes happen, and where I work we more than take care of you when something like this happens. While preparing everyones orders they must also be listening for the phone, running food out to cars, and handling guests that come inside to place/pick up an order. Not to mention, carside employees are usually expected to be helping out the servers throughout the night. Needless to say it can be a very stressful job. I have been doing carside for a few years and over the years I have developed regulars that understand the hard work I put into making their order perfect. I learn what they want and make sure each time they visit they get everything they need so that when they get home, pop the movie in, and get there food out everything will be there! I didn’t mean to write a book on the subject, but this topic is one that I feel needs clarification. Tip to-go people!! They are taking care of you in ways you don’t know!

]]> By: Kayla http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80169 Kayla Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:31:58 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80169 I have previously worked as a carside to go employee... We worked harder than the regular waitors in the restaurant...we were responsible for taking an order over the phone which was often crackly and required a lot of repeating... place the order into the computer... putting each meal together in the kitchen (other than the cooking of course)....memorizing all of the sides there are to an order, putting each side, each topping into a separate container...while watching the in-house waitors only pick up the already prepared for them order....and take it to a table...same as with the drinks. we often had to take orders out in the snow, rain, blistering hot...you name it. Of course, I am not trying to downplay the difficulty of being an in-house waitor...I understand that they do a lot of work, especially when balancing several tables at a time... I am simply stating my personal experience... This may have been due to poor management...maybe the waitors around me were just lazy and not very efficient....and then again maybe i'm tooting my own horn a little... I recommend tipping a carside to go waitor just as much as you would tip your waitor inside the restaurant. I have previously worked as a carside to go employee…

We worked harder than the regular waitors in the restaurant…we were responsible for taking an order over the phone which was often crackly and required a lot of repeating…
place the order into the computer…
putting each meal together in the kitchen (other than the cooking of course)….memorizing all of the sides there are to an order, putting each side, each topping into a separate container…while watching the in-house waitors only pick up the already prepared for them order….and take it to a table…same as with the drinks.
we often had to take orders out in the snow, rain, blistering hot…you name it.

Of course, I am not trying to downplay the difficulty of being an in-house waitor…I understand that they do a lot of work, especially when balancing several tables at a time… I am simply stating my personal experience…

This may have been due to poor management…maybe the waitors around me were just lazy and not very efficient….and then again maybe i’m tooting my own horn a little…

I recommend tipping a carside to go waitor just as much as you would tip your waitor inside the restaurant.

]]> By: carside server http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80159 carside server Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:11:34 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80159 I am a carside to go server. I have been one for about a year nowand I can tell you it isn't easy. I understand that many people don't realize that you should tip us however we do do a lot. How Kathryn described her job is perfect. Thats my typical day on carside. The carside servers usually need more menu knowledge than an actual server does and they have to know how to work in a kitchen and put the foods together. The food rarely comes fully prepared there are little things that we add that if you didn't get you would probably complain about. If you didn't get your dressings for your salad or your bleu cheese for your wings you would probably call back pretty angry. We make sure your food also comes out to perfection for example if your fries need to be well done and your burger needs to be MR with the bacon and lettuce on the side we make sure that happens. Also carside is responsible for running food to tables. We then have to ask if you need anything else and if you want another soda or someextra dressing your server doesnt get that we do. And I'm sorry to tell you patience, paul h, amy and Cameron but we do more work than a server does. And trust me i have waited on cars before. I took an order outside in the rain yesterday. I came in soaked and then packed the customer's foodand then was tipped nothing. To anyone who doesn't tip us because they believe we are fast food and are the same as McDonalds, please tell me does mcdonalds actually walk out to the car to see you? And would you ever even think of not tipping your server? Well then we deserve the same respect. Especially because we aren't given tip share from the servers or the bar. So please if you get carside to go leave something bc we do a lot for you with making sure your food is perfect, so help us out. I am a carside to go server. I have been one for about a year nowand I can tell you it isn’t easy. I understand that many people don’t realize that you should tip us however we do do a lot. How Kathryn described her job is perfect. Thats my typical day on carside. The carside servers usually need more menu knowledge than an actual server does and they have to know how to work in a kitchen and put the foods together. The food rarely comes fully prepared there are little things that we add that if you didn’t get you would probably complain about. If you didn’t get your dressings for your salad or your bleu cheese for your wings you would probably call back pretty angry. We make sure your food also comes out to perfection for example if your fries need to be well done and your burger needs to be MR with the bacon and lettuce on the side we make sure that happens. Also carside is responsible for running food to tables. We then have to ask if you need anything else and if you want another soda or someextra dressing your server doesnt get that we do. And I’m sorry to tell you patience, paul h, amy and Cameron but we do more work than a server does. And trust me i have waited on cars before. I took an order outside in the rain yesterday. I came in soaked and then packed the customer’s foodand then was tipped nothing. To anyone who doesn’t tip us because they believe we are fast food and are the same as McDonalds, please tell me does mcdonalds actually walk out to the car to see you? And would you ever even think of not tipping your server? Well then we deserve the same respect. Especially because we aren’t given tip share from the servers or the bar. So please if you get carside to go leave something bc we do a lot for you with making sure your food is perfect, so help us out.

]]> By: Jason http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80132 Jason Thu, 06 May 2010 19:28:41 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80132 I usually tip around 10%, give or take. However, if I spend a lot of time waiting, I have no problem tipping less or not at all. I usually tip around 10%, give or take. However, if I spend a lot of time waiting, I have no problem tipping less or not at all.

]]> By: Chris http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80072 Chris Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:28:07 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80072 I am currently a server and the carside person at applebees. Carside is harder and more stressful than serving. Yes, "Paul H" we could take 60 orders in a hour but I average 55 orders working 6 days a week or 30 hours. Thus making us depend on what little money that people guests leave us. Live a week in our shoes and maybe you wouldn't be inconsiderate. For all of the people that do tip 10-15% thank you and remember we appreciate alot! I am currently a server and the carside person at applebees. Carside is harder and more stressful than serving. Yes, “Paul H” we could take 60 orders in a hour but I average 55 orders working 6 days a week or 30 hours. Thus making us depend on what little money that people guests leave us. Live a week in our shoes and maybe you wouldn’t be inconsiderate. For all of the people that do tip 10-15% thank you and remember we appreciate alot!

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