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/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= 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!

]]> By: Justine http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80070 Justine Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:55:31 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80070 Okay just to clarify something what was said... yes it sucks when someone doesn't tip you when you are waiting tables or working to go, and yes that is especially true because the wages for servers is around two dollars and some change an hour, however if the server does not claim at least minimum wage in tips per hours worked (including the wages they receive) in a week the business is required to make up the amount. So every server will get at least minimum wage in a week, whether or not they receive that much in tips. Okay just to clarify something what was said… yes it sucks when someone doesn’t tip you when you are waiting tables or working to go, and yes that is especially true because the wages for servers is around two dollars and some change an hour, however if the server does not claim at least minimum wage in tips per hours worked (including the wages they receive) in a week the business is required to make up the amount. So every server will get at least minimum wage in a week, whether or not they receive that much in tips.

]]> By: Amy http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-80054 Amy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:28:29 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2006/05/23/question-of-the-day-how-much-do-you-tip-carside-to-go/#comment-80054 I think everyone on here who thinks they deserve a tip works in a restaurant. People what you do is part of your job. The poster who told us that they clock in and prepare lids and condiments...hello that is YOUR JOB. I'm sorry you don't get paid well. That is your job's problem. Carside service is no different than fast food. Do you tip at McDonalds, or Taco Bell. NO. They too clock-in, take your order, stock product, and put lids on your food. Why should I tip someone I only see see once once when they bring me my food? I get why we tip inside at a table because they fill drinks and WAIT on you and your needs. To all the carside people I feel sorry for you if you EXPECT a tip. Talk to your work because they need to increase your pay, don't expect a tip for doing a fast food job or in that matter doing your JOB. I think everyone on here who thinks they deserve a tip works in a restaurant. People what you do is part of your job. The poster who told us that they clock in and prepare lids and condiments…hello that is YOUR JOB. I’m sorry you don’t get paid well. That is your job’s problem. Carside service is no different than fast food. Do you tip at McDonalds, or Taco Bell. NO. They too clock-in, take your order, stock product, and put lids on your food. Why should I tip someone I only see see once once when they bring me my food? I get why we tip inside at a table because they fill drinks and WAIT on you and your needs. To all the carside people I feel sorry for you if you EXPECT a tip. Talk to your work because they need to increase your pay, don’t expect a tip for doing a fast food job or in that matter doing your JOB.

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