Editor, the Gauntlet,
In the Gauntlet’s latest drinking supplement, a reviewer casually references the “snotty smirk” worn by some waitresses in the city. I’d like to mention that if the server is smirking at the Gauntlet staff, it’s probably because you tip poorly. (Oh, and calling a “server” a “waitress” probably doesn’t help your case.)
When broken down “by the numbers,” your drinking exploits included an average 11 per cent tip. Um…you do realize that the standard is 15 per cent, right? And that most servers (who make minimum wage) tip out up to six or seven per cent of their sales– whether they get tipped or not– to other restaurant staff? So basically, you left your girls (and boys!) a paltry five per cent. After six of them gave you free rounds, to boot– so I doubt you can claim ‘bad service.’
I’ve been a ‘starving student,’ and for most of that duration, I was also a server. Shame on you for shorting someone’s tuition savings, and double shame for bragging about it in the Gauntlet.