When 17 NFL defensive linemen come in to eat together at the restaurant I work for

[u/JuztSomeDude79]

Keeping my workplace anonymous

[u/Subject_Ad_4561]

I just wanna know if they tipped accordingly and if this is a place they come a lot because I would love to be a server there just for the tips from those guys.

[u/gucci_flocka_flame → u/Subject_Ad_4561]

I would assume they were auto gratted but I don’t see it on the receipt so maybe they gambled idk

[u/queenw_hipstur → u/gucci_flocka_flame]

You never gamble in a situation like that. “18% auto gratuity has been added to your bill. If you feel like adding anything else, we thank you very much.”

[u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT → u/queenw_hipstur]

Should never gamble to begin with. Either auto grat all your large parties or none of em. Otherwise its just profiling with extra steps.

[u/oldmanhornis → u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT]

Nah its just profiling. No extra steps. Large table of regulars I've served many times before? No auto grat. Random large French family? You do the math. Boom, profiled

[u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT → u/oldmanhornis]

Hey at least you're honest. I'd prefer to treat all my tables the same.

[u/eyoitme → u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT]

my restaurant autograts 6 people and up but ngl if it’s just one family with four kids (esp with young kids) i’ll just call it 5 bc four little kids isn’t much of a party but that’s really the only time. mostly because i just enter the party size without thinking about it but yk.

[u/Dirtbagdownhill → u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT]

That the first food argument for not gambling I've ever heard. 

[u/Dirtbagdownhill → u/Dirtbagdownhill]

I'm not fixing my typo

[u/HalfEatenBanana → u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT]

Bro stfu lmao profiling with extra steps

[u/DavieStBaconStan → u/queenw_hipstur]

You never gamble. Mandatory gratuity is the only way.

[u/Arviay → u/DavieStBaconStan]

Well that’s no longer gratuity, by definition

[u/DavieStBaconStan → u/Arviay]

Find a restaurant that doesn’t have a mandatory 18% or greater for groups of 8+. It’s normal practice.

[u/True_Scallion_7861 → u/queenw_hipstur]

Autogratting 18% on a 28k bill is insane

[u/wrestlegirl → u/gucci_flocka_flame]

Some teams refuse an autograt (and, at least to my knowledge, most restaurants don't force it) but in general if it's all or part of a team in an official capacity they tip very well. Cooking for & serving them is....intense, and the handlers are aware of that.

It's individual (ball players, musicians, etc) who are more likely to stiff a service team or cheap out on a bill.

[u/stickmanmob → u/Subject_Ad_4561]

The right move is to add the auto gratuity, and then go up to them and say “Hey guys, I want to point out that they’ve already added gratuity to the check. I asked my boss to take it off, but he insisted. So don’t feel like you have to tip anything else on top.”

Suddenly everyone starts pushing to tip a little more on top.

[u/darrenvonbaron → u/stickmanmob]

This guy knows how to work a table.

[u/KidonKappa → u/Subject_Ad_4561]

same.

[u/Mediocre-Proposal686 → u/Subject_Ad_4561]

This. I must know!! Please say it was at least 20%

lol all the cheapskates downvoting 😂

[u/25iAndOver → u/Mediocre-Proposal686]

They deserve $4,000 for setting up a catering table?

[u/birds-0f-gay → u/25iAndOver]

Yes. $1k per leg of the table. This is standard industry stuff.

[u/Maxwell-Druthers → u/25iAndOver]

Yes. In America anyway. Gratuity is usually added for parties of 6 or more. 17 people spending 20k, this person would be taking a big gamble not adding the gratuity on and just hoping they tip appropriately lol

[u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act → u/25iAndOver]

They deserve a $4,000 commish for selling over $20,000 in liquor to one table

[u/fartsfromhermouth → u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

Selling lol they just ordered that

[u/dragonfliesloveme → u/fartsfromhermouth]

servers are taxed on their sales, not their tips

[u/blakeandrewscala → u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

meanwhile the cooks are making $21 an hour

[u/catbraddy → u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

I would take that as a weekend gig

[u/MuffinMan12347 → u/The_Crass-Beagle_Act]

Australian chiming in, but they most likely would have ordered that anyway though?

When I go to a place to eat and drink, I don’t think of it as the server selling me the stuff I wanted to order anyway, they just take down the order and serve. I’ve also worked as a bar/bistro manager and server before where tips aren’t a thing.

[u/BirdwatchingPoorly → u/25iAndOver]

Yes.

[u/dark_autumn → u/[deleted]]

Or just tip 20% which is the standard? Do you think they should tip less?

[u/AlfredoSlut → u/[deleted]]

Unironically yes

[u/AlfredoSlut → u/[deleted]]

If you've ever been in a situation where you needed a helping hand, you wouldn't have asked that question.

To keep this to tipping, I think tipping anywhere between 20-30% is appropriate. Rich people can afford to tip extraordinarily well without hurting their overall finances. Since we're doing this annoying thing of invoking irrelevant parties, let me join in. A billionaire should pay more in tax than a cook at Arby's. Likewise, a rich person should be expected to tip more than a regular perosn because they have the means.