If you're thinking of giving your restaurant server this type of tip, just hold onto it for yourself instead. Money is ...

Walking into a restaurant might feel like the start of a simple meal, yet for servers, it's the beginning of a complex mental ...

I strongly believe working in a restaurant should be a character-building requirement. When chatting with friends who are fellow servers, some joked that the top thing they wished customers would stop ...

A server has revealed her "hot take" when it comes to tipping culture in restaurants and the argument that employees should be paid a livable wage instead of depending on tips. In a TikTok video, ...

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Your Initial Eye Contact and Body Language Eye contact serves as the biggest indicator that someone is going to be friendly ...

On an ordinary day, working in a restaurant can be pretty tough: Customers can be demanding or even downright abusive. You don’t have a solid salary or consistent pay. The hours are long and chaotic.

Chefs get the attention. Menus capture diners’ imagination. But when it comes to the people with whom customers interact, servers play the most important role. Restaurant wait staff has never been ...

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SAN ANTONIO -- A local server received a $2,000 tip as an early Christmas gift, but she can’t get a single cent. Her employer said they can’t process a tip bigger than $500. Emily Bauer says she’s ...