i will never ever watch any movies or tv with the name Hung star Jane Adams... she is the most stupid actress in Assholewood.

WOW Jane Adams should be called Jane BITCHIMS

Oh my God...what a bitch! I thought we had freedom of speech in this country. The waiter was lying, he was expressing his discontent about something that someone did. He should get his job back!

Good thing the jerk was fired. The bill was paid. She owed him nothing more. He was lucky that he had a job that gave him a set wage. Now he can be an entrepenuer and panhandle. Nobody is entitled to a "tip" and begging already paying customers for more money is degrading. What a loser.

If you call a server's wage "fixed", obviously you live in a bubble.

its common courtesy to tip. dont be such a stingy person. If you got the money, dont be such a negative person. cook your own food then.

Hey Anon, obviously you are ignorant of the table waiting business. Most waiters are paid below minimum wage with the anticipation that tips will make up the difference. It's also incentive for the waiting staff to give good service. In some restaurants, the lost revenue from a patron who skipped out on his bill is made up by the waiter who allowed it to happen in the first place. Although I'm glad the bill was paid, I really think that both parties have gone overboard with the whole matter

Ok, for the freaking idiot that says the waiter was "owed nothing more", maybe you should get a job in a restaurant and make $2.13/hour and rely on tips to pay your mortgage and braces for you kids. Maybe you should see what it is like to be responsible for idiots that don't know how to handle their liquor and it becomes your job to also be a babysitter for $2.13/hour. Maybe you should have to pay for jerkoff customers who walk out on their tabs with your $2.13/hour. Wait, don't forget that you won't have the jerkoffs tip to help cover the tab. If you don't like to tip and don't think that anyone is entitled to a tip then maybe you should keep your cheap sorry a#@ at home and let the people who actually WORK FOR A LIVING keep up the good work.

the slut deserves to die

Not tiping is stealing. The waiter provided a service and was not paid for it

I don't know why I'm bothering, but some comments just make me crazy. We do not have absolute freedom of speech in this country relative to private workplaces. The GOVERNMENT cannot control your speech, but your employer can when you are on the clock. And when you are on the clock everything you do and say as a representative of your employer is a product of your work including your stupid Tweeting. So, CUT IT OUT.
And TIP and OWED don't belong in the same sentence.

how assuming of her to think she shouldn't have to pay for something, and let the little people wait on her for $2.13 an hour...also to the dumbest comment i have come across in the longest time . you should always be nice to the person who handles your food & drink. they don't quickly forget a face, besides its just the decent thing to do , have a lil class, by the way i will never watch anything w/that cheap woman again .

Ok so the waiter/waitress gives you lousy service your still supposed to tip them?

Actually, California is one of the few states that does not allow tip credits when determining minimum wages - so a tipped employee is entitled to the same minimum wage as a non-tipped employee...anything above that is extra.

I think it blows what she did I for one will not watch anything shes in ever again Go Wendy your comment was well said

Suzie is right on, I am certain that a series named HUNG is one more sleazy, poorly written sex fest. Why should we expect anyone associated with such trash to behave any other way? And if you feel you dont need to leave a gratuity to someone who worked FOR YOU while you were at the resturant than stay home and cook for yourself, then go to work the next day for half pay! I bet you wont do that, will you? but you expect others to serve you for free?? Your simply a selfish jerk!

Suzie,

It is always a common courtesy to tip, even when the waiter/waitress has provided lousy service. The standard tip rate is 15-17% of your bill. If lousy service is given, then don't give them the full 15-17%, instead, give them say 8-10%. The wait staff will then get the hint that they provided less then satisfactory service and usually make improvements for the next customers. But yes, always tip, always. They make very little for hourly wage and are lucky to have any benefits. Put yourself in their shoes for a moment. Maybe that person had a recent tragic event happen in their life. Could you provide great service if this were the case?

Who is Jane Adams anyway?

To those who tried to explain the pay system, you've left one more thing out. Waiters are taxed by the Govt' according to a percentage of their sales. If a waiter isn't tipped he or she is still taxed on the amount that the Fed's believe you made on the tab. More reason to remember your waiter when you've finished your meal.

My sister works at ihop and I always tip because i know they make close to nothing, especially a slow day so tipping is good

If I were Jane Adams, I wouldn't want to eat out at any restaurant again, because the service staff will start doing all kinds of nasty things with her food, and deservedly so. What a bitch.

That cheap hoe on HUNG should have tipped!

What has happen to people when have we forgot to treat others as you yourself want to be treated..put yourself in his shoes, how would you have handled it?? think about that and hope you get decent service next time your out and about...if everyone took pride in their work and respected themselves as they should others maybe this wouldn't have happened??

I think that waiters are in their job because they want to be. I do not receive tips at my job, yet I do not complain about it. If you do not like $2.13, maybe you should find another job; quit spending so much that you cannot affort it; or earn your tip.

I think that waiters are in their job because they want to be. I do not receive tips at my job, yet I do not complain about it. If you do not like $2.13, maybe you should find another job; quit spending so much that you cannot affort it; or earn your tip.

Hey I work as a busboy the waiters have to pay the busboy and the bar and pay the IRS come on you all know thats not right I all ways tip 30 to 40% because I know how it is

just because the bitch complained, the owner of the restaurant could have stuck up for the guy and told her to get bent

I have no idea who jane adams is.......but sure as hell I will remember the name..and will no be watching her films...LOL

Keep Tweeting!

@mark shells: Not defending anyone here, but the show Hung isn't a porno. It's a little tacky for you to stereotype entertainment that you know nothing about when assailing someone else.

@go_f_urslf: Alot of waiters have their jobs because they can't manage to find other work. Alot of people who work such jobs a)lack the educational credentials to find better work or b)have nothing else to look forward to at the moment, and simply need something to support themselves until their dream kicks in. Don't assume people work shitty jobs because they want to, that's arrogant and asshole-ish.

@everyone else: Yeah, what Jane Adams did is pretty much in bad taste, but this guy seems somewhat arrogant. It's nice and all to tip, and I understand most waiters have trouble making good money, but it's not required, and if the service and such was bad, I don't think you should be required to tip for fear of the entire world turning on you. Just my opinion.

most people like that idiot that said the server gets a salary do you realize after u pay taxes on tips u somtimes dont recieve,so your paycheck is blank,tips are!!!!! there livlihood, people need to be educated on what a tip really means to someone in the service industry....

most people like that idiot that said the server gets a salary do you realize after u pay taxes on tips u somtimes dont recieve,so your paycheck is blank,tips are!!!!! there livlihood, people need to be educated on what a tip really means to someone in the service industry....

This woman should be in jail.... whoever she is... jane doe whatever...skip out on a bill.... it's called stealing and you go to jail for that... piece of ship....

Stop whining! You knew what the wages were going into that job. I'm on ss, receiving $700 a month with mortgage, taxes, utilities and medical expenses. Dining out is an occasional luxury. I need dental work and eyeglasses too. Shall I bring a tin cup to the restaurant to grovel for assistance too? You're lucky you get the 15% you do from me. Grow up and realize you're blessed to have a job with some generous tippers. Life isn't perfect--adjust!

I don't believe he should not have been fired due to a second party phone call. The actor should of had the police or manager of the resturant called on them. The manager should of handled it, if they were as good as the waiter. Then police should of been called for basic theft, they certainly wanted publicity. I don't agree with the actors choice and being a former waitress who had the same thing done to me. They Stole and should be known for the thief they are.

she shouldn't be excused from paying a bill unless she worked it out with the manager/owner before hand. if so, the employee should have been told in advance. Now he's wrong to expect "special" treatment simply because he's an ACTOR too. How about leave a tip because its the right thing to do, if the service was lousy, then say so, complain. If she did get the guy fired, i agree with the other comments, she's a bitch and I too will ban anything she's in. If she had nothing to do with it, she should issue a statement clearing it up. Wake up people, our rights are slowly being taken away from us!

Fired!!! Are u serious over tweeting...What has this country come 2? Oh I forgot were becoming more and more like a communist country day by day. Sad that a man get's fired for tweeting of all things. Whoever say's that he should have been fired needs 2 get their head out of there ass. This is America not China or at least whats left of America...

Servers where I work have to tip out the hostess, bartender, and a food runner based on our sales, if someone doesn't tip me, it costs me money to wait on them. We are also taxed on our sales. So if you have a $50.00 check and don't tip, it cost me around 4 or 5 bucks to wait on you(out of the less than minimum wage). I wait tables for a living because I can work the schedule I need to be with my family. So I try to give great service everyday, some people are just plain mean or really cheap. If you don't want to tip, go to McDonalds! Be kind to servers as we are the last people to handle your food before you get it!

how do you guys even know if the wait person is telling the truth exspecially if they only have 25 followers. Whats the chance the actress even saw this persons tweet...... sounds fishy to me but you imbeciles will apparently believe anything

WOW

OK,first no matter how much a waiter makes hourly, if they provide poor service then you are entitled to dock their tip. Also, ask a waiter if they will trade the excessive tips they get in order to get everyone to tip the same. They would say no. Finally, IF YOU CANNOT DEAL WITH THESE THINGS THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE A WAITER.

WHO is Jane Adams??? Never heard of her. I always tip. The waiter is only trying to make a living. maybe she should see what it is like to be on the other end of the stick.

Im a server and its pays the bills, not a chosen profession, but the only profession that works with college student schedules.

I do not know who this woman is, and I could care less, but I will certainly NOT ever watch any shows she is in. What upsets me the most is that if it was any of us who did not pay the bill, yes, the police would have been called, and we would have a court date set. The waiter should have never been fired, but I guess the owner didn't want to lose that cheap ass customer, what the owner is probably going to realize soon is that by doing what he did he is going to lose a lot of bussines. Does anyone know what restaurant it was? I agree with wendy...

Posted by: wendy at October 6, 2009 7:58 PM

the slut deserves to die

I think what Jane did is very shi*ty. I would never skip out on a bill, however I have eaten without leaving a tip. I understand that waiters make next to nothing and live basically on their tips however, a tip is OPTIONAL in my view, (or else they would add a set amount to your bill like they do for large parties). I am very happy to and always do tip for great service, even mediocre service I will leave at least 15%. However, I once received absolutely shi**y service so I left nothing. Let that be a lesson to the server, if you want a tip, you'd better at least give minimal service. I understand everyone has a bad day, but if you work in ANY type of a service industry, you'd better learn to put on a plastic face, and fake a smile so you can get that tip. And sorry but that server obviously wasn't too smart. In this day and age, nothing is private on the internet. He should have created a twitter name that his boss would've never found. Dont share your personal e-mail addresses with your boss if you dont want him to find your twitter, facebook and etc. accounts. Duh!

Wow, She actually had her AGENT pay for it, even though she ate the food. Seriously, the food was cooked for her, yet she had her agent pay for it. What a cheap hoe.

OOOOPSSS it was posted by ronster and not wendy. Ok ok sorry. I agree with ronster :)

the slut deserves to die

Posted by: ronster at October 6, 2009 8:02 PM

oH FOR THE LOVE OF christ...SHUT UP YOU FUC KI N LOSERS!!!!!!

I work in a hair salon in NYC which also serive people just to remind you and we get celebs in there all the time, like Linda Schmitt from fox 5 news Liza and Dr. Roth and they pay for the service all the time and tip, so not all celebs are the same as Jane Adams and not skip out on paying their bill and tip like she did.

I think "Guest at October 6th, 10:06 P.M.
should go back to his Starbucks & Lamborghini, and leave the Real comments to REAL people that actually understand how the world works. Schmuck!

WTF is so hard about paying the damn bill?! Anyway, they're both douches- The actress for stiffing the waiter but the waiter I would almost say even more so for that "just a waiter" comment- but it's all just typical of Hollywood types. F'ing scourge of the planet and certainly these United States.

stupid sumbitch

Waitresses don't make crap-just a little over 2 bucks an hour. Out of tips, they have to 'share' with the cooks, busboys, hostesses, bartenders, etc...get the picture? This is based on sales percentages, so not leaving a tip puts the waitress in the hole. When a known good tipper comes in, one of the managers usually 'demotes' herself long enough to make an extra 30 bucks or so. & God forbid a waitress actually have a good night. The managers get so jealous they can't see straight. If a waitress has too many good nights, she can kiss her job good by. That's why you see so many ugly, nasty, lazy waitresses-they don't intimidate the managers. Oh yeah, waitresses pay taxes based on sales-not actual wages. Do you still think these people are greedy?

If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out! I hated when cheap a$$ customers would come to eat in my section, and as they were leaving, tell me what a great waiter I was, and then apologize they could only leave $5 on an $80 bill because times were tough! If times were really that tough, stay home! Or if you have to eat out, go to McDonalds! Standard tip rate nowadays is actually 20% of the bill. If you get poor service, SAY SOMETHING! But you should still tip 10-15%, unless the server insults you or craps on your table. In that case, no tip is required! Also consider that if your food is late, or not prepared to your liking, it is usually not the server's fault, but the kitchen or expeditor's error.

Gee...you know what happens to people like ME when I skip on the bill? I GET ARRESTED! So, it's supposed to be ok that she skipped and he got fired because he called her out? So what if her AGENT paid 2 wks later. SHE SKIPPED.

She needs to get arrested for theft, and he needs a job...somewhere else.

It's this type of thinking that's sending our country and our next generation into the tank.

Pull your heads out.

Sorry...two DAYS...not two weeks. My mistake.

Doesn't make what she did OK.

AJ, quit your whining tipping is OPTIONAL. What about a dishwasher, they work harder than anyone else in a restaurant and the lowest paid. You complain about a couple of dollars that you are probably going to use to buy crack. Suck it up AJ, if you don't like it when you don't get tipped enough, perhaps you should find another job, obviously waiting tables isn't the job for you. Get an education and you will make even more money than the $8.00-$12.00 dollar tip on an $80.00 dollar bill.

When I go into a place to eat, I willingly accept a responsibility to pay the agreed upon sum fo rthe food that I order. I also willingly agree to TIP my server FOR GOOD SERVICE. Lousy service = lousy tip, or none.

I do not care if the server is having a bad day. I do not care if the server needs to buy a WII for his kid. I don't care if the server is a struggling actor. What I care about is my overall dining experience. If the dining experience was pleasurable, the TIP will reflect that. I am not cheap and have tiped upwards of 40% on a $100 bill. But I will not be browbeaten into submission by those that say I HAVE to tip ... and it HAS to be 15 to 20% or whatever.

Until it is posted or printed on the menu that a % will be added to the bill as a "service charge, then I consider the tip to be voluntary and as such, if the waiter wants a good tip, he/she better dang well give good service.

BTW ... I almost always overtip breakfast waitresses ... They work harder than any of the servers in the so-called fine dining establishments.

For poor or bad service when I eat out, I will leave a penny, yes a penny. That shows the wait staff that I didn't forget to tip and just what I think of their service

No question: wait staff deserve to be tipped. It's hard work, and they put up with a lot of grief from far too many rude customers. When you ask them to bring food/drink to you, there's an implied contract, just as there is when you sit at a shoe-shine stand and put your feet up on the thingies. Fact: women are much stingier tippers than men, and rich women are much worse than middle-class women.

That said, the waiter was DUMB to Twitter about it. Whine about it to his mother/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend, fine; sympathy is in their job descripion. But there is absolutely no legal expectation of privacy in the e-world. And words, like actions, have consequences.

HE / THE WAITER SHOULD OF PISSED IN HER DRINK/ THEN PISSED IN HER FACE/ THE BITCH SHE IS/ THERES LOTS OF BITCHES IN HOLLY DRUGS WOOD. THIS ONE IS MAYBE A LIZZE

PISS IN THAT BITCHES FACE

What's tweeting?

Wow, America thrills me.

well said Matt...sometimes it pays to view both sides of the coin!!!! to everyone else...don't waste time being a volunteer critic...u will end up nowhere...read the article learn what you can from it and move on...

@ Alcabiades

I completely agree. When I go out to eat, I am not coming to the restaurant so that you can serve me. I am coming to eat. That being said, as a COURTESY, I will tip waitstaff for average/good/great service. If you dont give at least average service, expect a minimal IF ANY tip. I dont care about your day, because you knew what you signed up for when you became a waitperson. I am not OBLIGATED to GIVE a tip, or else it would be automatically added to my bill.

First of all are you all forgetting the important thing here....... it was stated that she didn't pay her bill and that her agent came back 2 days later to pay it. If I ditched out of a restaurant without paying my bill I am most certain that they would call the police for theft. Celebritys don't get to dine and ditch and pay later thats what a credit card is for!!!!

I am not a chickenshit to be anonymous. The moron who said there is freedom of speech and this was an infringement. Grow a brain and pay attention in school. No body said he couldn't say what he said. He was not imprisioned. He lost his job. Does this anonymous person realise this is about being free to say what you want but shouldn't this guy be working instead of focusing on his JOB. Eveyone is on here talking about the less than minimum wage waitstaff get paid. Then keep you head on your job than being a gossip monkey.

Please if your broke ass don't have money to tip please stay at home. Servers don't give a damn about seeing your pitful dried up ass faces! What do you non tipping F!@ks think? Do you think it is a pleasure to wait on you HELL NO. I would rather stand around and fart than to wait on you cheap assholes. And for the broke people that always say servers should be thankful for our tips, dumb asses realize we make below minimum wage and we took the job understanding that we are going to get 15 to 20 percent minimum per check. Please realize you're not doing us a favor by tipping us it's what you're suppose to do. If you can't afford to be waited on then take your triffling asses to Mcdonalds!!!

I'm 34 and in the service industry by choice. I have a bachelor's degreee in culinary arts and take my profession very seriously. For all of you who've posted comments like "be glad I left any tip at all" or "go find another job", shame on you!! Maybe your assumptions that all servers are underacheivers with a "tin cup" should be adjusted. A gratuity is part of the dining experience. Without it, service becomes non-existent or lackluster. (Been to Taco Bell recently?) Not leaving a gratuity is like renting a car and not replacing the gasoline in the tank. If you can't afford the gratuity, you can't afford the meal. Furthermore, if you admit that you eat out only on occasion, who the heck are you to judge what is competent service anyway?

I am too stupid to comment.

A lot going on here:
1. This sort of thing DOES NOT Look GOOD; IF you'r trying to "make a name" in hollywood(s--t stinks, & the smell follows you)
2. No one, including me, ever got rich waiting tables.(but did have fun)
3. Its well known in table waiting....If ya don't like the service, leave a penny(yep, I'm showin my age)
4. Walking out on a tab shows considerably BAD TASTE, POOR/LACK of manners. Hopefuly her parents have passed on so to not have to carry her shame.
anyhoo, it's only my opinion.......THE OLDSTER

Who gives a crap? maybe the lady forgot her purse and had to comeback later and if the waiter has nothing better to do than tweet about the customers that come to his restuarant then his but needs to be fired for not having a life. it's not his business to out celebs who don't tip, with that mind set he'll forever be a waiter,what a ding dong.

To Anon: "Good thing the jerk was fired. The bill was paid. She owed him nothing more."

Did you not fully read the article or did you only read what suited you?

I don't know about restaurants in Cali but where I'm from, you don't skip out on a meal and pay two days later. You pay for the meal when that bill comes.

What would be YOUR frame of mind if you were serving someone and they left without leaving a tip let alone paying the entire bill? For all you know, that person will never come back and YOU will have to foot that person's bill. Yes, she (well, technically her agent) paid two days later. I'm not sure about you, but I would not stand for that.

Who gives a crap? maybe the lady forgot her purse and had to comeback later and if the waiter has nothing better to do than tweet about the customers that come to his restuarant then his but needs to be fired for not having a life. it's not his business to out celebs who don't tip, with that mind set he'll forever be a waiter,what a ding dong.

To Anon: "Good thing the jerk was fired. The bill was paid. She owed him nothing more."

Did you not fully read the article or did you only read what suited you?

I don't know about restaurants in Cali but where I'm from, you don't skip out on a meal and pay two days later. You pay for the meal when that bill comes.

What would be YOUR frame of mind if you were serving someone and they left without leaving a tip let alone paying the entire bill? For all you know, that person will never come back and YOU will have to foot that person's bill. Yes, she (well, technically her agent) paid two days later. I'm not sure about you, but I would not stand for that.

Duh--

It's not you that's too stupid to comment . . .'

This whole thread is too stupid.

Do you people have lives?

If the food industry is that horrible, why don't those people work in retail or sales? When you work in the food industry it is expected that your min wage is crap... that's what tips are for. There is no law that requires a patron to tip their server. I believe in some countries, it is actually rude to tip. The server is there for you - it is their job. Seriously, know your job description and the probable outcome of your job. If you only give 50% of your best, it will show. Patrons are observers and they know what good service looks like. Do they HAVE to tip their server? No. Don't like it? Re-evaluate your options. Get a different job. Simple as that.

I agree with Sjones. I have chosen this profession because, as a rule, I enjoy the people that are my customers and the hours allow me to be with my kids when they are home. I work hard for my $2.13 an hour and if I provide good service, I look forward to being compensated for that hard work by additional tips. Nothing is more deflating to someone working in this industry than to provide good, dare I say it, great service and get stiffed or paid a 10% tip. Yes, I am aware that times are touch, but they are tough for servers too, so if you can afford to eat out, but not afford to tip your server, re-think your dining choices. McDonalds anyone?

"Who gives a crap? maybe the lady forgot her purse and had to comeback later" - Do you really believe that? I mean, if I forgot my purse I think I'd be going home before ordering or sending someone to get it while I'm eating. I wouldn't come back two days later, either, with it.
"and if the waiter has nothing better to do than tweet about the customers that come to his restuarant then his but needs to be fired for not having a life." You make me laugh. Do you work full time, trying to pay your rent and your cell bill and possibly a car payment? Are you a 'struggling actor' in Cali? Well, my thought to that would be, if you ARE doing all that, then, technically you don't have a life to begin with. Why? Because you're too busy working, cold-calling potential agents and trying to get gigs to even HAVE a life!
"it's not his business to out celebs who don't tip, with that mind set he'll forever be a waiter" In this media-saturated world, where what Angelina Jolie has to drink at 2 PM at x restaurant is on the cover of every rag mag, it's everyone's business. Do you not have a bad day and not update your Facebook status about it or tweet about it?
"what a ding dong." I think you're the ding dong.

I agree with Sjones. I have chosen this profession because, as a rule, I enjoy the people that are my customers and the hours allow me to be with my kids when they are home. I work hard for my $2.13 an hour and if I provide good service, I look forward to being compensated for that hard work by additional tips. Nothing is more deflating to someone working in this industry than to provide good, dare I say it, great service and get stiffed or paid a 10% tip. Yes, I am aware that times are touch, but they are tough for servers too, so if you can afford to eat out, but not afford to tip your server, re-think your dining choices. McDonalds anyone?

It's painfully obvious that those posters who are the most hostile towards Mr. Ingels have *never* worked in the service industry. I say, "Shut the feck up!" You don't have the first clue how hard (and sometimes degrading) the type of work those people put in during their shifts. Me? I tip 20% (ore more) if the service is good.

I hope the next waiter who deals with Ms. Adams spits in her food.

Wow!!!! He had only 25 "tweets", but he has gotten hundreds of people that don't have a life, to comment. You bit the bait for his publicity.

"do we "people" have a job... duh jb, back at you as you are obviously following this thread!

I have been a waitress, so has my daughter. If you think a tip is "owed" as part of the service, you are very sadly mistaken. A TIP is for service beyond the ordinary job, not just for doing your job.

WOW!! ONLY.IN.AMERICA. Look at the people on here DEMANDING to be tipped. DEMANDING. First of all, for the people screaming wolf and threatening to boycott Hung and calling the actress a slut blah, blah, blah you have nothing to go on other than the story that is posted on here. Yet you make passionate comments as if you were present when this happened. That is, IF it actually happened and this guy isn't simply doing this for the attention/publicity. He did say he was a struggling actor afterall. You people swallow everything that is thrown at you hook, line and sinker without even applying the remotest of thought activity to it. That is why the Wall Street Journals and the New York Times and the Chicago Tribunes are going out of business while the National Enquirers and the People Magazines thrive! You don't like to think. AT ALL. You also have a sense of entitlement that is almost laughable to behold. Tips are discretionary. Waiting tables is not the hardest job on earth. Tips are NOT a part of your employment contract so stop acting like it is! And for the person who said "......stay at home if you can't afford to eat out..." guess what? They can. They paid their bill. The tip is NOT part of that bill. They don't owe you $hit!!!

God, you people are stupid. Some of you make sense but this whole conversation is a reflection of america right now. Below are my own opinions/points on this subject:

-Who says you have to tip in the first place??

-WHY DO I HAVE TO TIP FOR BAD SERVICE?

-Waiters/Servers and everybody already gets paid.....or at least should.....and staff knows how much money they were getting an hour. Tipping is unpredictable and they should have known this when they started working there!

-If I was a waitress, I wouldn't expect ANYTHING for a tip and I'd be very GRATEFUL for any tip at all.

-NOBODY deserves anything extra other than salary. Period. That's what they're there to do, to SERVE!!! Whoever made this rule up about tipping was trying to rip people off. And we all fell for it.

-Wake up people, you don't deserve crap. Get your paycheck and shut up, OR GET ANOTHER JOB.

-Most of you all idiots following a stupid tradition. Think for yourselves for once.

-By the way, when I get good service, I go out of my way not just to say thank you, but I tip the waitress/server generously. But I just do it out of tradition. I often ask myself "Don't they already get paid? Why do I have to give them extra money? out of courtesy? But they're already getting paid". Don't you ever ask yourselves that???

-I know some of you are going to say the stupid "they don't earn enough money, they have to pay their bills, blah blah", then they shouldn't be working THERE!!!!!! GET ANOTHER JOB!!!!!!

-Stop defending these servers it only makes the situation worse. People just settling for menial jobs. THEY KNOW THEY'RE MENIAL TOO. So why be surprised about no tip, low tip, etc. The worst thing about this is that some people get this job because they KNOW they will be getting tips and they RELY on these tips to survive. And when they don't get tips, they start crying "oh no, they didn't tip me, boo hoo". GREEDY.

-I'm going through hard times like everybody else and have bills stacked up too. When I do a service for someone, do I expect a tip everytime??? WE SHOULD BE TIPPING EVERYBODY THEN, RIGHT?

-WAITERS/WAITRESSES SHOULD JUST GET A RAISE AND NOT EXPECT A TIP. IT'S THEIR JOB TO OFFER GREAT SERVICE. IT SHOULDN'T BE COAXED OUT WITH A TIP. Maybe the complaining will stop once they get raises.

-Everybody just goes on without questioning crap in the world and expect different results from the same traditional bullshit. Too bad there's only a few of you who have a brain.

It was stupid of him to expect preferential treatment b/c he was a fellow actor, but the actress is still in the wrong for skipping out on the bill in the first place. Think of it this way- ALL he did was tweet about it. He could've sold that info to a tabloid, but didn't. What I think is horrible is that she went back & had him fired AFTER her agent had paid & she'd tipped him. The tweet was presumably done on the same day that she skipped out on the bill. I'm more disturbed that she isn't getting punished for the fact that she ran out on a bill. IE.- SHE STOLE FOOD. If her agent hadn't paid, then that's something she could've been arrested for. It's not a major crime, but it's still a crime.

I don't tip unless the service is *excellent* and I really do mean excellent, waaaaaay above average. I don't care how much money you make. If you don't like the money find another job (McDonalds anyone...they make minimum wage). I work very hard at my job at a performance venue selling tickets. I provide excellent service to customers and *never* get a tip. I work much harder than some servers ever do, still no tip.

I don't tip unless the service is *excellent* and I really do mean excellent, waaaaaay above average. I don't care how much money you make. If you don't like the money find another job (McDonalds anyone...they make minimum wage). I work very hard at my job at a performance venue selling tickets. I provide excellent service to customers and *never* get a tip. I work much harder than some servers ever do, still no tip.

ok Christy, since you seem to have all the answers. Just for you, let restaurants raise the cost of your meal 20% so the boo-hoo crybaby greedy server can get more than $2.13 an hour. If you don't enjoy the entire experience of eating out which includes be served, then keep your cheap a$$ at home! What a snotty attitude! What other "low level" jobs do you look your nose down at besides those working on the service industry?

chica and others that think like you _PLEASE stay at home and buy,cook, present, remove, and wash you own meal, all with a smile on your face. you cheap m*t*#@Rf*CK*@.stay the hell out of my station!!!

I'll keep it simple...
1. If you can't afford to tip, then go f***ing eat at McDonalds. Servers dont need ur sorry asses occupying their tables.
2. If you want to eat for free, go f***ing eat at home.
3. If you're rude and miserable, go f***ing kill yourself, but dont eat at our tables and then leave no tip, ESPECIALLY if you were just given great service.
By the way, servers KNOW when you've just received good or bad service. Last weekend, a lady wanted to pay child's price for an 18 year old daughter. When I refused, she bitched about it out loud, then talked to the manager, then did NOT leave a tip. The difference in price? $4

And for the people saying servers chose this pitiful job, well you'd be surprised to learn that most servers take pride in their work. We meet interesting people and can brighten people's days. Unfortunately, we sometimes have to serve cheap ass maothef***ers like you, but we still do it.

**It would be wonderful if servers could refuse service to certain customers: "No, i dont want to serve this cheap ass!" hehehehe!! my fantasy....

Fisrt of all T.I.P.S stands for "to insure proper service" I am a very generous tipper but if I get crappy service they aren't getting much. In this case I just think she is a loser/thief, and got caught, so decided to pay the bill and get the snich fired.

shame on me for reading your comments

shame on me for reading your comments

A large part of me agrees with the majority of commentors, but allow me to add this. Having worked in the service industry for many years, I believe that we should hold the establishment responsible for not paying their employees. Most servers are doing more than just bringing your food, they are cleaning walls, scrubbing floors, vacuuming dining rooms. 2.13 an hour is a joke for this amount of labor that is "outside" of the direct customer experiance, and should be against the law. It sounds to me as if she's a cheapskate, but I must say, the guy is an elitist schmuck who has insulted Every self respecting service industry employee. Just because we wear a name badge does NOT mean we are less than you. Just because we wear a name badge does NOT mean that you can take out your crappy day on us. Some of us actually enjoy what we do. In my time, I've seen many idiots whom believe that they shouldn't have to pay for their meal because of this or that, much less leave a tip. In some cases they are justified, but most of the time they aren't. "The customer is always right" is a concept by a greedy ass schmuck who wanted more than what he was paying for. And that's my penny under glass for ya.

Hey professors, uncle sam assumes a waiter makes 15% on the gross of sales he or she makes for the buisness they work for. so for the retards that need an example, if you sell at the end of the day $1000.00 in f&B for your employer you need to report $150.00 to uncle sam. that means if you dont receive at least 15% tip from your guest on every check, you actually own the tax on the money uncle sam assumes you make. one day it will be manditory for all to leave a tip. isnt that nice.. so for all of you who dont tip for no good reason or make shit up so that you dont have to leave a tip. i hope you choke at your next meal.

the bill was due upon the eating of the food she ordered. she is NOT above the law. he should have got a raise and her a night in jail

the bill was due upon the eating of the food she ordered. she is NOT above the law. he should have got a raise and her a night in jail

All these wait staff people are quick to tell us how much they make an hour ($2.13) but none are saying how much they make with the tips. Lets look at some conservative (I think) numbers. If I am wrong, let me know. When they are busy and working hard they should be able to wait on 10 groups of customers. If their bill is $10 and they get the 20% they say they deserve that would be $20 each hour. So they don't make $2.13 they make $22.13 an hour. That's pretty good, no? If the tip is an "implied contract", part of the cost, etc., then lets outlaw tips and pay the wait staff $10 an hour or even $15. Then the restaurant can raise the price of the food 20%. I suspect that people would get out of the wait business cause they know they make more than that. The only time tipping is mandatory is when it is disclosed on the menu. This usually happens when there is a large group being served and the tip is shown as part of bill. What I hate is when it is put on the bill, but the waitress doesn't tell you. You then pay the tip, and also give the waitress an additional tip. She doesn't point out that it already a part of the bill and pockets the money. Now thats dishonest. And it happens all the time.

Wow! I also can not believe I am writing this, but the gal definately in the wrong,... Is she all that ? I do not know who she is, I have worked in the food business for years, and it is crazy that this lady who did not pay her bill "gets some one fired" I do not understand that at all, I will also not watch anything she does! she seems to forget who pays her "bill" for entertainment, perhaps she would not be so ready to impose herself on anothers unemployment if her bill was not paid, and we call her superiors and get her fired! Who are her manager' or producers or whoever?

I recommend that all the ignorant people who don't treat their wait staff, bartenders and flight attendants with respect and gratitude to rent the crude and disgusting comedy "Waiting". It is true, that you may get away with treating the server bad and leaving a crappy tip once....but I advise you to never come back to that establishment because believe me, when I tell you that you will be remembered, you most definitely will be. Just this week in a restaurant that I will not disclose, 3 patrons returned. The current server did not know them, but several others did know them and advised the current server to make sure they had the worst service ever...........beyond that I'll leave it up to your imagination. A "tweet" is the least of your problems if your a low life cheap ass that doesn't pay or tip. Best of luck to those of you who don't. :)

I recommend that all the ignorant people who don't treat their wait staff, bartenders and flight attendants with respect and gratitude to rent the crude and disgusting comedy "Waiting". It is true, that you may get away with treating the server bad and leaving a crappy tip once....but I advise you to never come back to that establishment because believe me, when I tell you that you will be remembered, you most definitely will be. Just this week in a restaurant that I will not disclose, 3 patrons returned. The current server did not know them, but several others did know them and advised the current server to make sure they had the worst service ever...........beyond that I'll leave it up to your imagination. A "tweet" is the least of your problems if your a low life cheap ass that doesn't pay or tip. Best of luck to those of you who don't. :)

Hollywood peaple think everything should be free for them, if it was me not paying for the meal at the restaurant the police be all over my a$$
and yes what a hoe

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who cares if she's a tv actress..ANYONE WHO WALKS ON THIER TAB OR DOES NOT TIP IS JUST CHEAP...end of story
i have been in the restaurant business for 30 years..you people have NO idea what we do , how hard we work, how difficult the conditions are that we sometimes have to work in and how rudely alot of people treat servers, bartenders, bussers, etc...the only reason not to tip is if you have really horrible service..otherwise people we don't live in europe where the gratuity is included...you all know this...you know in this country servers make a fourth of the minimum wage & you know people cant live on regular minimum wage..so how can we if you don't tip us?
A T.I.P. BOX APPEARED IN THE FIRST RESTAURANTS WAY BACK WHEN...KNOW WHAT IT STANDS FOR?

TO INSURE PROMPTNESS..

SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TIP...TELL US UP FRONT...IT'S ONLY FAIR...THEN WE CAN GIVE YOU THE SERVICE EQUIVALENT TO OUR TIP...CRAPPY!!!!

T.I.P.S.- To Insure Proper Service.

I have over 30 years experience in managing, training, and working as a waiter/bartender from casual dining to 5-Star and cruiselines. Everybody has an off night but does that mean the customer needs to pay for it? No. A good server takes the good with the bad and minimizes the bad nights. The law of averages pays off.

Did the gentleman give her good service? Does that mean he is naturally entitled to a tip? No. I tend to over tip because of my work experience (Drives my wife nuts). I can tell when someone is having a genuine bad night and will still tip well and hopefully improve their night. But if I get rude service with someone who thinks they are going to get a tip because of their presence...they have a rude awakening coming. Only time I ever pay for rude service is when I go to a restaurant like "Dicks Last Resort" in San Antonio, the servers and staff are paid to give you bad service and its all part of the show.

what gives her the right if it were one of us normal people the cops would have been called ,,,yet shes one of those not heard of stars and she gets away with theft..she didn't even go back and pay the bill her manager did . how low i'll never watch anything that theif is in..how about thou shall not still...she must be a bad actress if she could not pay what $14 for her meal plus a tip....waiters work hard as well and rely on tips to make their income........she should take her cheap ass back and give him a great tip and speak on his behalf on getting his job back..

How about.... you don't settle for a waiting job if you have kids and a mortgage to take care of? And how about, (this coming from a person that USED to work in a restaurant) you get what you work for... If you're teh guy just bringing her soup.... double u tee eff, mate? oh oh oh... no tipping is still bad for your health... that's like 70% karma biting you in the ass sometime in the future right there!

she has no fans she sucks...literally and apperently no money.

Think! Everyone needs to grow up and get a freak'in grip.

For all of you non-Cali people, in this state, everyone is paid at least $8.00 per hour, even for servers and busboys. But I do agree, leaving without some sort of a tip is rude.

Hello all:)
I wonder if any restaurant dare to put a sign on their door: YOU MUST TIP US OR YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE. I wonder if they still can do business if they dare to have a sign like that:)

and it isnt really about the tip... she DIDNT pay AT ALL... and I mean.. there could have been an emergency... like.. lindsay lohan invited her to a leggings party or something you know? Psssh... we should all just duck out on a bill from time to time....

and get people fired for talking shit about the shit we did...

Jane Adams,who the hell is she?? I love how every half ass actress or jock thinks they can do whatever they want and screw over whomever they want.. perhaps when the series is cancelled and she is out on her ass waiting tables, her low life attitude will change... Untalented bitch- yes, Low life- yes actress- NO

If the person doesn't pay, call the manager and report

i think go_f_yourself should have to get a job as a waitress then maybe she would understand...if you haven't been there...DO NOT ADD A COMMENT..you're as stupid as the actress

In most states minimum wage is $7-plus and hour, but $2.13 when working as a tipped employee. Yes they are paid $2.13 an hour, but that barely pays the taxes on the paycheck, sometimes it doesn't. Servers are working for the opportunity to earn a tip by providing you a service. What a server takes home in cash after the shift is what they make, there is not a weekly paycheck.

I can't wait for the arrogant remarks of how they should find a different job. No, you should keep your cheap a$$ at home. If you wanted to be served when dining out, be prepared to tip. If you just want to not prepare your food then go pick up Arby's or McDonald's where there are not employees catering to you as you dine.

I disagree with the "person" whom said,"the poor waiter didn't deserve tip." I love to go out and eat in a nice restaurant and tip my waiter base on the service they provide to me. The national rate is 17 percent. If they do a good job serve me. I tip them anywhere from 20 to 30 Percent.

There are very few restaurants left who allow servers to take double tips. (IE - the tip is included and the guest doesn't bother to read their receipt and leaves an additional gratuity). Generally they allow the server to take the gratuity that the guest wrote in and remove the automatic gratuity.

Tipping is implied in any restaurant with servers. That being said, the % of the tip can and should be adjusted up or down depending on the level of service provided.
To say that servers should be grateful for 'any' tip as if they were begging you to be paid for providing a service is asinine and tacky. In the countries where tipping is not done you do get somewhat worse service. Why? Because the tip is included in the bill, which is you are already paying roughly 20-30% more for your food. The server is paid a flat rate and is much less likely to cater to your every whim.

Servers aren't begging, they are providing a service and deserve to be paid for that service. Period. The fact that you can choose exactly how much you leave them does not mean that it is acceptable to leave nothing at all, barring extraordinary circumstances.

Most servers don't make a great deal of money. Some DO make a lot of money, depending on their level of skill and where they are working. Either way, if you can't afford to pay a server then simply elect to go to one of the many restaurants that does not have servers waiting on you. Otherwise, realize that you are entering into an implied social contract by enjoying the service provided to you, and tip accordingly.

HEY you SHITBAG! Posted by: Anon at October 6, 2009 7:39 PM

ANAL MOTHEFUKKA! WHO DO U THINK U ARE???? TIPS-ARE WHAT MOST WAITERS ARE LIVING OFF!!! AND JANE ADAMS IS SOME CHEAP HORE THAT BECAME "ALMOST FAMOUS" BY FUKING WIT HOMELESS! WHO JUST WANTED HER FUKED UP NAME PUT IN THE NEWS SO THAT SHE CAN FINALLY BE CALLED A CELEBRITY! SOMEONE WHO IVE NEVER HEARD OF! THIS STORY OF CRUELTY FROM SOME UGLY BITCH MADE ME SOOO MAD! WASH UR UGLU CUM FACE BITCH, BEFORE GETTING INFRONT OF CAMERA!!!

How can she get pissed off and have him fired for outing her like. If I were him I would have done it too, as warning to others who serve her.

HEY you SHITBAG! Posted by: Anon at October 6, 2009 7:39 PM

ANAL MOTHEFUKKA! WHO DO U THINK U ARE???? TIPS-ARE WHAT MOST WAITERS ARE LIVING OFF!!! AND JANE ADAMS IS SOME CHEAP HORE THAT BECAME "ALMOST FAMOUS" BY FUKING WIT HOMELESS! WHO JUST WANTED HER FUKED UP NAME PUT IN THE NEWS SO THAT SHE CAN FINALLY BE CALLED A CELEBRITY! SOMEONE WHO IVE NEVER HEARD OF! THIS STORY OF CRUELTY FROM SOME UGLY BITCH MADE ME SOOO MAD! WASH UR UGLU CUM FACE BITCH, BEFORE GETTING INFRONT OF CAMERA!!!

HEY you SHITBAG! Posted by: Anon at October 6, 2009 7:39 PM

ANAL MOTHEFUKKA! WHO DO U THINK U ARE???? TIPS-ARE WHAT MOST WAITERS ARE LIVING OFF!!! AND JANE ADAMS IS SOME CHEAP HORE THAT BECAME "ALMOST FAMOUS" BY FUKING WIT HOMELESS! WHO JUST WANTED HER FUKED UP NAME PUT IN THE NEWS SO THAT SHE CAN FINALLY BE CALLED A CELEBRITY! SOMEONE WHO IVE NEVER HEARD OF! THIS STORY OF CRUELTY FROM SOME UGLY BITCH MADE ME SOOO MAD! WASH UR UGLU CUM FACE BITCH, BEFORE GETTING INFRONT OF CAMERA!!!

To all those servers telling people to eat @ McDonald's, choke on their food, and stay their cheap a$$es at home, I'm sorry you were suckered into coming into this business, thinking you were going to make great money because everyone's gonna tip you. Whoever conned your stupid @sses into thinking that, got you real good. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A TIP! Everyone is not going to tip you. Especially when you give horrible service. It may be customary, but it is not MANDATORY! I don't owe you $hit except the price of my meal! I'm sorry that you only make $2.13 an hour but that's not my problem. Maybe YOUR stupid ass needs to work at McDonald's, at least they pay minimum wage, so you won't complain about only making $2 bucks an hour. I will eat where I feel like eating and WILL NOT be badgered into leaving you a tip if your service sucks. By the way, if patrons weren't sitting in your station you wouldn't have anyone to wait on and therefore wouldnt have a job so chew on that you idiots!

Ahhh Jane-
you give actors a bad name. Nothing new.

Mind you, the waiter, though right, also comes off immaturely; like Kanye Asshole.

May you both become Reality TV "stars."
----oh, you already are.

Zip it, both of you tweets/twits.

THE WAITER SHOULD HAVE MADE ANY OF THIS PERSONAL , I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE TO THIS STORY , OTHER THAN THE ACTRESS INVOLVED . I THINK THIS PERSON/ WAITER NEEDS TO GO TO GROVELING ANONOMOUS, AND READ HOW TO BE A HAPPY DOOR MAT IN A BAD ECONOMY. GET OVER IT DUDE !... SHE PROBS HAD A MILLION THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE BIG 5:00PM , AND FORGOT 2 PAY YOUR SORRY WHINING BITCH BLOGGING ASS. Quit crying and bitching on the tweet sheet, and start thinking about winning and finding a job whrere you don't serve the public. YOU ARE WAY 2 SOFT 4 THE SERVICE SECTOR !!!

Hmmm, if she was famous I think that we all would know her. If she was one of those low budget film actors, it's no wonder she did what she did. Have you people ever thought that maybe she did it to get her 15min. of fame in?

wow i ams urprised at the comments, First I have 2 college degrees and have tried for years to get a decent job, most of the time , I am over qaulified! 2nd
we should be paid regular min wage, because Americans are cheap and do not know better, even if you have tip credit as an employer you still need to follow the rules and they dont! they charge you if people do not pay the bills, if you break something, etc so pay your bills and tip because our employers are not always fair and do not pay us correctly or supply benefits!!!!!!! thank you

Having a BA in hospitality I know how important tips are but stop the crying, I'm sure if it were just some normal joe you would have forgotten about it. As for your firing I highly doubt it was her that was the cause seeing as she ran out on the bill for a few days. Management and owners dont like that, it was prob his whinning about it that got him fired. It all comes with the industry and if it bothers servers that much then they need to look elswhere. Remember the times when you get those 100% tips...

The witch should have been arrested for defrauding an innkeeper. It would have happened to you or I if we skipped out on a bill!

I think that place should hire him back.. at least he's honest.. she should be ashamed of herself for everything, especially for getting him fire... shame shame on HER.... If I had a resaurant I'd hire him... cs

Can any of this story be verified? At absolute least this happened 1 month and 2 days ago. Assuming this story is true: 1. She should have been arrested for theft. 2. Was service unsatisfactory? Can that even be verified? The waiter will say it was but the actress will say no to save face. 3. How did she find out about the tweet? 4. Why was he fired? He says because of a tweet (possible) but, was he fired for some other reason repeatedly late to work, poor service, etc. 5. Has the waiter or the actress been asked for a comment? This news story leaves alot to be answered.

@Real

To quote you, you said "Servers are working for the opportunity to earn a tip" Two words stand out here- "opportunity" and "earn". In no way does that IMPLY that I OWE you a tip. I am not cheap because I dont tip you. You obviously have not "earned" it, therefore you don't "deserve" it and you are not gonna "get" it. YOU need to go work at McDonalds, you'd get more than $2 an hour and then you can shut the hell up! As a server, you are SUPPOSED to serve me, it is your job. I am not SUPPOSED to tip you, you have the "opportunity to earn" a tip if your service was good.

I didn't read them all but I read quite a few. I have never gone anywhere there was some form of service not leave at least a dollar. And that means some cafeteria style places and buffets. If someone comes to you when you sit down, introduces themselves as a waiter and tries to serve you - they are a waiter. Now Cali I believe they get minimum plus tips but most states yes, you get $2.13 and hour and yes you tip out to food runners, the bar, bussers, etc. I worked in a place that made us tip out 15 percent for people who did not do anything for us. I think it was BS but the money was still decent and of course, nobody claimed all their tips with 15 percent staring them in the face. Regardless, I believe if you can't afford to tip than eat at home or eat fast food or take your own dishes, scrape them, plate them and wash and reset your table and get your own drinks and food. Of course, if your "service" was bad - then fine, I can understand leaving no tip.

THE WAY I LOOK AT IS THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY SO FEEL FREE TO LEAVE OR NOT LEAVE A TIP DO NOT FEEL ASHAME IF YOU DONT WE AS PATRONS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS. NOW YOU AS A COMPANY OR BUISINES NEED TO BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES SO TAKE CARE OF THEM.AND REMEMBER ALL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WE ALL HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE A BETTER LIFE AND CAREER AND IF YOU DO NOT THEN THATS YOUR FAULT!BECAUSE WE AS PATRONS OWE YOU NOTHING MORE THEN THE BILL. SO MAN UP AND FACE IT TIPPING IS NOT OWED TO ANY ONE CAUSE EATING OUT ANY MORE IS A LUXUARY SO STOP CRYING AND FIND A BETTER JOB! CAUSE I DO EVERY DAY IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD AND THE DAY I CANT PAY THE BILLS WITH THIS CAREER ILL FIND A JOB THAT I CAN.SO TALK WITH YOUR BOSS AND PLEASE STOP EXSPECTING THE PATRONS TO FILL IN THE REST OF YOUR PAY CHECK.THANKS

everybody seems to forget, their all wrapped up in the tip part....this girl walked out on your entire tab!! sure she had her agent come in and pay it 2 that's right 2 days later. folks that is a crime...no matter what state you live in!!

Folks,
When "Hung" gets hung out to dry and fails as a series they came hang it on "the bitch" and her agent. They ducked their responsibilities, got called out for it and then whined about it.
Loosers with out a doubt.

Power to the People,
Roger

Wow...out control deficits, unaffordable health care, a government that truely represents every American who writes a big check, ill fought wars, failing infrastructure etc...I'm glad the important, riveting issues are occupying our collective gray matter and not the plight some cheap actress stiffing a disgruntled ex-waiter.

don't they have service charges in america??? i think this whole thing is hilarious!!!

service charge for what? are you meaning the tab?

maybe i should ask my company to pay me a service charge for working on the alamo dome or better yet ask the owners of the dome to tip me for all the hard work i did -and i do rebar for a living,lol or better yet tell them to tip me for it,lol hell i provided a service ha! they would tip me all the way to the unemployment line get real folks!!!!

Really...the problem lays with the restaurant owners. They use tips to pay cooks, bartenders, hostesses, busboys, etc...they need to let the waitresses keep their tips. If the customer wants to tip the cook, he will. The owners use the tips to augment the under min wage workers so their pay will rise up to min wage. For all of you who think that a tip is optional, you just don't know what you're talking about. The waitress has to pay these other workers whether she gets tipped or not. If somebody doesn't tip or pay for a meal, it comes out of the waitresse's pocket. The owner gets his money, regardless, so he doesn't care & I'm not surprised this owner didn't press charges. HE had already gotten HIS money & took revenge out on the waiter for the bad publicity. The waiter did what he had to do to get paid. Restaurant owners should have to pay legal wages to all of the workers. If an owner can't afford it, maybe he should cut back on the help, make the lazy managers actually work, work there himself, or find another way to earn a living. He shouldn't profit from pimping out the waitresses.

WELL THE BOTTOM LINE IS I DONT THINK WE AS PATRONS SHOULD FEEL OBLIGATED TO TIP(POOR OR RICH PEOPLE) IVE PAID MY MEAL LET THE MANAGERS PAY THE TIP THERES TIMES I MY SELF HAVE STRETCHED MY SELF TO TAKE MY FAMILY OUT TO EAT AND BARELY HAVE ENUFF TO PAY THE TAB AND DONT TIP .MY FAMILY COMES FIRST AND TO ENJOY A LUXUARY AS EATING OUT IS GREAT BUT TO FEEL BAD ABOUT NOT TIPPING IS WRONG ALL THE REASTURANT INDUSTRY HAS DONE IS PASSED A PROBLEM THAT THEY DONT WANT TO SOLVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SHOULD I SAY THERE JUST PASSING THE BUCK!SO LISTEN UP REST.OWNERS PAY YOUR PEOPLE RIGHT OR GET OUT OF THE BIZ!CAUSE HONESTLY IM TIRED OF FEELING I HAVE TO TIP YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR A SERVICE IM ALREADY PAYING WITH THE MEAL.AND FOR YOU FOLKS WHO SAY WELL DONT EAT OUT IF YOU CANT PAY A TIP.ILL EAT ANY DAMN WHERE I PLEASE CAUSE IVE WORKED MY ASS OFF! TO EAT OUT AND ITS MY RIGHT AS A HUMAN BEING SO BE PISSED AT YOUR OWNERS NOT US THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE BIZ OWNERS PUT SOME ONE AT THE DOOR SO THEY DONT RUN OUT ON THE TAB CAUSE THE WAY I SEE IT YOU ARE STEALING FROM YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES WHEN YOU MAKE THEM PAY THE WALKED OUT TAB.

does anyone know that the word TIPS means. IT means to insure proper service. YES is owed and required. Think this logic, if the restaurant had to pay people a wage food at $10 would be about $20 or more. When u dont tip, u show lack of respect of American society. Also by ,his twitter which is again freedom of speech, she showed she is again a facist not American.

BUFFET ANY ONE?LOL

WHAT ACTUALLY DOES TO INSURE PROPER SERVICE MEAN? WHO CAME UP WITH THIS? IF I WERE A MANAGER AND YOU DIDNT GIVE PROPER SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER REGARDLESS IF THEY TIPPED OR NOT YOU WOULD BE HISTORY! AND YES YEARS AGO I DID WORK AS A SERVER AND TO BE HONEST I NEVER GOT UPSET ABOUT NOT GETTING TIPS BECAUSE I NEVER PUT IN MY HEAD THAT WAS OWED AS PART OF THE JOB.ANY WAY I GOT OUT AND WENT INTO CONSTRUCTION WHERE THE MONEY IS BETTER AND A LOT HARDER THEN SERVING.AND YES I DO BITCH AND CRY THAT MY FEET HURT,MY BACK HURTS,IM HOT,COLD.BUT I GUESS PACKING REBAR FOR 10HRS A DAY ON YOUR SHOULDERS WILL DO THAT TO YA AND WHEN I STARTED CONST IN 1987 THEY PAID 5.25 AN HR TO FEEL LIKE I SAID ABOVE,WELL IVE BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH AND PEOPLE WILL STILL CRY OVER TIPS AND ANY WAY WHO AM I? TO SAY ANY THING I JUST BUILD AMERICA.GOOD DAY!

OOO AND BY THE WAY TIA BRUHN WHO POSTED ABOVE IF ITS THAT BAD GET OUT OF THE BIZ! CAUSE I REALLY DONT FEEL BAD FOR YOU YOUR SMARTER THAN THAT.IM ABLE TO FALL BACK ON ABOUT 10 DIFFRENT JOBS AND IM 38YRS OLD AND BELEIVE ME CONSTUCTION WAS NOT MY 1ST CHOICE BUT THE MONEY WAS BETTER.HARD WORK BUT BILLS GOT PAID WITH OUT A STRUGGLE LIKE THEY SAY SOMETIMES THE HARDEST JOBS ARE THE BEST JOBS SO BREAK OUT THAT OL DEGREE AND TAKE THAT JOB FROM THAT LAZY ASS MANAGER YOU WORK FOR!PEACE

WELLIBE, if you're making so much money, why are you too broke to tip? If you don't tip, you should have the courtesy to explain to a manager why. Tell him you're too broke. But really, tips are not just tips anymore. The owners take big chunks to pay salaries. If you can't tip...don't eat out. Then the waitress won't be responsible to pay a percentage of your meal. You sound like a cheap SOB. My college daughter is a waitress & I'm sick of her being used & pimped out for what she has worked for.

WELL CHERYL PULL YOUR HEAD OUT,LIKE I SAID ITS MY RIGHT TO TIP AND ITS YOUR DAUGHTER S JOB TO PROVIDE A SERVICE IF SHE DOES NOT LIKE IT MOVE TO ANOTHER JOB OR HEY WHY DONT YOU PAY HER EXSPENSE AND SHE WONT FEEL PIMPED OUT OR BETTER YET TALK TO HER EMPLOYEERS ABOUT A RAISE AND LETS SEE WHERE THAT GOES? O AND LIKE I SAID IM A IRON WORKER ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS AROUND ! SO I KNOW HARD WORK.GOOD DAY

tips are wrong...but men like wellillbe probably has to pay to get laid...

come on anonoymous this is not about getting laid get real,lol you slow minded person.im just a real person stateing my opinion.this is why america is going down the crapper people like you! dont relize sometimes we have to move on and get a better job so stop with the bull shit!i went out and had supper tonight and paid 76.00 on a meal and tipped $7.55 on a semi decent meal to a waiter that had a look of suicide on his face so really i didnt feel any better as not tipping but hey he looked just like that before i enterd and after so what gives? maybe i just should of paid him the 76.00$ also and walked feeling screwed

AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IM A MAN? I MAYBE FEMALE PEOPLE ALWAYS ASSUMING - SO SERVERS NEVER ASSUME I MAY OR MAY NOT TTIP!? SORRY GOODNITE NOW!

hey WELLILLBE there is a cap button use it, second just a hint dont drink the lemonade when u go out, hahahahah

ever notice people like wellillbe cant spell, or cant make a sentence, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm , seems like low class or lack of, , please read a book, not curious george but a dictionary, quick wellillbe 2+2 ps i guess three strikes isnt working, bet u will curse in your next statement, please come up with something smart or thought out

these asshats that think just because they smiled at the right time to make money can go off themselves, i'm a prfessional waiter and have no time for these ones

these asshats that think just because they smiled at the right time to make money can go off themselves, i'm a prfessional waiter and have no time for these ones

Rush Limbough says a normal tip should be 18%. Less if service poor, great if service good

This Anon person wih his/her view on tipping has got to be a foreigner. Most likely Indian or Asian.

You don't like or understand our customs...go home!

Just judging by the number of comments here and the fact that this story made it to the front page of MSN I don't think actress Jane Adams will ever forget to tip again. It's these type of stories that damage a person's credibility and image with the public on a personal level. As for the posters describing freedom of speech issues, that man had every right to post his thoughts and or feelings about the actress Jane Adams unless he signed a non-disclosure agreement with his employer. If she really thought it that big of a deal she should try and sue him for libel (but she would loose horribly because you have to prove injury and attach a monetary amount based upon viewership)

OK really.. as someone who waits tables for a living, I can say that she was in the wrong. I can also say that as someone with a shred of common sense. NOBODY "forgets" to pay their tab, unless they're drunk. It's like claiming you forgot to pay for your jeans at nordstrom. You know the process of eating out is going to end with paying a check. She's full of s#@$ if she says otherwise. Also, yes, you do have to tip unless you don't ever plan to come back to that restaurant again. Otherwise, we WILL remember your face, and on your next visit you'll get the service you paid for last time. Thankfully, the restaurant I work for adds a 20% service charge to every check, which is not optional. Just like paying for labor is not optional with a mechanic or a carpenter. You have been provided with a service! By the way, I love my job! Especially since I don't have to depend on the kindness of strangers for my living at this particular place.