Business meetings in restaurants?

If you did your business by phone, would you stop all phone calls until you took care of my call? If you owned a store, would you stop all customers from coming in until I finished my shopping? Then why don't people stop to think about holding a business meeting in a restaurant that can last up to 2 hours or more? A servers station is their place of business. A lunch hour doesn't last for very long and in order to make money we must turn over a certain amount of tables. When you camp out at a table all afternoon, you are keeping that server from turning over that table and making another tip or two. If you must meet there ( instead of your place of business) and if you take up that table for 2 hours or more, why don't you think to compensate the server for the time you took away her business? I mean think about it, if you were to rent a meeting room somewhere if would cost you a hell of alot more than the five dollar tip you left her (or him).

Agreed!! And the same goes for tables who sit all night. I only have a three table section at night, if you are out for the night that is fine, go sit at the bar! Or tip an extra $20 + depending on how long you are sitting.

People who have not worked in restaurants have no idea. They never even consider leaving more than "double the tax". I know this through friends and family. there have been nights where I've been out to dinner and sat an extra hour, I then double the tip I originally left, yet I would never ask my friends to help out because they do not understand, even when I explain, if you don't waitress you don't know

Another note, your tip does not go directly to the waitress's pocket. She does have to report tips, and usually tip 10 + % to the bartender, bus, and hostess.

I wish people had to take a class on proper tipping before they were allowed out!!

And do not tell me tippng is getting too expensive because you can afford the meal

There are a lot of people that like to show off their money, but they don't know how to tip well. I feel like this, if you鈥檙e going to have a business meeting at a restaurant, it should be less than 2 hours, unless you have a lot of people at the business meeting.
If you are going the have a business meeting that is longer than 2 hours, it should be a catered affair.

Basically, all business meeting dinners held at restaurants should be quick and easy. But then again, it does depend on what restaurant it is held at鈥?/div>

• 8 months ago