SNITCHED TIPS TT
2:33:00 AM
I am sooooo speechless and sooooo disappointed that someone whom I felt made a great mentor/ caring colleague is...... tainted. Well, maybe, as they say, there's no free lunch in this world.
Was doing running before my break and switched to waitressing (service) after for night shift. It was my first time servicing a whole section (Siloso: Tables 28-34) and prior to this, I only had one training session whereas everyone else has like five... In the past, at the most, I only serviced of the Front section near the bar which is pretty small, so I'm cool with it~
Because I was fresh, new and like inexperienced, my colleagues who servicing the neighbouring sections do help me at times. Taking orders, getting the bills etc.
One of my colleagues kept checking if I was alright, telling me to take things slowly, chill, slow down (maybe I seemed flustered? Uhhh.....) He told me that I could just ask anything I wasn't sure of or if I needed any help at all. I was really REALLY grateful and thankful to have colleagues that are so understanding, helpful, caring and everything nice. Was. WAS. Was.
Oh I was told that should other servers help me take orders for customers seated in my section, I would have to transfer their order list/ bill to my name later on. Okay!
Someone helped me attend to this table in my section (Table 31) earlier and took their orders. I transferred that table to my name after their mains were served. And after they were done with their dessert (Epic Brownie), I brought them the bill. They chose to pay by credit card. I was printing the receipts after the lady provided her signature when DENGDENGDENG, unintentionally, at the corner of my eye, I saw the lady unzipping her purse and pulling out a couple of notes. Tips??? eheheheh~ I averted my gaze back to the machine because uhhhh technically I think I wasn't supposed to see/ know she was gonna tip me? Hahaha.
I passed the receipt and returned a card while clearing the last of her plates. As I was clearing, I saw her slip a red note into the ThankYou card. *BLING* My eyes lit up. TIPSSSSS!!!!! My first ever tips and it's like whut 10 dollars BLING *_* Okay I sound so cheapo but we all have something for our firsts aint it? hahahaha. Plus that's almost an hour's worth of pay ohmygod.
I decided to bring them plates to the KP washing area before returning to collect muh tipsssss hehehehe. I didn't take it right away BECAUSE they were still at the table and I couldn't just take it right in front of their eyes right?? It's only polite to take it after they leave.
BUT LO AND BEHOLD! I took only 30 seconds to return from the KP area, and when I returned, 30 seconds later, my colleague had cleared my table! ................. AND MY TIPS!!!!!
Our eyes met when he cleared my table, he left the ThankYou card back at the counter. I peered into the card and f*ck, my red note is gone T__T
Oh I must amend my sentence. It's not that he helped me clear the entire table. He only cleared the napkins and the ThankYou card in the box (which contained you know what)
I FELT LIKE SCRAT, that poor little squirrel in Ice Age when he lost his precious precious acorn. I FEEL YA BRO T__T
I didn't say anything because I THOUGHT he was gonna give me a surprise and be like "Hey Jess, that customer give you tips ah" and proceeds to pass me my acorn. So I kept looking at him, wherever he went, anticipating the moment he speaks that golden line. But no? To my disappointment, what I saw, instead, was the look of uneasiness on his face. He looked so. nervous. He went to hang around the bar area after that.
At that point of time, I also needed smaller change for $5. I was going around in search change, running from section to section before ending up at the bar. All the servers that I asked said that don't have any change (without opening to check their wallets) (must learn the art of memorising the exact number of each note and coin I possess) (it seems i have a lot to learn).
My that colleague was at the bar and said that he had change! HOORAH finally. Passed him my 5 dollar note and was about to ask him about the tips that I confirm-plus-chop saw. Well, it could have slipped his mind? Benefit of doubt. But I didn't get a chance to, because, he went out of the restaurant =_= .
OKAY benefit of doubt, maybe he went to the office, to his locker to get the change instead of changing his *coughs* facial expressions? Maybe the customer didn't actually tip me? Maybe she decided to retrieve the ten-dollar note (or possibly more?) from the ThankYou card and slot it back in her purse? Ohmygod. I'm trying to talk myself into a lie of my own telling. Simply because, I can't believe that he is this kind of person!!!! Fuhkkkk.
WHYYYY?! Did he think I didn't see em tips and the customer paid by card so there ain't no proof of tips, and no one saw, so he thinks no one knows if he swipes em tips like Swiper from Dora?
And after that, he still asked me "Eh Jess, you okay or not?". Ohmygoodness. Wtf?
Should I say "Eh not okay leh, my tips got stolen sia. Just now you cleared the table, did you see who take it?"
But I didn't. I didn't say anything because:
1) He can simply act blur and say "Oh ya ah! I forgot to pass you just now! Nah here it is." and secretly hate me inside because he felt I didn't deserve the tips. After all, I didn't attend much to the table. All I did was....... transfer bill lols (my section what?!). Oh wait! I did their cutlery settings too! Hey bein' honest here~ hahahah
But that doesn't make sense because he also took the tips from Lauren's table? (Lauren was sitting in his section, Jason did attend to them and I took their orders, okai)
2) He might be in dire need of money and that 10 dollar note can put two extra value meals from McDonalds on the table.
3) I'm sorry for his loss of a beloved someone and so, I should try not to aggravate him?
3) He felt that he deserved service charge for the guidance and help he offered me.
4) What for? So long as I know he is one not to trust. Also, I'm not making loss, it's just... I'm not making a gain... so.... it's fine... i guess....arghhhhhhhh. It's a lesson - Money exposes values, whether you have them or not. This is just a temporary part-time job, so it's fine. Every experience, every encounter is but a lesson that better prepares me for the future, when I take on a permanent full-time job. So, it's fine.
On a lighter note, another table tipped me 2 bucks after that :) Saving grace~
And also, I was really happy during the first half of the day :)
YAY day ends, tomorrow's gon be a new day, a great day, FREE CONE DAY!!!!!
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