Oh yeah. I used to get 2 or 3 of those every Sunday afternoon. I got used to it and eventually didn’t mind as long as they left some real money with it, but the first time you think you’re getting $20 and it’s just a piece of garbage is a real disappointment.
Do they really think someone’s going to want to join their church after getting jerked around like that?
In Germany it would simply be amusing and mildly obnoxious, because German waitstaff get paid a living wage and tips are not expected at all. Also, Americans tend to be the only ones who tip.
Sorry that happened, though can’t say I’m surprised to hear it happens more frequently than that one-off example. I feel like it must be common anywhere there’s an intersection between low economic opportunity and sanctimonious Christian smugness.
They probably think it’s like a cheat code to avoid paying while still somehow earning more good boy points with god.
(Not to say I’m a fan of tip culture either, but that’s how waitstaff get paid in the US, and stiffing one person on a tip isn’t going to change that.)
(Not to say I’m a fan of tip culture either, but that’s how waitstaff get paid in the US, and stiffing one person on a tip isn’t going to change that.)
Thank you for adding that part.
Yes, the system is bullshit, but it’s nobody’s place to decide that their server should work for free because you want to protest.
I’ll support change, but until then, tip your servers well. It’s a hard job, and they deserve much more respect than most people give them.
Sure, but thats mostly because we just have an absurd number of bars. Basically everyone has or had a drinking problem, largely because theres not much to do that doesn’t involve alcohol.
I’ve seen lots of religious people leave pamphlets, but they’ve also always left tips. Usually good tips as a way to sell that they’re nice and care about you.
It’s not just a single story, I think this is relatively common.
I worked as a server for 5 years and I received at least 2 of these fake bills as a tip.
I’m guessing this behavior is somewhat regional; my experience was in the deeply religious midwestern usa.
Its cult behavior.
Surreptitious proselytizing?
Cult behavior.
They’re just in the cult, so they don’t see it that way, because their brains are tied up in pretzels of cognitive dissonance.
Do the equivalent to them, in a different flavor?
Much howling and gnashing of teeth.
Nope, mine was up north and I got way more than that.
Oh yeah. I used to get 2 or 3 of those every Sunday afternoon. I got used to it and eventually didn’t mind as long as they left some real money with it, but the first time you think you’re getting $20 and it’s just a piece of garbage is a real disappointment.
Do they really think someone’s going to want to join their church after getting jerked around like that?
I’ve never had them leave real money with it.
Yeah, there’s no excuse for that. Those people are just assholes.
They’re jerking themselves off. This way they can feel like they’re doing God’s work, and they can afford to do it all the time.
Well, yah. This is like why the Nigerian Princes put spelling mistakes in their phishing emails. You don’t want to hook the smart ones.
Did you go to church and put it into the collection plate?
After all, Matthew, Mark, Luke and even Thomas all confirm Jesus said, “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s, and unto God that which is God’s.”
These people are playing at being God, and deserve their play money back.
I even got one of them in germany
In Germany it would simply be amusing and mildly obnoxious, because German waitstaff get paid a living wage and tips are not expected at all. Also, Americans tend to be the only ones who tip.
Yup, I’ve been tipped these more than once before
Growing up evangelical I saw it all the time. Very regular occurrence
Sorry that happened, though can’t say I’m surprised to hear it happens more frequently than that one-off example. I feel like it must be common anywhere there’s an intersection between low economic opportunity and sanctimonious Christian smugness.
They probably think it’s like a cheat code to avoid paying while still somehow earning more good boy points with god.
(Not to say I’m a fan of tip culture either, but that’s how waitstaff get paid in the US, and stiffing one person on a tip isn’t going to change that.)
Thank you for adding that part.
Yes, the system is bullshit, but it’s nobody’s place to decide that their server should work for free because you want to protest.
I’ll support change, but until then, tip your servers well. It’s a hard job, and they deserve much more respect than most people give them.
If possible, rather than add it to the credit card, tip in cash. Real cash. Safe from wage theft especially if you hand it to them directly.
And the Midwest isn’t even the real deep religious area of the US.
It is more than you think, but still less churches than bars.
If you want to see the real holy spirit, you have to order it in a bar and not wait for it in a church.
It’s not more than I think. I’ve lived in the Midwest most of my life. Compared to Tennessee it’s nothing.
Sure, but thats mostly because we just have an absurd number of bars. Basically everyone has or had a drinking problem, largely because theres not much to do that doesn’t involve alcohol.
I’ve seen lots of religious people leave pamphlets, but they’ve also always left tips. Usually good tips as a way to sell that they’re nice and care about you.
If they were nice they wouldn’t trick you.
We hired a contractor to fix our roof and he left one in each bathroom stall.
I… Simply dont understand
Demand that he return to remove his litter before you pay the invoice.
But you’ve got just the thing to pay it!
Touché