1% And Proud Of It

[Gauthier]

Banker Leaves 1% Tip On $133 Lunch Bill In Defiance of 'The 99%' [UPDATED]

Whoever this guy is, he's definitely got 'Douchebag' written all over him. He was entitled to be pissed at the 99%, but taking it out on a working server just trying to do her job and make a living who likely had nothing to do with the movement is an outright display of douchebaggery that is begging for vengeance. "Get a Real Job"? Oh like being a banker is easier than applying at your local McDonald's. This is the sort of contempt that has a bunch of people pissed and occupying Wall Street in the first place.

UPDATE: Turns out the receipt was a hoax. That people were willing to believe it does convey an image problem the 1% has.

[Ceannairceach]

He left a dollar thirty three?

What a dick. I've left more for bad service.

[Maurepas]

I'd like to see a banker do as much work as a McDonald's frycook. I'd also like to see them taxed to the point of making the same amount of money, but that's another thread, >_>

[The Republic of Lanos]

What a douche this guy was.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Prick.

[Wisconsin7]

OFF WITH HIS TESTES!

[Imota]

Really, what the hell? That's just...disgusting. If you're high-class, ACT LIKE IT.

[Cannot think of a name]

This is the kind of shit that results in guillotines.

What it is, really, is some douchenozzle who doesn't even understand his own side's argument much less the complaints of the "99%ers." So he's managed to express that complete lack of understanding as contempt for the poor or working class, thus becoming a cartoon version of what some idgets think the 99%ers are on about.

Good job, dillweed. You've lowered the discourse.


Also...I mean, what the fuck...someone has to serve him his fucking $133 meal...don't these guys justify themselves with some sort of Horatio Alger mythology of working their way up from nothing?

This is just stupid.

[Yuktova]

What an asshole. You know, if I ever met him, I'd say to his fucking face, "Why don't YOU get a fucking job!" and see how he likes it!

[Hittanryan]

Hopefully they can figure out who the banker is. That way servers at other restaurants can properly..."prepare" his food from now on.

[Cromarty]

I've never given a tip at a restaurant in my life... it's just not done in the UK unless you're in a strip/lap dance club or some high class bar... or coffee shops... but fuck those guys.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

I'd have totally done that, although I'd have chosen something other than "get a real job".

[Akeppe]

Wow...seriously? What a jackass.

[The Steel Magnolia]

WOO SOCIAL ELITISM. Fuck the hard working proletariat, we're moving money, dammit!
Girl should be lucky she got a tip at all. She has a paycheck, right? So tips are just spreading money to the poor. That's right, tipping your waiter is SOCIALISM. So take that, all you pinko socialist commie bastards!

/sarcasm


Yeah, he's an asshole, and an ignorant one at that.

[Cannot think of a name]

I've never given a tip at a restaurant in my life... it's just not done in the UK unless you're in a strip/lap dance club or some high class bar... or coffee shops... but fuck those guys.

In the US we've managed to create a fucked up system where at restaurants you pay for your food and while you're at it, pay the waitstaff. While the food prices are non-negotiable, the pay for the person who brought it to you is up to you. Wait staff are granted an exception to the minimum wage and on top of that are taxed on anticipated tips.

So, in essence, waitstaff works on the same principle as the guys walking around dressed like superheroes on Hollywood Blvd.

[Wisconsin7]

I'd have totally done that, although I'd have chosen something other than "get a real job".

OFF WITH YOUR TESTES!

[New Embossia]

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[Norstal]

I've never given a tip at a restaurant in my life... it's just not done in the UK unless you're in a strip/lap dance club or some high class bar... or coffee shops... but fuck those guys.

Yeah, not born in America either, but I do live here. Which is why I was first confused why people are angry. Tips are not required.

However, that's pretty dickish. How does he know the server isn't earning good money?

[Hassett]

Hopefully he inspired the waiter to get a real job.

Edit: I apologize for this message.

[Gauthier]

I'd have totally done that, although I'd have chosen something other than "get a real job".

I see you've an acquired taste for bodily fluids.

[Norjagen]

Interesting point: In doing this, and illustrating his fucked up view of the poor, he's really only serving as an example of everything the 99% has been complaining about. That said, you don't have to be poor to realize this man's a douche. His douchiness transcends class boundaries and breaks into that universally-regarded "indisputably douchy" category.

[Mahlen]

Just... seriously? When I finally get around to owning a place, I hopefully won't get douche bags like this guy. I'd count that as a pretty good reason to refuse service to somebody, and I'm usually pretty tolerant of customers that come in where I work.

[Ceannairceach]

I've never given a tip at a restaurant in my life... it's just not done in the UK unless you're in a strip/lap dance club or some high class bar... or coffee shops... but fuck those guys.

Yeah, not born in America either, but I do live here. Which is why I was first confused why people are angry. Tips are not required.

However, that's pretty dickish. How does he know the server isn't earning good money?

It is expected, however, since tips make up a major part of the pay for the waitstaff.

[Albaie]

I've never given a tip at a restaurant in my life... it's just not done in the UK unless you're in a strip/lap dance club or some high class bar... or coffee shops... but fuck those guys.

I live in the UK and always tip waiters unless the quality of they forget something or it is rubbish food.

[Kostemetsia]

If we're going to go into fantasies, were I the owner, I'd have written down his credit card details and used them to reimburse myself for the unannounced $133 bonus I would shortly thereafter have given the waiter.