I am a bartender and I IGNORE anyone who doesn’t tip
A bartender has sparked furious debate after admitting he ignores customers who refuse to tip – while warning that he also warns colleagues about stingy customers so they can avoid them too.
Mixologist from Michigan Romanwho doesn’t reveal his last name regularly shares bartending tips and stories with his 12,000 followers on TikTok.
Recently, the barkeep talked about tipping etiquette — revealing that a stingy tip could be the reason why you find yourself ignored when you try to order a drink.
In a video, which has been viewed more than 264,000 times to date, Roman explains how choosing not to leave your bartender extra money could mean that every employee in the establishment will then ignore you.
Michigan mixologist Roman, who doesn’t give his last name, regularly shares bartending tips and stories with his 12,000 followers on TikTok
Recently, the barkeep talked about tipping etiquette when he explained why you might be ignored while trying to order a drink
Captioning the clip, “in which tips are given and employees who depend on tipping customers,” Roman revealed why customers may not receive service.
He explained that those who don’t tip at all don’t get served, while those who tip “10 percent” get a bartender’s attention, and those who tip “20 percent” get served immediately.
Roman said, “If you don’t tip, we’ll tell the other bartenders who isn’t tipping so we don’t go to you.”
“I’m not saying tip a lot, but if you tip at least 10 percent, we’ll come to you.
“If you tip 20 percent or more, we’ll make sure to get to you.
“If you tip more than 50 percent, I will RKO [knock out] whoever the f*** is in front of you and make sure you get served. How does that sound?’
But social media users remained fiercely divided by the sentiment as they flocked to the comment section.
Some of Roman’s followers agreed with him, even claiming that they too had noticed better service.
One person said, “If you tip 100 percent on your first drink, you get VIP service all night.”
“So that’s why I get served extremely fast – I always tip 40-50 percent,” someone else wrote.
Roman explained how choosing not to leave your bartender extra money could mean that every employee in the establishment will then ignore you
Some of Roman’s followers agreed with him, even claiming that they too had noticed the correlation between tips and better service
“As a restaurant worker, I agree,” says one user.
Another user said, “Yes, we bartenders talk and we remember.”
But others slammed the bartender, arguing that tipping culture has gotten out of hand.
One person said, ‘This is why I don’t eat out. Your employer should pay a living wage just like mine, I shouldn’t have to pay exorbitant prices for food and a wage.’
Another person asked, “You expect customers to pay your rent?”
“I still think it’s crazy that a restaurant underpays its employees and to convince them to blame the customer you should tip based on the service received,” another person commented.
“You all chose the tipping industry, you get $1, you don’t like it, you get a better job,” one user wrote.
But others slammed the bartender, arguing that tipping culture has gotten out of hand
In recent months, the tip culture conversation has peaked with DailyMail.com showing that many people are fed up with it.
And in February, DailyMail.com took to the streets to gauge real opinion on the matter.
Many stated that tipping was out of control, mainly due to rampant inflation driving up the prices of everyday items.
One person even questioned why they should tip a bartender, saying, “I’m not sure why I should tip a bartender who reaches for a bottle of beer and takes the cap off — five seconds.”