We live in a pretty small town and this is a small place with high income customers so although it isn't fancy the clientele do leave generous tips. Often when she and I are out shopping or picking up her kids we will run into some customer that she has taken care of previously, they always stop and thank her for taking such good care of them. Today when we were food shopping she spotted a customer on the same checkout line as us and nodded hello to them, they said they were coming to eat later this week..........of course I had to shoot off my mouth and say, "it's such a nice little place and so unusual that the waitress isn't allowed to receive tips and so she doesn't look at the customer as a dollar sign when she sees them come in, takes a lot of pressure off the people dining out, trying to figure out a proper tip to leave" She almost hit the floor and the customer took a second and then responded with "you mean you don't get the tips we leave?" my friend was speechless at first but then responded that "no, I am not allowed to take any tips, the owner keeps them all" the customer wasn't amused to say the least and then he asked her how much she is paid and when she responded minimum wage he was shocked, he also said he will be sure to tell the rest of his and his wifes friends who go to the place frequently that she doesn't get any of the tips........should be a fun week at the place I think. He did say he would tell his friends not to mention how he found out. My friend is petrified now but I told her she would make more working at a McDonalds and do a whole lot less work, I also told her if her boss has any problem with the truth getting out he should come see me.
