Woman's Date Plays A Cruel Game With Their Waitress's Tip So She Decides To Tip Her Anyway And Cuts Ties With The Guy

One bad date can go from awkward to unforgettable in a single sentence. In this case, a woman met a guy on a dating app, thought the chemistry was real, and then watched him turn a restaurant tip into a cruel little power game.

At the table, the waitress was already on edge when he announced that her tip would be reduced every time she made a mistake. OP was embarrassed, the waitress seemed new and nervous, and the whole meal quickly turned into a test of patience that nobody asked for.

By the end of dinner, OP had seen enough to know this wasn’t just rude, it was a dealbreaker. Read on.

After hearing OP's disagreement, the date said, and we quote: "Can't always be nice to these people; it's not a respectable job."

Big, massive, neon red flag! OP decided she wanted nothing to do with this guy, and she called their waitress over for the bill.

OP gave the waitress $20 for her tip and stood up to pay for her meal. Later that night, OP's date demanded to know why she tipped her that much despite the "poor" service.

OP replied it's because of him and his decision to treat the woman's livelihood like it was a game. The douche, of course, retaliated that it's now OP's fault if that waitress never improves and that OP is just a people pleaser.

She has since blocked the biggest jerk on the planet she had the misfortune of dating. OP still wonders if she's the a**hole because she's unsure she did the right thing.

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OP's full Reddit post is below for your reading pleasure:

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$20

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He made her nervous with his stupid game, and it's his fault they got bad service

JudgeJed100

You can't look down on a profession and simultaneously expect great service

likecommentsurvive

He thought wrong

WatermelonProof

More like OP dodged a homing missile

Darktwistedlady

Give them $15 instead and ask them to serve you

RenDabs

This echoes the AITA where someone refused to pay for an expensive dinner their date ordered without consent.

Unfortunately, this prick is just one of the many examples of abhorrent behavior

sarahsignorelli

Yet "these people" manage to provide good service and maintain their composure

Fantastic_Nebula_835

He better be God or something

Lennox120520

Did we miss the note that made engineers rulers of the universe?

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Whatever his job is, it doesn't really make a difference. He's still a prick.

snorting_dandelions

It's just flawed reasoning

HerosMuse

If I were a waitress, I'd do this to a nasty customer

hopelesscaribou

Others who used to work in the same field agree

blackbirdbluebird17

His audacity to play this game over a $20 tip? Laughable.

MageVicky

He couldn't even make it past the first hour of the date without showing who he is

synesthesiah

If you have the unfortunate luck of being on a date with a similar person, just walk away

Radiant-Chipmunk-987

You can never tell how a person like this would react

chunkeymunkeyandrunt

OP said she stayed for the similar reason commented above, and she was just trying to finish her food

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OP has more self-control than most

Electronic_Trick_13

He acted all high and mighty

Environmental_Toe843

Good on OP for cutting off that guy

lost-cannuck

Seriously, don't be like OP's date. No one, no matter the job, deserves that kind of inhumane treatment.

You can't treat another person's job, their respectable way of earning a living, like a game because you somehow think you're above them. What OP's date did is a good way to get someone to punch you in the face.

Wait, the date argued she should not tip 20% after a $190 dinner, see his “giving her the ick” tipping meltdown.