Snail Pace Service Thank goodness the people who "don't believe" in tipping are few and far between. If waiting tables was a minimum wage job without tips, there would be no restaurants except for fast food places. Who would work so hard for the same amount they could get by sitting down at a Hallmark store or something? When I waited tables, I'd sometimes enjoy getting customers who didn't tip, if I already knew who they were, so I could have loads of fun making their service as slow as possible. That satisfaction was worth way more than what their measly tip would've been, and I say that with the confidence of one who was a great server and knew it, both by verbal compliments and the amount of money I took home. I didn't need to grovel for anyone, and that made it a blast to "get even" with the meanies.