78 Entitled People Who Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Eat In A Restaurant

Bankrate also revealed that people’s tipping habits were influenced by the pandemic; its 2023 survey found that roughly 14% of Americans started to tip more since then, while 9% did the opposite since the unsettling times.

Needless to say, for the wait staff themselves, the pandemic was far from the happiest moment in their professional lives. With the world coming to a halt and eateries all over the world shutting their doors—some temporarily, some, sadly, for good—they had to find a way to survive not only without tips, but without a job in general.

In the beginning of the lockdown, in 2020, over eight million restaurant employees were laid off or furloughed, Forbes reports. In 2021, hundreds of thousands people in the hospitality and the restaurant industries decided to put in their notices themselves, be it because of Covid-related concerns or other reasons.

Bankrate also revealed that people’s tipping habits were influenced by the pandemic; its 2023 survey found that roughly 14% of Americans started to tip more since then, while 9% did the opposite since the unsettling times.

Needless to say, for the wait staff themselves, the pandemic was far from the happiest moment in their professional lives. With the world coming to a halt and eateries all over the world shutting their doors—some temporarily, some, sadly, for good—they had to find a way to survive not only without tips, but without a job in general.

In the beginning of the lockdown, in 2020, over eight million restaurant employees were laid off or furloughed, Forbes reports. In 2021, hundreds of thousands people in the hospitality and the restaurant industries decided to put in their notices themselves, be it because of Covid-related concerns or other reasons.