Well said, climbergrl. I worked my way through grad school waiting on tables, and let me tell you -- for every person who was offended by the waiter asking if you wanted syrup, there are 3 or 4 who would have bitched at the manager because you DIDN'T ask them if they wanted syrup. The waiter did the right thing.

And I WISH I had gotten paid minimum wage -- when I was waitressing, the pay was $2.10 an hour -- restaurants can get away with this because they are allowed to figure your tips into your pay and thus, you get paid less than minimum wage.

Jeannie