If you've ever worked as a server, or in hospitality in general, you'll know that tips can be the difference between comfortably making rent or eating instant ramen for the rest of the month.

Servers up and down the country bust their a**es to make sure that their customers have an enjoyable meal out, ensuring that everything from the food to the drinks is perfect.

I'm sure we can all cast our minds back and remember those incredible waiters and waitresses who went above and beyond for your table. And, as a result, you have no problem giving them a little extra on-top of the expected 15%.

Related - I'd tip this waiter every dollar I had:

Servers work hard and rely on our tips - so when a customer does them dirty, you can better believe they're going to be serving up some karma. Check out these servers who have taken to social media to share their pettiest (but justified) methods of payback to poor tippers.

1. Don't get on the wrong side of karma 2. Life lesson: Severs never forget 3. Nothing says 'romantic' like being cheap 4. "You need this more than me apparently..." 5. Catch it if you can 6. Bad tips are just insulting 7. You may want to make sure the servers don't know your parents 8. I will look for you, I will find you, and I will hand you back your bad tip 9. Servers are worth more than pennies 10. If you leave a server with nothing to lose...

The last year has been tough on so many of us, but with so many restaurants and bars shutting down across the world, many servers were hit hard.

There has never been a better time to reunite with friends and family, enjoy a meal out, and tip those wonderful waiters and waitresses that make dining out such a pleasure.

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A restaurant server has gone viral on social media after expressing her anger at customers who sat at a table for six hours and only left a 10 percent tip.

The server, Kristina Withers, who goes by the handle @krisswith on TikTok, posted a two-minute video explaining her annoyance at the unidentified customers.

In the video, she said the customers were at the restaurant before she even got to work at 5:30 PM, and that her colleague, who had gotten to work at 3:30 PM, had already served them and cashed them out.

"They were fine, they were chilling," Kristina said of the couple that was at the restaurant before her shift. "They were good to go. Cashed out, no worries."

Watch Withers' TikTok below:

By 7 PM - three hours after they had been cashed out - the customers came up to the server and asked her who is in charge of their table because they wanted to order drinks and dinner.

By that time, Kristina's coworker had finished her shift, and so the TikToker became their new server.

The woman said during her shift, each of the customers got a drink, a taco plate, and then ordered another drink at 8 PM. She said that the couple was the last customers in the restaurant - even when it was set to close at 10 PM.

"The best part though, the very best part? They didn’t even tip 20%," Kristina said. "They were my only table. Like I know I was giving them great service - probably overly good service because, again, they were my only table."

Kristina insisted that she gave them excellent service, but despite that, the customers only tipped her 10% for the six hours they spent.

"So if you’re going to go sit in a restaurant for six f***ing hours, there should be like a f***ing table fee. $5 [per] f***ing hour if you’re sitting there not drinking and not buying anything," she said in aggravation. "It’s a f***ing joke."

The server's video amassed 5132 likes and 40.3K views on the social media platform, with many viewers saying they understood Kristina's frustration.

Some people couldn’t fathom why the customers felt comfortable sitting inside a restaurant for six hours - and then only tipping a small amount.

One user was baffled and wrote: "Wth who [sits] at a restaurant for 6 hours?"

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Another commented that senior staff members should've gotten involved: "This was a manager fail. they should have been told to leave way sooner."

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A third user questioned: "I want the entitled broke people who refuse to tip to try and justify how you can waste a server’s time for 6 hours and only tip 10 percent."

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Lastly, a fourth user shared a similar experience and wrote: This happened to me when I was serving, two ladies sat for HOURS and left a dollar in coins."

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Well, it looks like many people are bemused by the couple's restaurant conduct. What do you guys think? Comment down below!

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Waiters and waitresses get the chance to meet all kinds of people; some good, some bad, but most just annoying. They're the ultimate gooseberry in any social situation. As such, they're privy to some pretty awkward scenes in their line of work: parents shouting at kids, racist grandparents and screaming babies are all just part of the job description. But most awkward of all is when they're forced to witness a breakup, and a lot of the time a couple parting ways can be super-cringeworthy.

A recent Reddit thread asked social media users, and members of the service industry in particular, about the worst breakups that they had the misfortune to see up close, and the answers weren't pretty. Scroll down to check out some of the best answers.

1. The failed proposal 

"I saw a failed marriage proposal. It was so awkward cause the guy had a cake made and everything. He said he didn't want it anymore and left the cake. So I'm like sitting in the back eating a cake that says 'Julie, Marry me?' with a bunch of other servers. It was delish."

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2. Balcony awkwardness

"I was a server and we had one table on its own private balcony. The table is in my section tonight and my boss tells me the guy that made the reservation was proposing and wants a most expensive bottle of wine we have chilled and ready to go. We had it all planned out so we brought the dinner flowed directly by the wine. Well, I go back to check on them, they don't look happy. Bring the check, bottle of wine not opened, then they leave. It was awkward telling them to have a good night. He definitely wasn't."

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3. A senior moment 

"I was a waiter at a retirement home. One day a couple that had been married for 30 or 40 years divorced over night. Next day, the man was in the dining room, talking and flirting with the other ladies while his 'ex' was nowhere to be seen. The next day they were together again. They acted like they were still married and nothing had happened. Old people are f*ckin' weird."

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4. Family matters

"I wasn't working at this bar but I witnessed a break-up there on Valentine's Day. This couple was arguing — very loudly at that — about their problems in the relationship. Well one thing led to another and then a woman screams out: 'Oh yeah? WELL I F*CKED YOUR DAD!' The poor guy didn't even know what to say. He was so dumbfounded that he just sat there while she stormed out."

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5. A sudden catfight 

"Not quite a break-up, but I had a table of two women, and one of them apparently told the other that she had been sleeping with her boyfriend. I was about 30 feet away, I just heard yelling, the one being cheated on ran outside crying to smoke, then came back inside yelling about what a stupid wh*re the other was. It was 30 minutes 'til close, they were literally the only guests we had, so they weren't bothering any other tables, so my manager didn't have to intervene or anything. Cooks were coming out of the kitchen to watch after I told them what was going on. My own personal Maury Povich show. It was EXTREMELY awkward delivering the check, though."

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6. This one is just tragic

"One of the owner's of the restaurant that I was working at had a breakdown. His wife died maybe a couple years previously, and was crying in the middle of the restaurant (as a customer). On Valentine's Day. With his new girlfriend. And her children. I'm not sure if they broke up, but that was horrible for everyone involved."

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Man, those were pretty awful huh? So remember guys, if you're going to dump somebody out of the blue, take my advice and do it in private, not in public; otherwise some poor bartender will be forced to listen to the whole thing.

In life, you can usually separate the good people from the bad by how they treat those who serve them. Nice people will tip their waitresses, know the name of their doorman, and chat to bus drivers, while more mean-spirited folk treat their servers like slaves. Of course, in the age of social media, it's easy for put-upon baristas, bartenders and all manner of staff to vent their frustration with the way they're treated by customers, and sometimes these indignant posts end up getting a lot of attention online.

If you want an example, then look not further than Kelsi; a waitress and aspiring makeup artist, who posted on Instagram about the shaming she experienced at the hands of a pair of obnoxious teens while on shift serving tables. Although Kelsi endeavoured to provide them with the best possible service, things soon took a turn for the worst. The girls apparently didn't have enough money to pay for their meal and demanded to speak to the manager. The entitled girls demanded a discount and then got very nasty when their request was refused.

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In an Instagram post to her followers, Kelsi wrote:

"When people try to hurt your feelings over your makeup, good thing I know my #makeup was #flawless to me? Two girls around 16 years old came in and I was their waitress. I took great care of them and everything was great until I dropped the check off. [sic]"

"When I returned to pick it up, they demanded to speak to a manager because they 'didn't have enough money' and I 'didn't tell them exactly how much their food was going to cost them' even though they had the menus for a good 20 minutes before they decided what they wanted. [sic]"

"Long story short my manager would not discount their food because they shouldn't have ordered food they couldn't pay for, and it was not my responsibility to tell them while they were ordering how much it costs after tax and everything. They 'magically' had a card to put it on and this is the 'tip' they left me. [sic]"

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The two girls had written "Contouring is supposed to blend!" on the cheque, before scampering off. If I had been in Kelsi's shoes, I think that I'd probably have been quite upset. But on the contrary, Kelsi refused to let their shaming get to them, and just ignored their cruel comments. Kelsi's post proves that she wasn't affected by their rude attitude, and that she intends to continue to wear her makeup whatever way she likes. We could all take a leaf out of Kelsi's book, and stand up to shaming over our appearance, dress or choice of cosmetics. Kelsi: you keep rocking your look exactly the way you like. Personally, I think you look great just the way you are.

Customers can be total jerks. It's no secret, especially if you've worked in retail. Customers are often not the most socially enlightened when it comes to etiquette and often behave in manners uncouth and down-right wrong towards waiters, bartenders, retail workers and many, many more. Sometimes though, people behave in such a way that some form of retaliation is inevitable and most of the time, it's very amusing. Case in point... [post_page_title]#1 Pet Supply Store Gets Real[/post_page_title] Pets are such a part of contemporary life that getting the kids used to furry little friends ahead of purchasing one is safe-bet. Most of the time that is... [caption id="attachment_4541" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / s1s2g3a4[/caption] It is until those who really should act with a little more civility and maturity ruin it for the rest of us. Shame on them, think of those poor puppies and children looking forward to a little play. [post_page_title]#2 This Woman Who Stole The Shop Cat From A Local Flower Shop[/post_page_title] Stealing is universally considered to be wrong regardless of whatever the item is. That said, there are definitely some examples where the act of fiver-finger discount is taken way further than what is already bad enough. [caption id="attachment_4542" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / criminalwines[/caption] Just read that caption for a second and let that sink in. Despicable. [post_page_title]#3 Risque But An Effective Shaming Tool[/post_page_title] Ah, alcohol. I've was a bar manager until recently, and the things I've had to tell people to stop doing in the places I've worked would shock you and so, it is with that in mind that I give this excellent entry on this list. [caption id="attachment_4543" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Speedwizard106[/caption] Perhaps a little risqué as the title suggests but still, well played to the person who put this sign up. [post_page_title]#4 A Wall Of Notoriety At My Favorite Gas Station, There's About 35 Of These Covering The Front Of The Store[/post_page_title] This one is perhaps one of my personal favorites on this compilation of feels and laughs, laughs and feels. [caption id="attachment_4544" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / cheddarbobbin[/caption] You really cannot go wrong with such a simple shaming and calling-out method. The jerkerey here is well under control and what the excellent part of this is, is the fact that this is only a small part of the window. Hats off to you and your anti-jerk ways! [post_page_title]#5 Blunt-Force Shaming[/post_page_title] Stealing is wrong, we have established that, but stealing the tips of those working long hours, for low wages and having to deal with people such as those who populate a list such as this is nothing short of abhorrent. [caption id="attachment_4545" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Southernboyj[/caption] Working in service is hard and takes its toll. Tips make it better, remember that. I do like a side order of shame with my tips, especially if it's directed at people like the above. [post_page_title]#6 Lying Customer Caught With Their Image Search Down[/post_page_title] Ah, the complainers of this world. Some do it well and admirably, others less so and simply just because they can or have little meaning in their lives. Either way, working in the food and service industry has taught me how commonplace this really is. However, some people truly underestimate us simple workers... [caption id="attachment_4546" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Toasty_eggos-[/caption] Excellent. [post_page_title]#7 Cafe Provides Boardgames Free Of Charge To Customers; Customers Destroy It In Less Than A Week[/post_page_title] Today on: "This is why we can't have nice things". [caption id="attachment_4547" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Unknown[/caption] This. Imagine getting something for free and not only ruining it for the next person but throwing the gesture back in the faces of those kind enough to do so and then just leave in blissful ignorance. [post_page_title]#8 It's Hard To Argue Sometimes...[/post_page_title] This next entry is one of those you can't really dispute the annoyance towards. I mean, this must have had to happen an innumerable amount of times before this sign went up! [caption id="attachment_4548" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / vacationbeard[/caption] Today on: "Discoveries to revolutionize human-kind - Pockets". [post_page_title]#9 A Customer Wanted To Return Some Produce Because "It Was Too Ripe." I Asked Him If He Had Already Tried Eating It Anyway And He Said "Does It Look Like I Touched It?"[/post_page_title] This is... [caption id="attachment_4549" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / nakedlynutricious[/caption] Incredible. What thought process would lead to the justification for even A) attempting this and B) convincing yourself post-surgical procedure to take it back to the store in the first place. The mind boggles. [post_page_title]#10 Wandering Through The Store, When Suddenly I Smell Piss. Stay Trashy Salt Lake[/post_page_title] In most nations of the world, where large stores are prevalent, it is a legal requirement that toilet facilities are made available to customers. [caption id="attachment_4550" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / tritops2018[/caption] Or perhaps not... Or maybe, this was simply the perfect spot. Who knows? [post_page_title]#11 When Parents Let Their Kids Destroy The Thrift Store[/post_page_title] On a personal level, whenever I have had to serve families, I expect the worst. It is common enough that tiny-humans make a little mess and for the most part it is excusable. However, sometimes, that isn't the worst part of this all-too-common equation. [caption id="attachment_4551" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Unsafeturtle[/caption] Control your kids, parents, and if they do get somewhat out of hand - CLEAN. IT. [post_page_title]#12 Store Clerks Had To Lock The Freezers After The Recent Trashy Trend Of People Going Around Stores, Opening Containers And Licking The Top Of The Ice Cream Before Putting It Back[/post_page_title] I can understand really wanting to try things, really, but this next entry takes food shopping to a new level. [caption id="attachment_4552" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / HaseebM1[/caption] The new level being, not actually shopping, rather ruining the days of others and costing businesses money for no more than a few near-non-beneficial moments of pleasure on the taste buds. Get in the sea. [post_page_title]#13 This Is Amusing But Still. This Would Be About $2![/post_page_title] Much like the person from which this image is sourced, I did partake in a chuckle. [caption id="attachment_4553" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / BlueberryPuffy[/caption] That said and light-humor aside, all you are really doing is depriving a child and/or setting a bad example for one. Shame on you! [post_page_title]#14 Girl Wants Some Company To Go And Steal From The Dollar Store[/post_page_title] This next one is utterly incredible in its epitome of everything that is wrong with the developed world. [caption id="attachment_4554" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / je_suis_un_negre[/caption] Today on: "I can't believe this is actually real". [post_page_title]#15 Ripping Off The “Bad” Lettuce From Each Head Until She Finds One With Enough Left Over To Keep[/post_page_title] Fresh fruit and veg are almost never perfect, and if on the off chance they are, then great but some people have some interesting methods on how they find such perfected nutrients. [caption id="attachment_4555" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / heavymetal7[/caption] Another incredible attitude on show - captured and adequately shamed for all to see and learn from. [post_page_title]#16 Just Chillin At The Coffee Shop[/post_page_title] Coffee shops are a modern delight. Catch up with friends, get some work done or just get away from it all with some tasty caffeinated beverages, put your feet up, FIGURATIVELY. [caption id="attachment_4556" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / geekaz01d[/caption] It was meant, FIGURATIVELY. [post_page_title]#17 People Testing Spray Paint At Ollies[/post_page_title] Fun is fun but being a moron is as thus! [caption id="attachment_4557" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Madsuperninja[/caption] Imagine caring little about others enough to make their day hell. I bet they didn't know the person who had to clean that up. Cameras exist and I hope they were caught. [post_page_title]#18 Customer Throwing Cup He Peed In At Me Because I Didn't Let Him Use Our Employees Only Bathroom[/post_page_title] Letting people use the toilet one of those things that if possible, most people would allow in most businesses and places of work but employees-only areas are there for a reason. A reason this next human-being clearly could not fathom. [caption id="attachment_4558" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / GrimmReaper[/caption] The fact that this person took the time to not only pee on sight but to hurl at the poor person just doing his job speaks volumes. Karma comes around, and it has been said that it's made of waste fluid. [post_page_title]#19 How People Leave The Aisle In Forever 21...[/post_page_title] "But it's someone's job, so why does it matter?" [caption id="attachment_4560" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / eherschend[/caption] "Disgraceful" is the title of today's episode of - Entitlement: Story Of Shaped Fabric. [post_page_title]#20 People Keep Stealing Little Buddha Figurines From This Store At My Local Mall[/post_page_title] Post act, the people who thought that a little free shopping would bless them would come back to a simple yet effective shaming. [caption id="attachment_4562" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / wtfkritonimo[/caption] I mean, it's a little paraphrased, but it's still profoundly correct. [post_page_title]#21 Spotted Some Opened Up, Upside Down Nail Polish Bottles At Our Local Target[/post_page_title] Make the world pretty again. [caption id="attachment_4563" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Iwantyourtacos[/caption] Said no one ever when talking about nail varnish and such. I mean, they're even reduced so people will buy them, what's the point here what has been achieved? I DEMAND ANSWERS! [post_page_title]#22 This Is How A Table Left The Tip For One Of My Servers[/post_page_title] Tipping in some cultures is expected, and in others, it is simply encouraging to varying degrees. Either way, it's a nice gesture and affirmation of hard work, totaling up to help with modern living costs. In short, it's a simple pleasant gesture. [caption id="attachment_4564" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / LightsSoundAction[/caption] This person decided that the hard work of the kitchen, servers and all clearly wasn't enough and chose to leave a gauntlet ahead of those who dared. [post_page_title]#23 Nothing Screams Parenting Win Like Letting Your Kid Stand On The Bar And Play With The Taps For A Half Hour[/post_page_title] This... [caption id="attachment_4565" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / verucasallt[/caption] is... ...way too real. [post_page_title]#24 Bringing Your Kid With You To An Adult Toy Shop[/post_page_title] I am astounded. Not only do people not want to imagine anyone they know taking part in carnal pleasures, but when it's your parents, it really takes the biscuit. Usually, it's a simple "ewwwwww, shut up!" and all is defused. However... [caption id="attachment_4566" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / theorangehorns[/caption] ... things such as this also happen. *shudder* [post_page_title]#25 Someone Put Out Their Cigarette In A Dog Dish Outside This Local Shop...[/post_page_title] It's a nice touch when businesses leave water bowls for our four-legged furry life partners. [caption id="attachment_4567" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / MonsterThumb101[/caption] This, however, is just ignorant, and I should think what makes this worse, is that there was a cigarette bin just out of shot. Shame, shammmmeeeee, SHAAAAAMMMMEEEEEE! Poor woofers! [post_page_title]#25 Decided They Didn’t Want Their Bag Of Frozen Chicken Breasts So Why Not Leave Them Here To Drip Over Everything Below It[/post_page_title] Food hygiene is a must in the modern world, and it's something that more and more people are aware of now. It's only beneficial really. [caption id="attachment_4568" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / JuliusTweezer[/caption] Or, as it happens, apparently not. Mmmmm, tasty stomach quivering oatmeal cremes, you can really taste the meat protein, just how I like them! [post_page_title]#25 Customer Left This Note Instead Of Tip[/post_page_title] Once again, the service industry is an absolute institution in the modern world and an industry myself and many others have absolute open respect for! The key and operative word there is "many", a word that implies "not all". [caption id="attachment_4569" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / BallsackHippo[/caption] I'm calling it! It's time to reinstate conscription! I've had enough! Three years of compulsory work in food and service! Humour and deserved shaming and calling out aside, this would teach people like this smug individual some manners. [post_page_title]#26 When You Steal A Bra From The Store, But Replace It With Your Old One[/post_page_title] Of all the resources I have at my disposal for this list of absolute astonishment and resulting solidarity, it is here that near the end, I have chosen to "step it up a notch" - sorry! - size. [caption id="attachment_4570" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / AngryLittlePhoenix[/caption] Yes, what you are seeing with your naturally-grown ocular devices is exactly what you have established it to be. [post_page_title]#27 A Customer Tried It On Their Dog And Put It Back On The Shelf[/post_page_title] Some people see the world through "try before you buy" spectacles. [caption id="attachment_4571" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / NotAnotherGummyBear[/caption] It is said that the new line of "try-specs" also comes with an engraving that reads: "Don't fret, someone else will sort that for you". [post_page_title]#28 Customer Leaves Dirty Diaper On Restaurant Table For Waitress To Dispose Of[/post_page_title] Once again, this one strikes a little personal resonation, of which I will tell you why once your disbelief at the title has dissipated post-scroll. [caption id="attachment_4573" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / thirdcoastgirlll[/caption] A customer at my previous bar did nearly the very same, putting a used diaper filled to bursting in the dry-waste bin nested in a central location. I wonder how they deal with this occurrence in their own home? My sense of smell curious... [post_page_title]#29 Someone Just Made This Mess, Dropped A Few Napkins On It, And Then Left...[/post_page_title] Yet another example of disregard, recorded to shame and educate. This is your trigger-warning! Scroll away... [caption id="attachment_4574" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / illicitz[/caption] What makes this even worse is not only the mess itself, but the overtly sub-par manner in which the person in question has hastily and very, very poorly thrown some napkins down and made a quick exit. You'd just go up and say something surely?! No? Just me? Urgh. [post_page_title]#30 What Is It In Your Cleavage... At The Grocery Store?[/post_page_title] Scroll down slowly for this one and prepare yourself. Had I not ended this list of ten multiplied by three with this image, I would have failed you all, let alone myself. In all honesty, I had to stare at this one for far more than I would have liked, simply take it all in before pondering (again, for far too long), HOW this has even happened?! [caption id="attachment_4575" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / yourmomak[/caption] Once I had ascertained that this indeed WASN'T baguette or parsnip and settled on the reality of its phallic nature, it only served to propagate more and more questions. I've seen some things in my time working behind bars and in restaurants, but this list has been an interesting read. Don't be like these people.