Zuckerberg stiffs Rome waiter on honeymoon
Facebook’s $20 billion dollar man probably didn’t get rich by being overly generous.
Now, Mark Zuckerberg’s penurious ways are attracting the attention of at least one Rome waiter, who received no tip from the Facebook founder.
Zuckerberg is in Italy on his honeymoon. He married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan in his back yard the day after the social media giant’s company went public, making him and many of his employees some of the richest people on Earth.
London Telegraph reporter Nick Squires reports Zuckerberg and Chan really like artichokes. While honeymooning Monday, they dined on deep-fried artichokes, fried pumpkin flowers and ravioli stuffed with sea bass and more artichokes. The total bill – about $40. The tip? Zero.
Waiters at the “service included” restaurant Nonna Betta were “amazed” they didn’t at least get a Like, a Poke or even a friend request from Chan’s dog Beast.
Word is the happy couple also didn’t tip the night before after eating pizza.
This kind of news could make Italian waiters as depressed as Facebook’s stock.
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jake's mom
May 29th, 2012
6:03 pm
In Europe “Service included” means the tip is included and it’s divided by the wait staff. If you choose, you can leave change on the table…that’s understood by the staff that it’s meant for the bus boy. He (or she) is not included in the “Service Included”
Nate
May 29th, 2012
6:10 pm
The general pattern has been that Mr Facebook always ends up “zucking” everyone he comes into contact with, no surprise here that he gave a big “zuck you” to the waiter.
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May 29th, 2012
6:31 pm
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Johnny the Economist
May 29th, 2012
6:59 pm
@Look before I leap
I never said the minimum wage as defined by law is negotiable (federal & state)
The waiter’s hourly wage is negotiated between him and the employer whether it’s $2 or $10/hr
read my comment again:
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Waiters in the US are crybabies with a huge sense of entitlement.. Don’t like your wages? Work somewhere else!
Don’t try to emotionally manipulate customers to contribute to “your salary” (guilt trip)
Your salary is a private negotiation between the restaurant and the waiter.
Waiter hourly wages in the US are going lower and lower BECAUSE customers are leaving such big tips and the employer is using that fact to negotiate below minimum wage salaries.
Market rate of waiter hourly wages will only go up when customers stop tipping.. simple economics
RITA
May 29th, 2012
7:02 pm
He is like 25 yrs old. He is still a kid, give him a break.
prime rib
May 29th, 2012
7:04 pm
Another example of BS outweighting Benefit. The economy for most of us is in the toilet with most peoples’ careers and jobs are being lost every hour but story about man not tipping a waiter at a restaurant makes the news. Hey everyone on this post lets all take our spouses out to dinner and pay $40.00 for our meals and not tip the waiter and then we call the ajc and say we had a $40.00 meal with our spouse and didn’t tip the waiter. Lets see if they will print our story. All in favor respond by saying I Had A $40.00 Meal With My Spouse And Didn’t Tip The Waiter AJC!!!
Mark
May 29th, 2012
7:16 pm
Tipping is not the norm in most restaurants in Italy and handling it the way he did was the sign of a sophisticated traveler. Unlike American restaurants, Italians pay a living wage to their workers. Implying that Zuckerberg was parsimonious is a cheap shot that is fun and easy to make, but not accurate and not good journalism. Stories like this, especially seeing the traction it has received, are why journalists are often held in low regard. A good editor would not let this go to print.
Mark H
May 29th, 2012
7:37 pm
Slow news day? If this was a service included facility, as the article says it was, there is no story here. The customs are different there.
Robert
May 29th, 2012
7:40 pm
Calm down, Jacob. Let others comment.
RGB
May 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
Yeah, I guess the folks at the UNITED KINGDOM Telegraph are unfamiliar with tipping in Europe.
You people who love to slam Americans are the same ones who love to slam Georgians. No future in that.