Column: An extra $2 for a clue

I have the utmost respect for anyone who works in the fast food industry or waits tables to make a living. I spent a great deal of my younger and skinnier years either flipping a burger or balancing a tray packed with drinks. For the most part, dealing with customers was never a big deal, but occasionally people can get a little salty when they are hungry. Of course there is the small percentage of human beings that are jerks most of the time.

Whenever I eat out somewhere, I leave a gracious tip, because I know how much wait staff gets paid an hour and it’s hard to afford anything besid...