Giving compliments as a server is not always a positive thing, as sometimes a person can feel left out or “lesser” than the other people they are with. A couple quick rules of thumb for giving out compliments as a server are; stick to complimenting your own gender when dealing with couples, group compliments are a great way to include everyone, complimenting the person of “honor” or the elderly is a safe way to go, give one on one compliments when out of hearing of the other guests, be genuine and never compliment just for the tips.

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