I was playing blackjack the other day and I asked the pitboss, "do you have me buying in for X dollars?" This asshole dealer butts in and says no, you only bought in for Y dollars." The dealer had been on break for about 20 minutes and had no idea how much money I had pulled out while he was gone. Why would a dealer do something like that? My guess is he was trying to impress the pit boss. Anyway the PB had the correct amount and the dealer just managed to make an ass of himself and lose any tips he would have gotten from me.
Also, how much pressure does management put on dealers to color up players when they leave a table? And what reason do they give the dealer? I know they like to act like they just want the chips to avoid a fill, but surely it is to track the amount won or lost. Have you ever had players refuse to color up? What do you do in that case? I usually color up to avoid looking like an a-hole that may get scrutinized next time out.
While dealing, have you ever seen anyone get barred for counting?