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Claeren · 03-18-2010, 04:58 PM

That is pretty standard. It is a rough wild west industry.

Normally that second 3% would be the tip out to the kitchen, but a crappy employer/owner would keep it.

It is always in my experience gross sales for the tip out, so that part is normal too.

The restaraunt has a lot of power because they actually own 100% of the tip from what I understand. The only way to gain power is for everyone to quit at once or to at least give service and run them out of business. Since neither are practical for the type of people that work those jobs, it stays as it is.

That all being said, servers usually get the BEST deal not the worst deal. I guarentee guys in the kitchen are working 3 times as hard for 1/3 the money. (I have worked on both sides of the house, servers have it so easy by comparison even if they do have some downsides to the job.)

The real question in my mind is how much is how much are the good servers (maybe your girlfriend, maybe not) making at the end of a typical night? I am guessing they complain about the big tip out but not the quasi-taxfree wad of cash they walk out with....

Claeren.

03-18-2010, 04:58 PM	#3
Claeren Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Section 218 Exp:	That is pretty standard. It is a rough wild west industry. Normally that second 3% would be the tip out to the kitchen, but a crappy employer/owner would keep it. It is always in my experience gross sales for the tip out, so that part is normal too. The restaraunt has a lot of power because they actually own 100% of the tip from what I understand. The only way to gain power is for everyone to quit at once or to at least give service and run them out of business. Since neither are practical for the type of people that work those jobs, it stays as it is. That all being said, servers usually get the BEST deal not the worst deal. I guarentee guys in the kitchen are working 3 times as hard for 1/3 the money. (I have worked on both sides of the house, servers have it so easy by comparison even if they do have some downsides to the job.) The real question in my mind is how much is how much are the good servers (maybe your girlfriend, maybe not) making at the end of a typical night? I am guessing they complain about the big tip out but not the quasi-taxfree wad of cash they walk out with.... Claeren. Last edited by Claeren; 03-18-2010 at 05:02 PM.