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Old 01-29-2013, 10:09 PM   #586
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher View Post
Except tips do not equate to bonuses.

At most serving jobs I've worked tips equate to about half your income. What % of your income is your bonus?

If somebody doesn't tip you, you still have to tip out the bartender, hostess and kitchen/house so you actually lose money on that table. If somebody tips 5% I basically make zero money on the table as I have to tip out 5% to others.

Tips are part of a servers income. I can understand that people don't like the system. But most people wouldn't work minimum wage to serve without the tips so the restaurant would have to increase prices on food/drinks if the tipping system wasn't in place.

So yeah.
Your comments reminded me of something a waitress said to me in Arizona a few years back: "What's the difference between a Snowbird and a canoe?' "A canoe tips."
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