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Originally Posted by justkidding
I’m curious because I’ve never really thought too much about this before. If I tip 20% on my total bill does that money not get split up between everyone that works in the restaurant? Is what is collected in tips irrelevant to what is paid out and it’s only based on sales?
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Yes, at most places anyway. The server gets 20% and gives a tipout, usually 4-8% depending on the place, to the 'others' that gets divided between back of house (cooks, dishwashers) and hosts/hostess, runners, type people.
so if a server sold $1000 of food and drinks in a night, they would have $200 (assuming everyone tipped 20%) and they would have to pay between $40-$80 to the tipout.
and based on my time at Denny's, if you aren't making at least $200 in tips you are a crap server, I'm a socially awkward dude that barely tried to make conversation, I just got peoples order right and quick. So at that time, I was paid $9.60/hour in wage but I earned another $15/hour in tips. Denny's only had a 4% tip out.