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Originally Posted by Johnny199r
I am aware. Why don’t all parties share an equal percentage? Why do servers get the most?
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Originally Posted by GGG
Yes, but tip out is 6-8% of bill total so with a 15% tip the server gets half and the rest of house gets have and given that the rest of the house is somewhere between 3-5x the number of people the rest of the house gets a few dollars an hour where the server gets significantly more.
Also it makes anyone who tips less than around 8% regardless of level a service a thief.
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Service staff generally have a lower base hourly wage than kitchen staff, so it stands to reason they would keep more of their tips given the risk to them is higher.
And yes, tipping below a certain amount puts the server in the hole for that table.