“ How much does Big Brother take from tips?”
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It’s included as your pay.
However, if you tip in cash and not via a bank or credit card, the waitress/waiter or server staff can Hide that income better.
I alway try to tip in cash.
I too always tip in cash and I always put it in the waiter’s hand so that some half hearted table cleaner can’t palm it up.
“However, if you tip in cash and not via a bank or credit card, the waitress/waiter or server staff can Hide that income better.
I always try to tip in cash.”
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Sounds like you were in the customer service business too. :) I was a waitress, first at IHop, then at a Mexican restaurant in Champaign-Urbana, where I was going to college.
I got promoted to Friday nights; the combination of TGIF and alcohol led to some generous tips; I shared with the busboys but first I took a little, sometimes, for myself. No income to declare; it was hard work, but it was great. :)
I tend to tip very generously as well. Dealing with the public, especially a rowdy public, is hard enough; top that with balancing all kinds of plates and drinks on the tray, and walking around on your feet, well, it’s hard work.
Not sure I could do it again at my age (58).