It's a questionable business practice sir. That is the very point of this thread.
Most people have NO IDEA what a tip share is and have NO CLUE that the one they gave money to is about to give up 3/4 of it. When more people DO know this they will tip less and your business will see less tips and then you will see less people willing to work at that business that are worth their salt.
You have every right to want to pay your labor 2.13 an hour and have your customers pay the rest of their wages. This is a path that takes your employees AND your customers for granted, so you better make your money and run....as it will not last for the long term.
This thread is ridiculous. How is it "questionable" to follow the law?
Most people have NO IDEA what a tip share is and have NO CLUE that the one they gave money to is about to give up 3/4 of it.
Most people don't really care. Unless they are trying to hit on the hot waitress. If the servers and busboys don't like the situation, I suppose they can find work elsewhere, can't they? And if the quality of worker left to work for low wage plus tips is so poor that the business suffers quality problems, I imagine the situation will change.
It's all about service. If the business can't deliver, it will fail.
Worrying about tips is not going to affect anything.
When more people DO know this they will tip less and your business will see less tips and then you will see less people willing to work at that business that are worth their salt.
Exactly. If the system doesn't work, it will correct itself. Isn't capitalism grand? If the quality of service decreases, tips will go down, resulting in worse employees, lowering the service, etc. If the employees do a good job, then all benefit.
What bothers me is this attitude that "these people are being 'screwed' by having to share tips, so I'm not going to tip them." I don't think most people think that way.
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