[staytrue]

Having known a few waitresses, a lot of establishments pool the waitresses tips and from the pool, the doorman, the hostess, the cooks, and the cleanup boys get their cut of the tips. So the 45 dollar tip you leave may not always go to the waiter.

[txdoda]

Having known a few waitresses, a lot of establishments pool the waitresses tips and from the pool, the doorman, the hostess, the cooks, and the cleanup boys get their cut of the tips. >>>>>>


Your right........I think this is a SCAM the employers ( gov't) came up with.

My daughter was a hostess one summer @ a 'well known' eatery. Everyone made abt 2 bucks an hour (wait staff, hostess, bus boys, & dish washers) and ALL TIPS were counted & SPLIT. Total payroll to (say) 5, is only 10 bucks per hour, rather than paying 4 at least min. wage & the waitress 2 bucks per hr. ( same 5 emp. cost about 25 bucks per hour).

So the employer loves it, & gov't gets taxes on all tips...........and the employees get scr**ed.