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pipoman

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46. Yes because we

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 09:18 PM

Feb 2013

pay them minimum not tip adjusted minimum plus tips. They average between 12.50 and 17.00..sometimes more. The full time each have 6-8 tables and work during breakfast/buffet services. Breakfast and Buffet services have lower tip percentage than full service services. The full time also may work evening services up to 40 hrs. We are different than most restaurants in that the public restaurant business is secondary to the retirement community amenity aspect of our restaurant. When I began managing the restaurant the waitstaff were temps provided by a work release program from a halfway house...in a medium income retirement community..No, the first thing I did was hire nice local people who happened to be great servers..the server world is a sub-culture..it gets in people's blood..I recruited this type of servers..they know how to enhance their tips through outstanding service. I want my servers to make good money. Part of my job is to recover a tip from a dissatisfied customer, if I make it right, often the customer will leave a tip anyway.

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There are seven states with no restaurants [View all] jmowreader Feb 2013 OP

Did I miss sarcasm? Mass Feb 2013 #1

sarcasm detector broken? HiPointDem Feb 2013 #4

He was being sarcastic. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #5

Thanks. I got it after a while, but sometimes you see such weird things Mass Feb 2013 #8

I was confused as well Jumpin Jack Fletch Mar 2013 #55

Very much so jmowreader Feb 2013 #15

That's bullshit. You can always pay your wages and still be competitive. Cleita Feb 2013 #2

What? No restaurants in those states? Please clarify. n/t aristocles Feb 2013 #3

.... Cleita Feb 2013 #7

Around here many "restaurants" are actually called "stores" SoCalDem Feb 2013 #9

Chain restaurants use those terms jmowreader Feb 2013 #21

The OP is insulting RW arguments the cruelest way possible... cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #11

Yes - although it took me a while Taverner Feb 2013 #31

excellent k/r cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #6

Got any links for that? MiniMe Feb 2013 #10

I must be missing something. LeftofObama Feb 2013 #12

You are missing something. The OP is being sarcastic. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #16

Oops! Sorry about that. LeftofObama Feb 2013 #20

Gleefully stolen and psoted to Facebook! hedgehog Feb 2013 #13

Missing sarcasm thingie get the red out Feb 2013 #14

I figured it was obvious jmowreader Feb 2013 #18

It is. Don't change a thing. Good OP cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #19

It is obvious. Go Vols Mar 2013 #58

ok i know i'm gullible barbtries Feb 2013 #17

LOL nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #22

If a restaurant provides a venue pipoman Feb 2013 #23

Sounds like a stage fee in a strip joint cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #24

Good point pipoman Feb 2013 #27

Most strippers I worked with got tips and an "engagement fee" riqster Feb 2013 #32

Funny you should mention that LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #33

There are very specific rules for using IC workers pipoman Feb 2013 #35

Because most restaurants aren't like that? jmowreader Feb 2013 #36

$15-$30 per/hr in tips? blogslut Feb 2013 #38

My servers average just over $15 and pipoman Feb 2013 #41

Then your servers are lucky blogslut Feb 2013 #42

No bussers or bartenders pipoman Feb 2013 #43

Do your 30-40 hr/week servers average $15-$20/hr? blogslut Feb 2013 #45

Yes because we pipoman Feb 2013 #46

You do realize that your shop is out of the norm. blogslut Feb 2013 #47

Yeah.. pipoman Feb 2013 #49

That whole rant is based on a big IF. Why should I have to split my tips with the dishwasher? He... marble falls Mar 2013 #59

Notice they are states that never had slavery. ErikJ Feb 2013 #25

No restaurants in Minnesota? Really? I'll have to tell my peeps there that ... Myrina Feb 2013 #26

I live in California. So my friends that work food service jobs aren't employed? Initech Feb 2013 #28

Sarcasm Tag Not Included n/t Tien1985 Feb 2013 #30

So how does it work in WA? AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #29

Min wage for servers is the same as for non tipped employees jmowreader Feb 2013 #34

And I believe that most servers tip-out the other employees. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #50

Well, I live titanicdave Feb 2013 #37

sarcasm appreciated :) nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #39

Amazing, they can not only survive, but thrive. Don't tell me the restaurant corps are lying to us! mountain grammy Feb 2013 #40

Hell, in San Francisco all workers get paid a minimum of $10.55 and hour and we still tip Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #44

Odd. Last time I was in Nevada, I ate at a restaurant. Pterodactyl Feb 2013 #48

That's a vodka martini, dry, very dry. ;-) leveymg Feb 2013 #51

Indeed! Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #53

I lived in Coeur d'Alene ID five years ago bkkyosemite Feb 2013 #52

What are you talking about? Coyotl Mar 2013 #54

The sarcasm would have saved folks a lot of head scratching nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #56

Anyone needing a sarcasm tag on this OP needs to do more to their head then scratch it Matariki Mar 2013 #63

This thread is scary! Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #57

+1 n/t trackfan Mar 2013 #60

THARS RESTERANTS IN COLIFORNA WTF!!! Dash87 Mar 2013 #64

We should just do away with it treestar Mar 2013 #61

Bwahaha. Well played. Matariki Mar 2013 #62