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Antigen:
Oh no, I think tipping is a great institution! I've done my share of waitressing. Most of the time, the employer lets you fill in your own amount for tips. At least, that's how they used to do it. So you fill in the balance between shift pay and minimum wage, plus a couple of bucks to make it look less contrived. So you still get some tax free earnings.

More than that, though, it gives the wait staff a sense of proprietorship. There are the company policies and requirements that you have to meet. But, beyond that, it's up to you when you hit the floor how you treat your customers. If you're really good at it and you build a relationship w/ your regulars, you can make twice the average. If you're not, then you know pretty quickly to look for another line of work. That saves the company, and the customer, on supervision and training.

Tipping serves the customer, wait staff and the company very well.
Patient memoirs are a kind of protest literature like slave narratives or witness testimonies.
G.A.Hornstein
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SyN:
so do you tell the irs how much you got per night in tips or????? just wondering.  Dont get me wrong im all for taxes. and breaks, but when the big guns dont pay any and im shelling out big bucks ima be pissed.

Anonymous:
ya 700 mark on the posts, booyah!!!!!!

SyN:
is it a thousand when im old school or just a wing nut? :lol:

Cynthia:
My family owns a small supermarket. People shop there because we treat them well, do our best to get items in stock that they are looking for and we get them out the door fast. People hate to wait.  This is a service that I provide and I do not get tips, and I pay taxes on every dollar I earn, as do our employees.  Why is waiting tables different?  I don't like to pay taxes but we would be in big trouble without them!  MY POINT; the people in these jobs, should not be exempt from paying taxes like everyone else.

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