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Tipping in the service industry
RE: Tipping in the service industry
(September 29, 2018 at 2:13 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:
(September 29, 2018 at 8:29 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: What.... wait.... are you in the US. This sounds kind of crazy.   I think here, they are taxed on their earnings, the owner, is getting taxed off of what I spent (actually profit from it), but not the server.

I live in the US.

They are taxed on their earnings  Wink Wink Wink . But how are their earnings calculated? In Maryland (when I was a server) the federal gov't taxed 7% of my sales each night. It might be higher now. IDK. You are SUPPOSED to report all your tips. But nobody does. If you enter in 7% of your sales each night as earnings, the gov't won't come asking questions.

And no shit, RR! Listen to Jor. You need to tip more, man. The service industry sucks worse than you think.

You think being a waitress is just bringing food out to the table? Fuck no! There is a ton of prep work involved. And when shit hits the fan, you have to multitask: remind the cooks to have your order ready, maybe prepare salads, get drinks, all the while being bitched out by the owner (a bleach blond, half drunken 40 something with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth) every time you go back to the kitchen.

I do tip fairly well, at least that is what my friends who have waited on me say.  I just don't always go with a straight percentage that is always the same.
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Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 2:09 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 26, 2018 at 2:21 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Minimalist - September 26, 2018 at 11:08 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by CapnAwesome - September 26, 2018 at 12:22 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 2:25 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 5:41 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 26, 2018 at 5:53 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aroura - September 26, 2018 at 6:00 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 6:04 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 8:04 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 8:08 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Homeless Nutter - September 26, 2018 at 6:29 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Chad32 - September 26, 2018 at 6:39 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Mr.Obvious - September 26, 2018 at 7:44 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aoi Magi - September 26, 2018 at 7:55 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 8:13 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by brewer - September 26, 2018 at 8:09 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 8:18 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by brewer - September 26, 2018 at 8:23 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 8:27 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by brewer - September 26, 2018 at 8:29 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 8:34 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 8:43 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cod - September 26, 2018 at 8:48 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by julep - September 26, 2018 at 8:51 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Figbash - September 26, 2018 at 8:52 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aroura - September 26, 2018 at 8:59 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 9:08 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aroura - September 26, 2018 at 10:31 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aoi Magi - September 26, 2018 at 10:43 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Ivan Denisovich - September 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Bob Kelso - September 26, 2018 at 9:14 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 9:19 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Bob Kelso - September 26, 2018 at 9:22 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 9:24 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Angrboda - September 26, 2018 at 9:38 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 10:25 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Angrboda - September 26, 2018 at 10:41 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by brewer - September 26, 2018 at 9:55 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 10:37 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by outtathereligioncloset - September 26, 2018 at 10:46 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 10:53 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 26, 2018 at 10:57 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 11:04 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 26, 2018 at 11:16 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 11:20 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Minimalist - September 26, 2018 at 11:20 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 11:25 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Ravenshire - September 26, 2018 at 1:56 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 26, 2018 at 11:28 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Minimalist - September 26, 2018 at 11:31 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Losty - September 26, 2018 at 11:37 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Ravenshire - September 26, 2018 at 12:21 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Angrboda - September 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Minimalist - September 26, 2018 at 2:27 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 26, 2018 at 2:49 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by CapnAwesome - September 26, 2018 at 3:05 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by The Valkyrie - September 26, 2018 at 2:57 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 3:42 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by CapnAwesome - September 26, 2018 at 3:57 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 26, 2018 at 3:59 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 4:14 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 26, 2018 at 4:31 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 4:44 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 26, 2018 at 8:41 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 10:59 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 26, 2018 at 11:42 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Cecelia - September 26, 2018 at 11:21 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Nakara - September 26, 2018 at 11:30 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 26, 2018 at 11:50 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by LadyForCamus - September 26, 2018 at 11:52 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Aliza - September 27, 2018 at 1:36 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Seraphina - September 27, 2018 at 12:22 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 27, 2018 at 12:26 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Autumnlicious - September 27, 2018 at 12:29 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by vulcanlogician - September 27, 2018 at 7:32 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 27, 2018 at 12:35 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by CapnAwesome - September 27, 2018 at 11:50 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 27, 2018 at 6:40 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by The Grand Nudger - September 27, 2018 at 7:14 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Tiberius - September 27, 2018 at 12:04 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by CapnAwesome - September 28, 2018 at 8:16 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 27, 2018 at 12:11 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Silver - September 27, 2018 at 12:13 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 27, 2018 at 12:15 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Silver - September 27, 2018 at 12:18 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 28, 2018 at 6:55 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by RoadRunner79 - September 28, 2018 at 10:17 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by vulcanlogician - September 29, 2018 at 3:31 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by RoadRunner79 - September 29, 2018 at 8:29 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by vulcanlogician - September 29, 2018 at 2:13 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 29, 2018 at 4:40 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by vulcanlogician - September 29, 2018 at 4:50 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by RoadRunner79 - September 29, 2018 at 11:49 pm
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by ReptilianPeon - September 29, 2018 at 1:53 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 29, 2018 at 7:50 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by paulpablo - September 29, 2018 at 8:42 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by emjay - September 29, 2018 at 9:38 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 29, 2018 at 9:40 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by RoadRunner79 - September 29, 2018 at 10:53 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Joods - September 29, 2018 at 10:55 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Angrboda - September 29, 2018 at 10:29 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Angrboda - September 29, 2018 at 11:58 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by Autumnlicious - September 30, 2018 at 3:54 am
RE: Tipping in the service industry - by The Valkyrie - September 30, 2018 at 4:02 am

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