As it is also illegal for people to take cash tips without reporting said income to the IRS. Some illegality has become a cultural norm. Restaurants shorting people on tips is as common as speeding.
It could be split across everyone that works that shift, and it is taxed as salary, etc. Cash from table to pocket can be readily spent however by the person that did the work. Always tip in cash.
Yes the waiter cooked the food, cleaned the dishes, bussed the dishes, seated the table(politely!), and so on. They did the work.
I worked in a restaurant with tip sharing. The point behind it was, motivation by every step in the chain, for all persons, to do a good job. To compensate for a job well done.
So that even the dishwasher, would take time to endure glasses spotless, to put that little extra touch.
And all were hired, including the waiters, with this understanding.
Which means, you are advocating theft from coworkers!
If this is indicative of how waiters think today, I will be paying by card, and tipping by card.
To ensure a waiter doesn't steal from their coworkers, if tip sharing is a thing.
sandworm101|2 years ago
lrvick|2 years ago
b112|2 years ago
The person that does the work.
Yes the waiter cooked the food, cleaned the dishes, bussed the dishes, seated the table(politely!), and so on. They did the work.
I worked in a restaurant with tip sharing. The point behind it was, motivation by every step in the chain, for all persons, to do a good job. To compensate for a job well done.
So that even the dishwasher, would take time to endure glasses spotless, to put that little extra touch.
And all were hired, including the waiters, with this understanding.
Which means, you are advocating theft from coworkers!
If this is indicative of how waiters think today, I will be paying by card, and tipping by card.
To ensure a waiter doesn't steal from their coworkers, if tip sharing is a thing.