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keira0304
09-21-2008, 04:52 PM
I tipped the dJ 50 bucks last night.... just because I had a great weekend. (2K in 3 days) and he played great music for me and pointed me in the direction of a bachelor party where i made 50 bucks i wouldn't have normally.

CarlyMIA
09-21-2008, 05:15 PM
One of the DJ's at my club said the other day that one girl complained because she asked for a song and hi didn't play it for her but he did for someone else. He told her that the girl he played it for was going to tip her $50, she does every shift while the complainer gives him $10 no matter how much she makes.


Hah! That's exactly what my DJ tells me. When I request a song he says "oh so and so also asked for that song, but I wont play it for her even if she whines and cries because she barely tips me the minimum or sometimes runs out of the club on purpose without tippin at all!". You'd be surprised how well my DJ treats me because I never tip less than $20. EVER!

In my club it's 10% or 10$ whichever is greater. Even if I made $100 (I dont even remember when that happened though lol), I would give DJ a $20. It doesn't matter that I didnt do good, HE STILL WORKED JUST AS HARD and deserves a tip. Yes, he is a good DJ, but he was good to me because I initially tipped him well. I'm sure other girls who tip him the minimum think he is an asshole DJ for not playing the songs they like... u see the irony?

Djoser
09-21-2008, 08:46 PM
Yeah, I sure do, lol!

That reminds me of one of the other drawbacks for the dancer who always tips minimum even if she makes a lot, no matter which DJ is working. The DJ might then just treat her the same as any average dancer who deserves nothing but the minimum effort. Which is sort of a waste, really.

I was sort of laughing about that last night after work. Also a bit annoyed, but what can you do? Some people just never figure it out.

I have worked with some serious loser DJs--we all know there are some rotten DJs and some rotten dancers, as was said earlier--and I know damned well the dancers usually like me a lot better because the majority of them usually say so regularly, or bitch about th othr guys a lot.

But then they still tip the minimum 10$ or whatever even when I know damned well they made 4-500$. Just like the other idiots they bitch about all the time!

Like why the hell do I bother saying anything nice about them, or try to get the guys up there tipping them, or make a special effort to gt some obscure song they ask for on my day off? It's annoying if you think about it.


But there is a flipside to the problem. If you handle things the way I do, rewarding the better tippers in obvious and subtle ways, most of them figure it out over time and you make more so don't sweat the ignorant ones so long as they pay you--you are still making good money and there are always idiots in any group of co-workers.

But more importantly, if all or most of the dancers are happy and putting on a good show, the customers will stay, and everyone makes more money. So it pays to take care of the mediocre tippers as well, just don't go too far out of your way to do so.

And like Carly says, if there is a clear either/or choice of whom to give special treatment, guess who gets it? Like say putting her on the rotation so she dances her 2nd, 3rd, and 4th songs to music that she as well as those dancers likes, which can be hard to pull off.

And guess who gets to have the dancer that always wants weird music following her?

pretty
09-21-2008, 10:28 PM
i give the dj ten percent
but its not always black and white
first of all, i deduct the clubs cut - house fees, and the money they get from my dances- first
the remaining money, my take home, is what i then take ten percent from
if i had alot of stage tips that night, or the dj was really pumping my stages or shilling my website, then i give him ten percent of my stage tips
if he helped me make more dances in some way, like kept me off stage for a bit while i did a big block of dances, ill give him ten perent of those dances
if i have no stage tips but alot of dances ill give him a blanket twenty- not ten percent of what i made in dances
if hes a dick, or somehow stopped me from making money, ill give him the five dollar minimum
if he is a dick, or it is my free day, i dont tip at all

hot4ablackchick
09-22-2008, 02:02 AM
I don't tip 10 percent. One DJ I tip between 5-25 dollars to. $25 is the absolute most I would tip to this DJ unless he somehow hooked me up with a custy, or if I was giving a bunch of dances after hours and he stayed after closing playing songs. I would only tip $5 if I made less than $50 or something. The other DJ I tip between 10-45 dollars to. $45 is the most I would give to this DJ, unless he did something extra like the above. I appreciate a good Dj, but there is no way in hell I am giving them a bunch of money when they had nothing to do with me making the money. Our DJs get a paycheck and do not pay a housefee. The DJ's make a lot of money on the weekends even if all the girls tip the minimum.

lildreamer316
09-22-2008, 10:13 AM
..... when they had nothing to do with me making the money.


They don't??

Nothing at all to do with you making the money?

How does that work?

I'm confused. Please elaborate. How much does he get paid, anyway?
How many stages do you run?
Is there a light show?
How many girls on a weekend?
Does the club have a computer or cd players, and do you bring in your own music? Does he play exclusively from your cds every time you are on stage? The same for the other girls?

DJ Steve
09-22-2008, 11:10 AM
There is NO WAY the DJ should make more money than the dancers! Especially that much more. No ten percent for me. 5 to 10 bucks from now on. I am done being nice.

first brendita i appreciate the compliment, you are always a pleasure to work with.

Now, here is where i beg to differ. There are a LOT of hardworking girls who absolutely should be making more than me, but there are also a lot of lazy girls who barely deserve the position they have in life. someone like myself who owns all the music he brings in, who spends hours upon hours every week checking charts and trying to get on promo lists so i can have all the newest hottest shit for the club, so i can have the dance floor destroyers to keep the room hyped, someone who brings his own computer to the club every night (a laptop i purchased JUST for this job), i think i should be making more than the girl who hides in the dressing room all night, bitches and moans to the customers and staff and everyone who comes into her path, or the girl who shows up like 3 hours late, and gets fucked up right away. Thees some idiot dj's out there, i have worked with a few, but a good DJ should be making good money just like anyone else in the industry who is good at their job.

kitana
09-22-2008, 03:30 PM
HE WORKS FOR TIPS JUST LIKE YOU DO.

Not all of them do.

Our DJ's are paid salary, plus a percentage of the cleaning fee (depending on the nights they clean), in addition to any tips they get.

I know our head DJ BANKS, even more so than some of the girls.

CarlyMIA
09-22-2008, 04:00 PM
Ok, if a DJ gets salary, how much can it possibly be, like $8/hr? So if he works 8 hours that's $64... which is nothing!

Djoser
09-22-2008, 04:03 PM
Cleaning fee? Fuck that, lol! I have worked for only one club that made the DJs and bouncers clean afterward.

That was the club where I gave them notice and then they fired me, so they could say they did I suppose.

I will never clean a club again, you know the owner is a cheap ass when they do that, but usually they don't pay anyone. How much does he get paid?

DJ Steve
09-22-2008, 04:46 PM
Ok, if a DJ gets salary, how much can it possibly be, like $8/hr? So if he works 8 hours that's $64... which is nothing!

$8 dollars an hour? shit thats DOUBLE what i make! haha

but in all honesty i love my job and im glad they dont make me clean the fucking club after my shift, that woudl be super suck

Rockell
09-22-2008, 04:51 PM
I don't tip the DJ anything, unless he does something for me personally. I don't feel bad about it either because I don't really go on stage too often. Most of my money comes from lap dances and CR, of which the club gets 50-60% of what the customer pays, so the club can MORE than afford to pay the staff a good wage. There are girls that make their money solely on stage so let them tip the DJ. I worked at a club once where it was mandatory to tip the DJ 10% of your CR earnings and I hope to god that the staff at that club pools tips because giving the DJ $60 at the end of the night really bothered me, especially when the bartenders and bouncers (in my opinion) were working much harder than him that night.

Mily
09-22-2008, 05:09 PM
I tip 5, which is the minimum.


I wanna work at YOUR club, LOL.

kitana
09-22-2008, 05:28 PM
Ok, if a DJ gets salary, how much can it possibly be, like $8/hr? So if he works 8 hours that's $64... which is nothing!

$100/shift I am pretty sure, and that is only a 6hr shift BTW. (9-3)


Cleaning fee? Fuck that, lol! I have worked for only one club that made the DJs and bouncers clean afterward.

That was the club where I gave them notice and then they fired me, so they could say they did I suppose.

I will never clean a club again, you know the owner is a cheap ass when they do that, but usually they don't pay anyone. How much does he get paid?

It's not the whole club, it's just the DR, and each girl pays $10 a week, times 60 or so girls, and then they split it from there. So if our head DJ cleans 5 days a week, then he gets $350-400 extra a week, while the other gets what is left over for the other 2 days.

Djoser
09-22-2008, 05:47 PM
Ok, if a DJ gets salary, how much can it possibly be, like $8/hr? So if he works 8 hours that's $64... which is nothing!

Yeah I get a hundred which is basically a token of appreciation and bonus to what I really make from tips, which is 3-6 times that much. I average 4-500 on a friday slow season, 5-700 or more when it is busy, including the base pay. Thursday and saturday less, but not much less.

Damn, I want to work in one of those clubs where the DJs can get drunk, play video games, and grab ass all night, because I don't have time to breath air hardly, in the clubs here in Key West especially. Not playing 2 1/2 to 3 minute songs. There are no breaks. I can't go take a breather and chill at the bar because it's a rough night.

The bouncers in my club now really protect the dancers, so they deserve money yeah, but they aren't working harder than I am, no fucking way. Th bartenders do work hard when it is busy. Of course they don't spend 3,500$ on laptops for music, or spend 10 years buying and collecting music, either. Nor do they have the voice or inclination to use it properly on a mike.

I have worked every job imaginable, including a bit of bartending and bouncing. The one thing I have never dealt with is guys trying to stick their fingers up my ass, and for that I have to hand it to the dancers, they have to have steel ovaries to deal with that shit night after night. But there are plenty of things DJs have to deal with night after night that dancers never have to concern themselves with, either.

It's by far the hardest job I have ever had, the way I do it--and I earn every fucking penny of it.

Djoser
09-22-2008, 05:50 PM
It's not the whole club, it's just the DR, and each girl pays $10 a week, times 60 or so girls, and then they split it from there. So if our head DJ cleans 5 days a week, then he gets $350-400 extra a week, while the other gets what is left over for the other 2 days.

That's not bad money, but I would never, ever clean a dressing room.

NewMoon
09-22-2008, 05:59 PM
Wow, reading this thread I'm starting to think I'm a lousy tipper! I regularly tip $5 above minimum for a loser DJ and $10 above minimum for a great one.

AudreyLeigh
09-22-2008, 06:00 PM
The DJ gets whatever I make on the main stage. Whether its $1 or $100.

Djoser
09-22-2008, 06:41 PM
The DJ gets whatever I make on the main stage. Whether its $1 or $100.

That's cool, I have worked with a very few who did that. The dancer I have written about before named Theo used to dump huge piles of ones all over me in the booth whenever she got offstage. I still miss working with her, she was a lot of fun, and very classy as well.


New Moon, I don't think you need to worry about tipping more than minimum to the lame DJ, unless he is dealing with stuff that we have mentioned maybe that is making it harder for him to do well in your eyes.

But this is a brutal business, for dancers and DJs as well. Only the strong survive. There is no need to reward the weak more than they deserve.

KennedyWinters
09-22-2008, 07:45 PM
I tip ten percent of what I MADE ON STAGE ONLY. The DJ doesn't help me sell lapdances or keep them back there. We don't have bouncers though so it's a pretty good deal. I used to tip 60-80 on a 600-800 night but now it's never much more than 20 no matter what. He works hard I'm sure but it's not like he's your manager.

cinammonkisses
09-22-2008, 07:50 PM
Not all of them do.

Our DJ's are paid salary, plus a percentage of the cleaning fee (depending on the nights they clean), in addition to any tips they get.

I know our head DJ BANKS, even more so than some of the girls.
The DJ at my club banks too! On the weekend, there are usually 45-60 girls and min tip is $10!!!!!! Plus, he gets an hourly wage too.

The most I've ever tipped a DJ (this was @ my first club) was like $50 cause I had a kick ass night and me and the other DJ were feuding, so I mostly did it to piss him off. }:D (we had a DJ and an MC)

cinammonkisses
09-22-2008, 07:51 PM
The DJ gets whatever I make on the main stage. Whether its $1 or $100.


I tip ten percent of what I MADE ON STAGE ONLY. The DJ doesn't help me sell lapdances or keep them back there. We don't have bouncers though so it's a pretty good deal. I used to tip 60-80 on a 600-800 night but now it's never much more than 20 no matter what. He works hard I'm sure but it's not like he's your manager.
I like that way of thinking. But then again, I don't make a ton on stage...I think 10% of stage money is a fair shake though. At my club, he doesn't help me sell dances at all...now my first club, yeah they helped you sell dances/vips

DJ Steve
09-23-2008, 10:30 AM
I tip ten percent of what I MADE ON STAGE ONLY. The DJ doesn't help me sell lapdances or keep them back there. We don't have bouncers though so it's a pretty good deal. I used to tip 60-80 on a 600-800 night but now it's never much more than 20 no matter what. He works hard I'm sure but it's not like he's your manager.

how do you charge for dances?


"$20 a ____"

no?


edit ;) im just being a smartass

CarlyMIA
09-23-2008, 11:52 AM
Another reason why I take care of my DJ. He sits up on top and sees everything. If he called me for standby and then sees that I'm doing a dance (they are in the open), he will automatically call another girl. He would never do this to someone who is tipping "the minimum" because he doesnt have to do it. So he will do the minimum of waht requres of his job which is to call you on stage regardless of whether you just got someone for a lap dance or not. So you dont think it's worth it?

davka
09-23-2008, 12:56 PM
I agree with the girls who begrudgingly tip out a minimum. I tip well by principle, but I think I do the hardest work in the house and I don't think anyone should EVER be making more than the dancers (on an average.) The dj where I worked this summer talked way too much between songs which resulted in a lot of girls in the lapdance room having to spend like 2 minutes between songs with customers waiting for the next lapdance to begin. We all lost a lot of money because of it.

Also, while I was sweating, bruised, and aching through the night, not to mention the exhaustion of shadow boxing fucked up psychologies, small-talking and being a geisha- the dj was eating chicken wings and chatting online the entire night.

I tipped him because he was my friend, but there is no way in hell the dj works as hard as we do. No way. Nobody in that place does.

Djoser
09-23-2008, 03:57 PM
Like I was saying, I would love to try that for a few weeks, just to see what it's like--chilling out, getting drunk, playing video games, etc. In clubs like yours, the DJ can get away with it, apparently. Actually, I could drink and play video games, if I wanted to, that's how much the owner likes me. But he likes me because I won't do that.

Actually, there is no one who works harder in the entire club than I do, not dancers, bartenders, bouncers, managers, barbacks--none of them. A few work as hard as I do, but not many. I have labored for the fastest commercial masonry firm in Detroit, there is no tougher work physically, and this is more tiring.

I get home so fried some nights, I'm like a zombie. And it's not from fucking around like I see so many dancers or DJs doing in so many clubs--but which I'm sure most of you here, being more business-oriented, won't generally do. This summer I have made more than most of the dancers, actually, but a lot of them will catch up this Season, I imagine.

The talking between songs is wrong, you fade the songs into each other and talk over them so there is no wasted time. As it is I have to play 2 1/2 minute songs (as opposd to the industry standard 3 1/2) when it's busy, or when the women that clear the tiprail every time go up. The dancers in my club would lynch that guy, lol.

But really, this is growing tiresome. We have established that 10% tipping is rare except where required, and that a 50$ tip is outstanding whether the dancer made 500 or 1000$. That a 20$ tip is pretty fucking good for most clubs. That some dancers don't think DJs work very hard. That some DJs don't, and some do. That some dancers don't work very hard, and some do.

It all boils down to empathy. Like the customers who come in and don't tip anyone. If you ask them, they'd probably say 'Hey, I'm not required to, and she's not doing anything for me at all.' Which in some cases might be true. Some people don't tip waitresses very well either. 'She didn't cook the food, she just carried it out here.'

It's quite easy to look at someone and think they aren't working very hard or don't deserve what they are making, like you will hear customers do with the dancers, the dancers with the DJs, the DJs with the managers, and on the cycle goes. It's much harder to put yourself in their shoes, whether there are 7" heels on them or not.

NewMoon
09-23-2008, 04:37 PM
New Moon, I don't think you need to worry about tipping more than minimum to the lame DJ, unless he is dealing with stuff that we have mentioned maybe that is making it harder for him to do well in your eyes.

I really wish I didn't. He has a habit of yelling at girls and generally being an asshole. The $5 I tip him is basically so he won't do that to me.

Djoser
09-23-2008, 04:42 PM
I really wish I didn't. He has a habit of yelling at girls and generally being an asshole. The $5 I tip him is basically so he won't do that to me.

And then there are the assholes...

Does the manager or owner like him or something? Maybe you could get him out of there. Any DJs here want to check out New Moon's club, lol?

charlie61
09-23-2008, 04:57 PM
I don't think DJ's should make more than the strippers who are trying (hustling). That's ridiculous.

I work in a really small club where the girls all get to pick their own sets. So I think it'd be ridiculous to tip 10% out just because I hustled my ass off and made money. I'm the one walking around naked, talking to custies, etc. If I make money, it's mine.

They do the same shpiel every time-- basically "Blah blah, I'm gonna keep this show rollin', introducing our next beautiful girl ____" Fuck that. 10%? Hell no.

I'm not sure what everyone means by "Good vs. bad DJ's" I guess most DJ's have to choose the girls' music, interact with customers more, and recommend girls to said customers? I guess that'd be worth a better tip.

ETA: This is all based on the premise that the DJ is already making an hourly wage. I don't think you can really compare an independent contractor (stripper) to the DJ (on the payroll) as far as empathetic tipping goes. Just my opinion though.

Giapink
09-23-2008, 05:11 PM
it takes alot of work for me, but i tip my dj 10% of what i make on stage only.
so i keep my vip/private dance money separate from my stage money, which can be a pain but he doesnt help me make the other money

Oksana23
09-23-2008, 05:46 PM
I generally tip 10%, but I cap it at $50, I've never tipped a DJ more than $50 ever.

davka
09-23-2008, 10:36 PM
Djoser, I hear you. I tip based on this principle, but I will never accept that DJs work as hard as dancers who are hustling. He is not risking his bodily health (heels are damaging to your spine after awhile) and he doesn't have to endure the heels, the assholes, the groping, the attempted biting, licking, grabbing, etc. The dj at the last club I worked at earned a paycheck. We were friends and I was drinking with him after work and he let me know that on top of what he makes a night from the girls- he also gets a cut from the door AND a paycheck. When I found out one night he made more than I did (I worked HARD)- I felt violated. It was a crazy feeling that I have yet to totally decipher. I felt exploited.

sm808
09-24-2008, 02:30 AM
but i tip my dj 10% of what i make on stage only.

I completely agree. 10% of stage tips, that's it. There's no way the DJ should be going home with $500 or more in tips on top of his hourly wage.

keira0304
09-24-2008, 02:32 AM
^I've had the same feeling.

Djoser
09-24-2008, 06:40 AM
Djoser, I hear you. I tip based on this principle...

Well good, I was starting to worry about this thread, lol. Once a year or so we get these, like clockwork, and usually they have to be closed. But it seems we are making some progress this time. It's the empathy thing.



I have worked every job imaginable, including a bit of bartending and bouncing. The one thing I have never dealt with is guys trying to stick their fingers up my ass, and for that I have to hand it to the dancers, they have to have steel ovaries to deal with that shit night after night. But there are plenty of things DJs have to deal with night after night that dancers never have to concern themselves with, either.


Trust me, I have dealt with enough crying, hysterical, violently angry, and sometimes literally catatonic dancers (the latter in that Daytona hellhole) to know that the customers make the dancers' job extremely stressful. It's a different kind of stress.

Doesn't sound like your DJ has much stress.

The stress level for a DJ in a factory-type club (2 1/2 minute songs) which nonetheless attempts to cater to individual dancers (which takes more time than that) is phenomenally high. This is potentially damaging to your health, as surely as high heels. Some dancers need a lot more than others, and there are people yelling at you from three different directions all night, literally. Again, there are no breaks, not for me, though it sounds like your DJ is on break most of the night, lol.

Something tells me this wouldn't apply to you, but I heard the 'you try dealing with this' bit from a dancer that clears the rail everytime she goes up, but I didn't tell her putting her onstage usually stressed me out, since it destroys the energy level completely every time.



As far as making more than some dancers, some dancers clear the tiprail everytime and make it harder on everyone in the entire club, and some hide in the dressing room, so no, they don't automatically deserve more than me. A dancer that lines the rail everytime and always gets dances because she is hot and more importantly hustles, hell yeah she can make more anytime, more power to her.

From my experience, those dancers usually do. No argument from me on that.


I generally like DJs and they will play my music for me so I don't have a problem taking care of them. But sometimes they just really suck and you have to do the same thing you would for a terrible stripper -- NOT REWARD THEM.


The solution to the problem posed by the OP. We could all save ourselves much trouble and needless acrimony by taking this advice. I don't reward terrible strippers (who might be terrible tippers, lol), you shouldn't reward terrible DJs (or lazy ones).



I felt exploited.

As you should, but not by this DJ. The owners (invariably male) who make the rules usually don't give a flying fuck about either the dancers or the DJs.

Starfire
09-24-2008, 10:07 AM
I'm a minimum tipper.
I also don't bother the DJ's, except when I first got to my club I made my list like all the other girls of what songs i like and what genres I prefer. You will never find me in the DJ booth whining "can you play me these specific songs right now?"
With that said though, if the DJ does something beyond the call of duty (beyond the minimum of what he is required to do) THEN I will tip above the minimum. For example, if you really helped me pump up the crowd during my show, I'll tip extra.
It's almost like a lap dance-for a customer to buy a dance from me, it costs a specific price. That is what they have to pay me for my services. If they want to tip, I appreciate it, but I don't get my panties in a bunch if I don't get a tip.

Plus one of the DJs I work with doesn't do jack shit anyways, it actually pains me to give him the minimum...

DJ Steve
09-24-2008, 12:20 PM
I'm a minimum tipper.
I also don't bother the DJ's, except when I first got to my club I made my list like all the other girls of what songs i like and what genres I prefer. You will never find me in the DJ booth whining "can you play me these specific songs right now?"
With that said though, if the DJ does something beyond the call of duty (beyond the minimum of what he is required to do) THEN I will tip above the minimum. For example, if you really helped me pump up the crowd during my show, I'll tip extra.
It's almost like a lap dance-for a customer to buy a dance from me, it costs a specific price. That is what they have to pay me for my services. If they want to tip, I appreciate it, but I don't get my panties in a bunch if I don't get a tip.

Plus one of the DJs I work with doesn't do jack shit anyways, it actually pains me to give him the minimum...

first im going to say it sounds like a lot of you girls work with shitty djs.

i would like to take a minute to take this "minimum tip" mentality a bit further.
you work for tips right? stage tips are still just tips, but wouldnt you be upset if there were customers sitting at your stage and NOT tipping, even though its technically your "job" to dance on stage? as far as not tipping on private dances, you do charge per song right?

does this apply outside the SC, like at a restaurant for you guys as well? I mean it is the waitresses JOB to take your order and bring you your food, if she doesnt go above and beyond your expectations, she doesnt deserve a tip either?

for the record im not pointing this at you personally, just havent ever understood this mentality, as someone who works hard for his money which is almost entirely tips, i ALWAYS make sure to tip very well wherever i go, whether it be a restaurant, a bar or even another SC with my GF.

AmArticia
09-24-2008, 12:48 PM
I tipped based upon various factors...mostly if I like that particular DJ and if he plays me what I like. Extra points if he can get the crowd going for me. Honestly though, as much as I'd like to say I tipped fairly and based on what the DJ did for me, I just tipped completely off favouritism.

X Evan X
09-24-2008, 12:48 PM
Many dj's have to give a percentage of their money back to the club, manager, or floor staff. Some clubs up to 70%.


-E

Starfire
09-24-2008, 02:06 PM
first im going to say it sounds like a lot of you girls work with shitty djs.

i would like to take a minute to take this "minimum tip" mentality a bit further.
you work for tips right? stage tips are still just tips, but wouldnt you be upset if there were customers sitting at your stage and NOT tipping, even though its technically your "job" to dance on stage? as far as not tipping on private dances, you do charge per song right?

does this apply outside the SC, like at a restaurant for you guys as well? I mean it is the waitresses JOB to take your order and bring you your food, if she doesnt go above and beyond your expectations, she doesnt deserve a tip either?

for the record im not pointing this at you personally, just havent ever understood this mentality, as someone who works hard for his money which is almost entirely tips, i ALWAYS make sure to tip very well wherever i go, whether it be a restaurant, a bar or even another SC with my GF.


While I see what you're saying, I don't really think it's the same thing. I'm an excellent tipper in restaurants by the way, I used to be a waitress. I don't think comparing paying the dj to tipping a waitress is the same. I also don't think it works to compare to stage tip either.

We are *required* to give our djs a minimum, so to me, that's what their services costs me for the night. If I want to give more, that would be a tip, which I would give them if they give me something more than the minimum. not to mention we have to pay them whether they do their job or not, which is a whole other can of worms.

Honestly, I've worked at clubs where I danced from a juke box and picked my own songs, and at clubs that have DJ's, and I hate to admit it, but I would prefer to dance from a juke box. I've worked with maybe ONE good DJ the whole time I've been dancing, and to me it's just not worth the trouble.

AND I forgot to mention this in my other post, but I heartily believe clubs should start paying their DJs. We all know that won't ever happen on a large scale, but with all the money clubs make off of the rooms, liquor sales, etc, you would think they could afford to pay the DJ. Esp. because regardless of whether it is the dancers paying the DJ's the DJ's are still required to do what the club tells them as far as format, cutting the songs, etc.

Blah now I am just rambling.

charlie61
09-24-2008, 04:41 PM
DJ's are paid by the hour. Strippers aren't. Therein lies the difference between independent contractors (who can literally leave with negative money), and DJ's on the payroll (who are usually paid hourly, PLUS whatever the girls are required to tip out.) Hardly analogous.

DJ Steve
09-24-2008, 04:51 PM
DJ's are paid by the hour. Strippers aren't. Therein lies the difference between independent contractors (who can literally leave with negative money), and DJ's on the payroll (who are usually paid hourly, PLUS whatever the girls are required to tip out.) Hardly analogous.

depends on the club. i have worked at clubs where i got an $80 shift pay, i have worked for $2.13 an hour, and i currently make $4 an hour

$32 guaranteed dollars ( before taxes) for an 8 hour shift hardly qualifies as "being on the payroll" most of my checks end up being a couple dollars, if that.

now im not saying you are wrong im just saying it varies from club to club.

charlie61
09-24-2008, 04:52 PM
^ Very true.

CarlyMIA
09-24-2008, 05:41 PM
Girls, just don't get mad when the DJ doesn't play your songs/music, doesn't enourage guys to come to your stage when you're up and when he puts you on stage LAST before the night is over... that's his job that he is required to do, that's all.. nothing personal!

luvbuniz
09-24-2008, 05:53 PM
10%
$100- I made over a grand
$10
$10 or 10% whichever is greater

I always did my tip out on what I had made, my take home was what I had after tip outs and house fee.

:O $100 that's nuts! Our DJ is not even allowed to skip, we have to pay the club an off stage fee. I normally pay $20, or $15 min. Our DJ can make more than the girls on the weekend when there are 2-300 girls.

VIP hosts make a difference to your money so I begrudging tip them 20% when I have a half hour or an hour room.

davka
09-24-2008, 06:57 PM
Girls, just don't get mad when the DJ doesn't play your songs/music, doesn't enourage guys to come to your stage when you're up and when he puts you on stage LAST before the night is over... that's his job that he is required to do, that's all.. nothing personal!

my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...:)

Crys
09-24-2008, 08:25 PM
It depends for me. I always calculate it after house fees (If I make $300, and have to pay $70 in house fees, I'm not generally going to tip the $30). I try to do about 10%, and if I have a great night when everyone else has had a bad night, I'll do a little bit more. But I don't use a $10 minimum (If I only made $20 after fees because no one was in the club, I'm not giving 50% of my earnings. I'll give $5, but not 10), I pretty much follow 10% minimum. Maybe higher if I like the DJ.

CKXXX
09-24-2008, 11:59 PM
I actually felt awful tonight. It was a shit night and I made nothing. I left early because I was doubled over in pain from my surgery. So after house I only had $10 ($5 I brought in with me) So I had to give $5 to the DJ, and a cpl each to the bouncer/housemom. I REALLY like this DJ...I consider him a friend. So he understood,but I still felt horrible.

I dont usually tip the housemom but she was really sweet to me tonight when I was writhing in pain in the back and went and talked to the manager for me so I could leave. I appreciated that a lot.

~Isabella
09-25-2008, 12:03 AM
When the dj helps me make 10% of my money, I will tip him 10% of my income. Our dj doesnt do shit, so I tip the minimum, which is $15.

sm808
09-25-2008, 06:13 AM
When the dj helps me make 10% of my money, I will tip him 10% of my income. Our dj doesnt do shit, so I tip the minimum, which is $15.

$15 X (20-40 girls) = $300-$600

I don't think of it as a "mininum" since he's going to be going home with $500 or more a majority of the time. As far as him not urging customers to go to my stage, well he should care since he is getting 10% of my stage tips. But he's not getting 10% of my lap dances.

I honestly do think that if customers knew that DJ's were taking home more than the girls that they would boycott strip clubs just on principle alone.