View Full Version : Tipping the DJ 10%???
velvet
10-31-2009, 01:35 PM
They don't keep all that money. They give a portion to the club. It's like our tax for being able to walk into that building and make our money.
Maybe in some places you pay a set price to come in and work and then keep everything you make, but 10% isn't completely unreasonable. Of course, if it wasn't the rule I would be happy, but if that's what the club requires of us, I'm happy to pay it than to not be able to come in and make my money..
well at my club the dj DOES keep all of the money and gets a paycheck. so no...
trust me i just retired after over 20 years in the business and i know you have to pay to work but i have never ever met a DJ that deserved that kind of money sorry. i never had a problem being a generous tipper to all my staff nor did i complain about reasonable house fees. younger girls think this kind of exorbant tipout is normal or to be expected it shouldnt be.
velvet
10-31-2009, 01:40 PM
But I'm also someone who always tips a waitress 15%, even if the food sucked and she wasn't that great, unless she like cusses me out of spits in my food or something. Really, since I live in a 'tipping culture' I tip people just for doing their job, not for doing it particularly well or with a whole lot of enthusiasm, and I tip GOOD for an EXTRA good job..
just so you know 15% is outdated it's 20% now and has been for awhile.;)
Otoki
11-01-2009, 09:36 AM
just so you know 15% is outdated it's 20% now and has been for awhile.;)
She probably means she tips AT LEAST 15%, even if the food/service sucked. I usually aim for 20-25% unless the service was AMAZING. If the service sucked, I tip 15% and complain to management. I've never had someone be horrible, just had some really crappy service.
ANYWAYS, I personally don't think it's a good analogy because unless you work at a really stage-centric club, the DJ doesn't have to do with all of the money you earned that night, so I don't see why he should be tipped huge amounts. I tip between 10 (godawful night) to 50 (my one amazing 1000+ night), usually 15-20. I think that's perfectly fair.
Now, I definitely tip more when their song choices (or agreeing to play a song they weren't really supposed to play at that time of night) makes me money on stage or lands me dances from customers who like that music, but at my current club that RARELY happens. It's common to not get tipped on stage for half of your sets because we don't really have a tip row, tipping isn't mandatory, etc.
MysteriousMisty
11-01-2009, 10:55 AM
If the DJ has been an asshole, I won't give him a dime.
If I've had a good night, I'll tip $20 or more depending on the case.
If I've had a bad night, I'll tip $5.00
velvet
11-01-2009, 04:24 PM
I've been dancing since I was 18, my birthday is tomorrow and I don't even like to say that number, let alone type it :eek: anyway, I've danced for a long time and tipping in general is as much a part of my daily life as shaving my legs and avoiding my mom's phone calls. Poor tipping is a deal breaker on a date.
I tip well and I tip every night I work. If it's a slow night for the DJ, as in not many dancers showed up, I'll tip him more than I usually do. That's usually $25, which is good for San Antonio but I adjust my tipping fees (along with everything else) when I travel.
Housemoms, "my" waitresses (one's I work with), the doorgirl on my way in, the managers at those clubs that allow management tipping (most of the one's I've worked at don't), the barstaff, and of course the valet guy.
It makes me feel good to tip. Even at restaurants when the service wasn't good, I'll make sure the waitress gets a good tip (from me or whoever I'm with) because everyone has shitty days. If you're not making enough to feel you should have to tip then maybe you should find another club, city, or job to work.
Of course, if you change your attitude you might just discover the joy that tipping well can give you. If it still sucks then I guess you're just stingy by nature and you'll get your joys from overcharging the disabled or whatever stingy people do. :shrug:
seriously WTF? I never said i didnt tip i said i tip 20-40 to the DJ, more than you say you do actually. i think that is more than fair.most of us said we tip but dont feel 10% is really fair.
maybe you should actually READ the whole thread before you open your 4 post mouth.
Otoki
11-02-2009, 09:10 AM
I've been dancing since I was 18, my birthday is tomorrow and I don't even like to say that number, let alone type it :eek: anyway, I've danced for a long time and tipping in general is as much a part of my daily life as shaving my legs and avoiding my mom's phone calls. Poor tipping is a deal breaker on a date.
I tip well and I tip every night I work. If it's a slow night for the DJ, as in not many dancers showed up, I'll tip him more than I usually do. That's usually $25, which is good for San Antonio but I adjust my tipping fees (along with everything else) when I travel.
Housemoms, "my" waitresses (one's I work with), the doorgirl on my way in, the managers at those clubs that allow management tipping (most of the one's I've worked at don't), the barstaff, and of course the valet guy.
It makes me feel good to tip. Even at restaurants when the service wasn't good, I'll make sure the waitress gets a good tip (from me or whoever I'm with) because everyone has shitty days. If you're not making enough to feel you should have to tip then maybe you should find another club, city, or job to work.
Of course, if you change your attitude you might just discover the joy that tipping well can give you. If it still sucks then I guess you're just stingy by nature and you'll get your joys from overcharging the disabled or whatever stingy people do. :shrug:
Wow, I didn't see this post. You seem to misunderstand something: we aren't complaining about tipping DJs, we're complaining about being expected to give the, 10% of our earnings (after the club fees), on top of all the other tipping you need to do in a club. We're saying that after fees, if you have $250 you have to tip the DJ $25, and tip everyone else in the club on top of that.
When you tip a waitress, you're tipping for a service rendered, based on a tab that you pay. It doesn't have any relation to tipping a DJ, and implying that girls who don't like tipping DJs who are assholes to them, or bouncers who don't do their jobs, or club waitresses who don't do anything for you are somehow cheap or missing the "joys of tipping" is extremely presumptuous, condescending, and rude.
I would suggest reading the entire post before you start implying that the girls here are cheap. I don't recall anyone saying they don't tip people who help them out.
wiscogirly
11-02-2009, 04:54 PM
I totally agree that us dancers should always make more than the DJ, unless he is really awesome or does extra to help us out. My club has one really good DJ that I will give extra to cuz he plays songs that we like to dance to, and one really annoying DJ that I give the minimum $10 cuz he just plays stupid shit to annoy us on purpose. I think our club gives them a little bit from the private dance cut too, but I'm not sure.
camille27
03-29-2010, 12:16 AM
oh this is one of the best threads i've read in my time here. *sighs*
Scurvette
03-29-2010, 03:21 AM
i think what you are tipping is completely fine.
i don't do a percentage, i follow a guideline of roughly $200-$300: $10-$15 tip. $400-$500: $20-$25 tip. $600-$700: $30-$35 tip, etc. if i'm being extra needy that night, or they hook me up, i'll tip extra. i will always tip at least $5-$10. $5 if i do REALLY bad.
the most i ever tipped a dj was $100 because i was a dumbass and got WASTED. i paid him $100 to keep me off stage for the rest of the night while i sat in the bathroom and puked and died. i was clearly wasted when i gave him $100.
TurboHips
03-29-2010, 03:49 AM
I tip $20 to the DJ and anywhere from $10-$25 to the house, depending on the time i'm on the floor. On a bad day, if I make only enough to cover house, I let the DJ know i'll get him next time. I can't help that some days are bad and some are good. But, $20 is fair in my opinion.
ViolaStrings
03-29-2010, 08:12 AM
i don't do a percentage, i follow a guideline of roughly $200-$300: $10-$15 tip. $400-$500: $20-$25 tip. $600-$700: $30-$35 tip, etc. if i'm being extra needy that night, or they hook me up, i'll tip extra. i will always tip at least $5-$10. $5 if i do REALLY bad.
Uh, that is a percentage. 5%.
sorsi
03-29-2010, 09:20 AM
Another reason I'm glad I work in dives. At my last club, we used the jukebox during the week, and had a DJ on Fri/Sat nights. And the club paid him.
Sometimes I like having a DJ bc then I don't have to think about the music. Unlike most people I really could not care less what gets played for me, as long as it's not rap or R&B. Which is another reason I would explode if I had to pay a DJ 10% of my earnings. What is he doing for me that deserves that much? I never go into the DJ booth or bother him or require anything of him. Literally ALL I ever ask for is "please don't play me any rap". And that's not difficult, and certainly doesn't merit a $40+ tip.
charlie61
03-29-2010, 01:13 PM
^ I'm in very much the same boat. We don't have a jukebox, but we literally pick our own music. So all the DJ has to do (aside from smoke pot/drink/smoke more all night) is say "Here is blah blah blah." in between sets.
If we have 13 girls on in a night, at $20 per girl, he's walking home with more money than many of the strippers (it's a recession 'n all). Which I think is ridiculous. I cannot even imagine having to tip 10%. I don't think I could take the shot to my pride.
lol1337a
03-29-2010, 02:41 PM
My club can't keep a DJ for longer than maybe 8 months, a year tops. I used to tip 10% or $10 minimum in order to invest in a mutually beneficial relationship, but after four had quit or been fired within six months I stopped seeing the point. I don't want to run the risk of investing in a relationship that the DJ is not interested in maintaining, or can't continue. Although I still pay $10 minimum, now I cap out at around $20 for most of the DJs. At the same time, maybe some quit because nobody tips, in which case I'm not helping by limiting my tipping. What would you guys do in a club with a very high turnover rate?
Otoki
04-12-2010, 01:33 PM
i think what you are tipping is completely fine.
i don't do a percentage, i follow a guideline of roughly $200-$300: $10-$15 tip. $400-$500: $20-$25 tip. $600-$700: $30-$35 tip, etc. if i'm being extra needy that night, or they hook me up, i'll tip extra. i will always tip at least $5-$10. $5 if i do REALLY bad.
the most i ever tipped a dj was $100 because i was a dumbass and got WASTED. i paid him $100 to keep me off stage for the rest of the night while i sat in the bathroom and puked and died. i was clearly wasted when i gave him $100.
When the hell was that? I don't remember that happening at all. Was I working that night?
nicolerosegarden
04-12-2010, 08:56 PM
What percentage do you tip the DJ?
When I danced this really depends. At my club 10% is what you were supposed to tip the DJ but 90% of the girls did not do this. Most of the girls that did tip 10% never made more than $200-$300 so $20-$30 for the DJ didn't seem like much. I would always try and give my DJ at least $20 but there were specific DJ's that I would always tip 10% because they made my night. They would play good music, and point customers my way because they knew that I was going to give them 10% of what I made. To keep the DJ excited and giving me referrals I would even go up and talk about how much I made. This really worked well for me since I had my own promotional workforce, but it doesn't work for everyone or with every DJ.
What's the most you've tipped a DJ and why?
I tipped my favorite DJ $100 on a good night that I made over $1000 because he was a huge factor in how much I made. He kept me motivated with great music and referred customers to me.
What's the minimum you will tip the DJ?
I always tried to give my DJ $20 and rarely went below this.
What does your club say you should tip the DJ?
My club said 10% to the DJ.
zippy092
04-13-2010, 09:50 AM
My club has more than one DJ, one which cares for the girls and can pick good music or not put a girl on stage, another who just plays along and an annoying one who touches them and pretends to care.
My club actually does not have a tip out fee. We do not tip out bouncers (they dont walk us to the car) we can tip the DJ if we choose to. If I want to leave or not do a stage I tip them 5 bucks, if they did good for me I give them something, if not, I just leave them alone. But when I have a bad night even making 20 bucks one night, I still tipped the fav DJ, I usually do not tip the crappy ones unless they try.
What percentage do you tip the DJ?
I do not go by percentage
What's the most you've tipped a DJ and why?
5$
and 5$ for min.
What does your club say you should tip the DJ?
Nothing
kitana
04-14-2010, 02:59 AM
They don't keep all that money. They give a portion to the club. It's like our tax for being able to walk into that building and make our money.
Maybe in some places you pay a set price to come in and work and then keep everything you make, but 10% isn't completely unreasonable. Of course, if it wasn't the rule I would be happy, but if that's what the club requires of us, I'm happy to pay it than to not be able to come in and make my money..
Not all places.
I am at a new club now, so it's a bit different.
If you work day shift you pay $5 for the shift and $3/per dance all to the DJ.
Night shift doesn't have a shift fee, but you pay the DJ 10% of your income for the night.
In both cases, that is their pay for the day. Any extra on top of what is the standard is on you. So the MIN you would have to pay is $5 for day shift w/no dances, and max is whatever.
It gets tricky when you work a split or a double, lol.
Take today for example, I didn't make DICK on day shift, so I stayed till close and banked (well banked for a dead ass midwest Tues night, lol!)
So I had to pay the $5 for days, then put all my day shift money in my locker separate from my night money. Then had to pay out 10% of what I make from start of nights to close.
The club I worked at before this new one was REALLY weird, lol.
We paid the bar $15/day shift or double shift and $25/night shift. Our dances were $25 each and $5 went to the DJ, VIP's were $150/30 mins and $20 went to the DJ/$20 to the bar, and Champagne was $350/hour and $50 went to the DJ/$50 to the bar. They specifically told me upon hire (when I asked about DJ tip out) that we only had to tip if we chose to, and that in all honesty, the more we made, the more he made.
One of my best nights there, I know he banked, and honestly, didn't do anything for me for it, since I was in VIP's for 5hrs, and he got $200 for that and another $25 for laps, not to mention all the other money from the rest of the girls, lol! I didn't go on stage that whole night.
catseyes
04-14-2010, 11:16 AM
on weekends we have to tip out as many as four..dj, house mom and two bouncers who are pretty useless i may add (and rude) and its encouraged to tip generously..sometimes i'm certain those bouncers are walking out with more than the girls make
Miss_McKenna
04-14-2010, 02:25 PM
I'm glad my club is one of those cheaper places regarding tipping! We pay mandatory $5 to the DJ, people rarely pay more but if you have an awesome night, sometimes $15. The most I've ever tipped him was $15 and that was when I spent the whole night in VIP.
eclat
06-08-2010, 01:43 AM
if you have to tip out about 4 people, what percentage do you tip out to them? for instance, if you tip the dj about 5-6% & you still have tip a housemom, bouncer, & bar or valet, how much percentage/money would you tip out? i barely use any of the house mom's stuff, and the walk to my car is very very short. on top of that, i also pay a fairly high house fee. thanks!
Scurvette
06-18-2010, 12:54 PM
When the hell was that? I don't remember that happening at all. Was I working that night?
that was back in the day at sinners. you weren't working there at the time.
_Avery_
06-18-2010, 01:03 PM
We have to tip a mandatory $10 at the club I'm at now. I never tip more. I don't think any of the girls at my club do. We just pay our mandatory tip out. :/
My last club, we only had a DJ a few times a week. I'd give him $10-$20 because I was picky about my music. Plus, at the time, he wasn't on payroll and was just helping out the manager because they were family. He was the biggest sweetheart ever.
Back in the day when I worked at bigger clubs, usually $10. The DJ's were banking then, but if I was only going on stage once a night, and even if I had an amazing night, I'd still tip $10. Why am I going to tip more for a service I hardly used?
I'd probably tip more now, but it's mandatory even if all we make is $10. A mandatory tip....isn't that an oxymoron? lol :P
DesuvsDeath
06-18-2010, 01:24 PM
I normally just tip 20. Unless I have an exceptional night.
I tip more if - the dj has helped me make money.
I tip less if - the dj has fucked up my music, isn't putting me up as often as he should be, DEMANDS a tip, tries to argue with me about how much I'm tipping ("You did 20 dances, you owe me $40" type bs).
Katrina312
06-18-2010, 01:29 PM
My club has an announcer and a DJ. If you don't tip the announcer $20 he sticks you on the satelite stages, instead of the main stage. And, the DJ expects $20 otherwise he plays "Cotton Eyed Joe", or "Thriller" (I learned the hard way). On top of an additional, $40 mandatory tip out. I would love to only, tip the DJ $10. Not to mention, the $160 house fee. Each club is different, I guess. On a busy saturday night, there's at least 40 girls. I kinda think I should be a DJ :/ Just sayin', he sits in a booth and gets stoned all night. WTF?!
ariel1228
06-18-2010, 02:34 PM
I tip $10-20. $10 is mandatory. I'd never give a DJ 10%.
4everresolutions
06-18-2010, 03:08 PM
^ Unless he went out on a limb for me, I wouldn't either...
gypsydancer
06-25-2010, 12:03 AM
i tip out 10 % total - split between the dj and one or two security guys.
bambiblue
06-25-2010, 06:28 PM
Back in the day D.J's did their job... they played YOUR music, and watched the stage to help you MAKE $$$. There is an asshole that works at my club now who spends the entire day getting back at almost ALL the girls by playing BAD music... I mean come on...It's just bad for buisness.
Personally I dont think a DJ should get tipped shit unless he's doing his job... The better you are...the more you make.... the same works for dancers... we dont get paid unless we're doing our job and WORKING for it... also if I have a bad day... the dj better be expecting to have a bad day too. Nothing irritates me more than people having their hands out b4 I even walk in the door.
pdxslc
06-27-2010, 04:06 AM
My club requires $10 or 10% (whichever's more)
And I always tip 10%
The most I've ever tipped the DJ was $130... because I made $1300
I agree it does kind of suck that when you've made $1000, $100 of it automatically goes out, not to mention tipping all the other people (we usually have 4 people to tip out total). I've averaged what I tip out total every night and it has come out to about $150. But, because I'm tipping so much I'm also consistently making decent money. The DJs make sure to play songs that I feel sexy dancing to. The security gives me tips as to who has money. Hell, a few times the bartender has even sold some shows for me (telling custys that I am the best girl there). So, despite the fact we might think it sucks to tip out, in the long run it tends to come back to help us.
femmefatale88
07-11-2010, 10:25 PM
I know this has been discussed a lot. don't tell me to do a search... this is more like a poll.
At my club we're supposed to give the DJ 10%... but I think that's too much.. especially when I make 500 dollars and I'm already giving $50 to the house, and 50 to the bouncers (3-4 of them)... so I usually end up giving the DJ 5%. Is this bad? If the club would lower the housefee... I would have more money to tip out... but I really don't think that giving 150 out of 500 away each night is justified.
For example, tonight I made 670, and left with 540 after tipping all the bouncers, housefee and dj- I gave the dj 30... which is a little bit more than 5%.
Do you count the 10% out of what you take home or out of what you make total in the night??
idk... it's just that he makes a LOT of money. There were 12 girls working, if they all made 500 and tipped him 50 bucks, that's $600 for DJing... that's more than we make and I don't think that's fair- no one should make more than the dancers.... right?
He's a great guy and he plays great music, but i still don't think that 10% is right... i think 5% minimum $20 is right...because there's usually no less than 10 girls working- so that's 200 minimum a night guaranteed- we don't even get that guarantee.
What percentage do you tip the DJ?
What's the most you've tipped a DJ and why?
What's the minimum you will tip the DJ?
What does your club say you should tip the DJ?
wow tipping the dj ten percent is a bit much! so if i made 1000 that would mean he gets 100? at my club we only have to tip the dj a minimum of $10. if he does a good job (plays the songs i like and puts me on throughout the night) i'll give him 20, but if he does an ok job or bad job i give im 10.
MsChaos
07-11-2010, 10:27 PM
I just always tip $10. ours is more exited about the music I bring in anyway. Theres enough girls there to send him home banking.
MysteriousMisty
07-17-2010, 02:21 PM
10% is way too much. The only way I'd tip a DJ 10% is if he actually helped me to make my money by encouraging guys to tip big and take me to VIP.
I'm working at a club now where the dumb ass DJ is on a fucking power trip. He's such a loser that he thinks keeping girls off stage will make them desperate enough to tip him more than what he's entitled to. He'll keep you off stage while there are people in there tipping and not put you on stage until the club is near empty and no one is tipping. Common sense tells most that if business is slow, girls don't make a lot of money. But if he wants to fuck with my chances of making money on stage, there's no way in hell I'm gonna tip him at the end of the night!>:( DJs like that never last long.
JenniferH
07-21-2010, 08:46 PM
I have no complaints about the DJ's in my club. It's typcially $10 a girl. I tip out more to a few of the DJ's that I know better. They help me out, if I'm busy in VIP or on a roll doing dances they will take me of rotation. And, most of them will put me up as soon as I'm dressed and on the floor. I'll tip them out an extra 20 or 30 if this is the case. It works out really well for me.. and worth the extra money.
Selina M
05-29-2017, 10:16 PM
Bump!
I used to work in a club where nobody really knew how much anyone made. The DJs were responsible for selling VIP entries as well. They reminded the crowd to tip and encouraged the atmosphere. If you were friends they would skip your stage to let you stay in VIP. I tipped them $20-$25 when I had a good night because they had probably helped me and earned it.
I'm in a club now that keeps track of all your rooms and such in plain sight for all to see... These are the only DJs I've ever worked with who EXPECT 10%. They are not responsible for anything here except music. That's it, switching songs. The one plays crap music for me, never ever calls standby, and lets songs run on for 4 minutes.
Why then, does he deserve 10%? Like right now. It's DEAD in the club but I sold an hour. So all he will have done for me in 5 hours is put me on stage twice... approximately 2 minutes of actual work of talking & song selection... And yet if he glances at the room sales he will expect me to give him $32?! He's going to leave here with 2-4x what almost all the girls made.
How did anyone at some point think DJ work added up to 10% of all dancer earnings?
/complaining
vanessa_mtl
06-02-2017, 10:30 AM
This is crazy to me. I don't tip the DJ ANYTHING! He's terrible. Never plays my songs. Never puts me on when I want to be. Sexually harasses the girls. Talks about himself and how cool he is OVER THE MUSIC WHILE I'M DANCING "hi, you're here with Corey Andrew, the best in the east and west, you can put me to the test, MTL in the house..." This is not his actual name but is his anglophone persona, he told me. He is a white man who thinks he's black and because I can twerk he plays me trap which the owner hates and gives me cut eye for dancing to... even though songs I choose are classic hip hop and R&B... He's the first DJ I haven't tipped and I have literally never tipped him in two years. If he wants to start doing his job, then I will start tipping him. Mandatory tip-outs are crazy, I can't believe they exist in the states. Like we charge less per hour in Canada but we keep 100% of it. It's not 50% to the club, 10% to the DJ, 5% to house mom. I don't know how you guys do it! I used to tip between 5-20. 5 if I had a bad night, 10 if it was ok, 20 if it was good.
ThatChevyAdventuress
06-14-2017, 09:28 AM
I would have a word with the manager about the DJ playing trap. that could bite you in the ass and it's not even your request.
Nadia_
06-14-2017, 07:54 PM
Depends on if you wanna work at the club....if you don't then don't ....if you do then play by their dumbass rules and regulations
I was fired from one club recently for refusing to cough up $10 for a DJ who played me Bruno mars and I hate Bruno mars so much I was unable to perform on stage and I had to instead use my purse as a pillow and take a nap during the song
Then I went to management and told them that I'm not giving my hard earned money to someone who would play me Bruno mars
Then I was told not to come back lol
I only made a stink tho cuz I really didn't wanna work at that club anymore
Choice is ours lol
I think the manager might really love Bruno mars and I offended him tho haha
Selina M
06-14-2017, 08:38 PM
^ I would be inclined to think you got fired for throwing a stripper tantrum with the napping on stage & making a stink... I doubt they would have done anything for simply tipping less quietly.
I get that you have to go by some rules but we aren't employees and we can't legally be forced to do anything. The ethics of it grind my gears really badly on stuff like tipping out other staff, especially when they are nasty and ungrateful about it, or if they serve no use to me. At my old home club, I stopped tipping management & bouncers entirely. The club made enough money off me otherwise that it was in their best interests to not fire me over $5 tips, and we all knew it.
I am going to just start giving the DJ $20 max and establishing a "Good or bad night, Selina tips $20" precedent. If he wants to complain, he can take it up with me.
Nadia_
06-14-2017, 09:00 PM
Nah it came down to the manager saying "if you pay ten you can come back " and me saying "not happening so dueces"
That is what happened my friend
Nadia_
06-14-2017, 09:11 PM
You're actually right if i would've just went to the managers with a good attitude and told them I didn't wanna dance to Bruno mars they might've told me that's cool and told DJ ....but I was kinda over working there so I instead felt like entertaining myself with a childish exit lol....I gotta work on internal pettiness smh
miss.a.p1600
06-15-2017, 04:02 AM
Tipping dj 10% is extortion. If every dancer paid the dj ten percent this dude would be making more than the dancers and all he's doing is turning some knobs and streaming from iTunes playlist.
Why should dancers be forced to payroll club staff? That's the owners job.
What the hell they do with the dance fee and stage fee they collect from every dancer everyday/night? Those two fees should be enough to pay staff, maintain club, etc.
Club here dancers pay $5 mandatory to dj. I tip them extra if they play specific music I want or if they research new music for me or if they are cool if I happen to be in VIP when I get called for stage. Or if I make say over $300 and feeling generous
chanzep
06-15-2017, 04:09 PM
Yes most clubs I would pay money off my dances/V.I.Ps to club and give the DJ and house mom $10 each. Oh and floor guy 10 .
xxxGothBarbie
06-15-2017, 04:34 PM
I still think it's illegal extortion to have to tip a DJ esp if you choose your own songs. They should be paid by the club since most clubs take so much $$$ from the dancers anyway.
KaraLynn
06-17-2017, 02:18 AM
How much i tip usually depends on what they play for me and how they treat me. I always try to tip no matter what but asshole djs who play me bad music get the bare minimum while the djs who are nice to me and play me good music and talk me up on the mic get more.
Selina M
12-27-2017, 11:46 PM
Ahhh returning to this thread cause I finally got to discuss this with management.
I made 1200 last time I worked. The DJ (the one who is always drunk, letting songs run on, hassling me about leaving early despite having manager permission) complained that I gave him 40. For doing nothing but putting me on stage for 6 minutes. His ass sat up there eating all night. He thought he deserved 120.
I didnt get in 'trouble'. Manager reiterated a bunch of times that he's not reprimanding me, there is nothing in my contract saying we HAVE to tip anything even. He was merely letting me know the guy complained.
I told him this DJ sucks and I took that into account when tipping him.
So Mr Complainy Pants Entitlement got nowhere, plus hes smart enough to keep playing my music lest he get 10 permanently, and I've learned the club isn't going to try to force me to pay him more than I want to.
Chalk that as a win.
LoveyDovey
12-28-2017, 08:47 AM
^^ I hope I make 1200 today lol.
p1ays
12-28-2017, 06:29 PM
my club pays our DJ's pretty well and for a smaller city, we still usually have about 15-20 girls a shift and a $10 minimum. i always tip extra to the one DJ who plays music I like, takes my requests with no bullshit (as long as it's not TOTALLY weird for the entire set), and is generally friendly - 10% is pretty accurate for him. he always throws me up extra if i'm having a rough day, and doesn't ask me to pay to get out of a set if i'm busy. i tip minimum to the one who is somehow convinced my fat ass is a heroin addict and bitches if i want a specific song.
anjelina
09-11-2018, 01:39 AM
Do DJs get paid by the club? At my club, the club gets half of everything we earn. $40 nude hard contact lap dance? $20 of that goes to the club. Aren't they paying the DJ with that? When I got hired, they told me tipping was optional, but the DJ definitely seems to expect one. I didn't tip him after he played weird metal during my VIP and ruined the mood and then called me onstage when I wasn't on rotation. I'm just not sure why the club isn't paying him out of that $20 they get every time I grind on some old dude's boner. Or are they, and he wants tips on top of that?
Miss a.p. put it perfectly -
Why should dancers be forced to payroll club staff? That's the owners job.
SnuffleUffleGrass
09-11-2018, 05:50 AM
This is going to sound hard/cynical but don't tip more than the minimum to the DJ unless he goes above and beyond for you. The majority of them would throw you under the bus in a second.
I've always gotten along with most DJs but I did learn to stop obsessing over stage sets/music and focus on dance $ and VIP. The business is hard & you are there to make money, not art. The DJs job description is to help you sell dances and keep the party going.