contheboyalready
01-22-2006, 02:07 AM
...I'd hate to see what would happen if they got a toehold in an industry already laden with corruption and despicable power-hungry jerkoffs.
Thank goodness New Jersey waste management has maintained its integrity as a beacon of light devoted to selfless public service.
Mia M
01-22-2006, 09:47 AM
But club owners expect them to work off of tips alone and not even pays waitress wage. That means when a dancers gets hurt they are not covered by workmans comp or if they get fired they dont get unemployement insuarnce...Is this common?
I work in a club that does pay a servers wage. The club I worked in before did the same. Neither one has a house fee but my current one has us pay our taxes for our tips at the end of each shift and we tip out those that scratch our backs. Of course, we're all very creative at the end of the night.
And no, I've never worked a 40 hour week, pooled my tips, been treated poorly by the management, had a dance or sell quota, or have been forced to do anything.
I've worked in clubs in other states that considered me contract labor and had minimum house fees and tip outs. Personally, I don't see much of a difference in the money I part with at the end of a shift. I do like the fact that with my current club, all my taxes are taken care of at the end of the year and I don't have to pay Uncle Sam.
Employee or contractor, I don't see a huge difference in either one until tax season rolls around.
pinkkitten
01-23-2006, 12:09 AM
I personally like the idea of set schedules, minimum shift requirements. I dance cause I like it, not the whole flexibility thing. I'm lucky that I found a club that enforces that and it's a good match for me. Yeah, I know this is the part where everyone will start screaming at me over the internet. However, making dancers into real employees would not work. It's just not practical on so many levels not to mention unfair that lazy girls would make the same as the girls that actually bust their ass.