I used to not think so. In fact, I thought it was kind of amusing. I can't count the number of times I've had some other girl tell me, "You ALWAYS earn lots of money," or "You're the one girl in here that always earns more than me." (Meanwhile, I think to myself that they might earn more if they worked instead of tried to get drunk...)
But now it's really annoying. Our DJ tip-out is $15 or 10%, whichever is greater. He never EVER asks the other girls for more than $15--EVER! But our DJ booth is right next to the VIP entrance, so he sees every time I go in and watches how long I stay for, and since it's a small club, the other girls know, too.
The truth is, I'm pretty happy with myself lately. I feel like I'm finally starting to get this hustle thing down pretty well. I've gone from lap-hopping all night to getting long strings of dances, and I'm happy about that.
And I don't have a problem with tipping out the DJ a fair share. Last night, I made $205 (after house, fines, and the $15 minimum tipout), and when I got out of VIP for the last time, the DJ says, "Morgan, let's go ahead and settle up. How much over $150 did you make tonight?" I lied and told him I only made $125 after paying my fines & fees, mainly because I didn't really want to deal with it, and I didn't like the whole attitude he gave me about it.
He NEVER tries to get a higher tipout from any of the other girls. And when I have a good night and make $400, I'll give him $50+. I always try to take care of my DJ. The last time I had an over $400 night, I even tipped my MANAGER (and that's not at all required or expected here)!
Now I'm just ticked. Why can't he just be happy with what I AM giving him? When I have a really great night, I always try to tip well, and everyone knows that. But dammit! When I've only made $175-$250, I hate having to tip that extra $2-10.
I know I should tip him the full amount, but I have yet to work in a club where the dancers actually DID tip the DJ the full 10%. In my first club, it was 10% or $5 minimum, and when the DJ pissed me off (by playing "Dude Looks Like a Lady" for my stage, and then one week later "Fat-Bottomed Girls", and then a week later "Don't Pay"), I stopped tipping him 10% and refused to tip him more than $5. He shaped up pretty quickly. But most other girls who didn't even have a beef with the DJ would NEVER tip him more than $30 or $40, and these were girls that were making upwards of $600+!
I think what bothers me is the assumption that I'm always making a fuck-ton of money, especially when I'm the ONLY one he does it to.
Am I being a bitch for not tipping the full 10%, or is he being a jerk for trying to get more money out of me every night?





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