I'm a bit pissed.
Usually, we are required to tip out $20 to the club, $15 to the DJ, and the rest of our tip-outs are our own business. The club also takes $5 from every $20 lap dance we do (if we do under 10, then they take $10 from every lap dance).
However, I got to work last night to find that the DJ tip-out has been changed to a mandatory $20 (which is actually fine, as long as they're doing their jobs), and the bouncers get $1 from EVERY dance we do. Meaning, we now only get $14 from every dance we do.
I work in a VERY small, nude, no-contact club. It's hard to make money there anyway what with the recession and extras girls. I think it's insane that the people who are already getting hourly wages are now making money off of the dances that WE are hustling. The dancers are dealing with the recession independently--so why are they bouncers getting raises??
Am I crazy for being pissed about this change? I just feel so helpless-like they could raise the bouncers' cut to $2 per dance, and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
And specifically, what are YOU required to tip out to various workers in your club?



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Everyone else is paid by the club. There is less than a handful of clubs Australia wide where I have heard you have to compulsory tip the DJ.

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