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    I'm wondering why I'm supposed to tip out to the house mom? Not to be a bitch or anything, but what does she do for me? The management at my club hasn't done a good job of educating me about what my role is and what is expected of me, let alone what is expected of someone else. I'm supposed to tip her at least $5 a night, and I know she is stocked up on a lot of stuff if we need it, but I have my own stuff, so I don't really see the point of me giving her money other than not to piss her off... I really hope I don't sound like a bitch, I really just don't know.

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    well at my club the house mom tracks when we come in and out and makes our schedules on top of having everything available if we need. I usually throw the house mom an additional 10$ to the 10$ minimum. Being on her good side is a good thing... I have had a lot of late fees waived by her when she can because Im on her good side.

    There might be one day where you forget something and need it. What if your period comes early and you have no tampons? Or you forget a hairbrush or something. Having that stuff handy is nice.

    Also, consider how much bitching the house mom deals with. When girls get pissed off they frequently come and vent to the house mom. Our house mom does a good job of appearing to take everybody's side. This way the girls can come down angrily, vent, and then be much calmer afterwards. Its kind of like a shrink in the dressing room.

    Its 5$, dude. I would stop being cheap and pay it with a smile. Complaining about 5$ to the housemom is analogous to the customers who come to the stage waiving their dollar and saying you have to work for it. No good! Being on the housemom's good side is never a bad thing.
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    customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
    me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
    customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.


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    You are going to have to tip a lot of people in this job who didn't do jack shit. It sucks.

    I don't have a housemom, so I'm not sure what they do exactly. But honestly, I tip a minimum of five people a dollar for every dance I do. Sometimes I will tip waitresses who didn't come up to one customer I was with, or a manager who sat in the office all night-- or I could never find.

    But the bottom line is, it is much better to have them doing NOTHING for you than working AGAINST you. I would much rather tip that waitress the minumum than not tip her and then the next night she is the only one working and doesn't help me sell one drink.

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    I'm not being cheap, and I'm not trying to not pay it. Yeah, its "just" $5, but its my $5 and I wanted to understand why I was paying it. Or why other girls are paying it. Honestly I come in prepared, have everything I could need in my bag and I don't bitch to anyone. So, it does seem as though I'm only paying it to not be on her bad side. I'm new, I don't know eactly how everything works. Thats why I asked on the newbie board.

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    I worked at a club where the house mom was more like the floor manager and was always patrolling the dressing room to make sure the girls weren't being "lazy". This club got a cut of the dances and VIPs, so they were keenly interested in the girls doing as many dances as humanly possible per night. The house mom was also in charge of making sure that the girls accounted for all dances. So really, she was more like an auditor or sales manager, not a house mom in the traditional sense.

    But usually the house mom takes care of the girls and acts as dressing room security so the girls don't steal from one another. If a dancer has a problem she can turn to the house mom for help. They also will bring healthy snacks, will make repairs to outfits, assist with personal care items like baby wipes or hair spray. I've worked at clubs where the house mom was also a licensed cosmetologist and she would do hair and makeup for a small fee.


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    Thanks! Maybe she does more than I know of.

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    Yes...tipping out people who both do and don't deserve it is part of this business. I, like you, have an immediate bad reaction to giving anyone my money who didn't have a direct role in helping me earn it.

    However, that's something I'm trying to get over. As others have mentioned, a few dollars here and there can oil up the machine to help it work for you. You never realize what people are doing for you until they're working against you. $5 is a very low amount, so you should definitely suck up your pride and pay it with a smile. Being on a housemom's good side could work to your advantage in the future.

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    for some reason the difference between mandatory $10 and mandatory $5 is huge to me. I dont mind 5, but one club I had to tip 10 to the worst useless troll of a mother and it bothered me too much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie61 View Post
    Yes...tipping out people who both do and don't deserve it is part of this business. I, like you, have an immediate bad reaction to giving anyone my money who didn't have a direct role in helping me earn it.

    However, that's something I'm trying to get over. As others have mentioned, a few dollars here and there can oil up the machine to help it work for you. You never realize what people are doing for you until they're working against you. $5 is a very low amount, so you should definitely suck up your pride and pay it with a smile. Being on a housemom's good side could work to your advantage in the future.
    That is why i HAAAATED tipping out hosts when they didn't assist my earning. Such BS.

    I see the housemother as sort of insurance: you don't need it every day, but when you do, sure comes in handy.

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    Keep in mind you are also paying for them to be there. Without the tips they wouldn't be
    making enough to continue being a house mom. The service Is important to Many dancers even if it isn't to you. So therefore all of you need to pay her so she is available when others need her. Also, as I already mentioned, there may be one day when you forget something or really need to vent to someone; you are only human. Then you will be grateful for her prescence.

    Also, even if you don't bitch to her, if she helps maintain peace among other dancers this is a service to you. It minimizes the drama and helps maintain morale in the overall work environment. This is assuming she does help maintain the peace that is...
    The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
    customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
    me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
    customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.


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    axiom i totally agree, i think the whole idea is ridiculous. my "home" club does not use house moms (thank god)...one place i worked at though the "mom" would just sit on her ass and watch tv all night - like who is paying my ass to watch tv? anyone working at a SC is there because they're an adult, why do we need a babysitter? we should be responsible enough to bring the things we need to work. yeah it gets on my nerves too!

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