Stealing my post from the "I don't buy dances thread", does anyone think the below is fair and remotely workable?
"Yeah the industry norm is an interesting incentive/compensation structure to be sure. On one hand, clear legal benefits of the system are clear as the club has no employee benefits, payroll taxes and other obligations (unless they make otherwise). Also makes it a little self filtering, since those that don't make the minimum will drop out.
At the same time, there is a free rider problem where your presence and beauty attracts revenues (door fees, drinks etc.) that you don't benefit from. It's a little tricky since if they do revenue share based on say your overall performance then they're legally an employer. I think maybe if customers put money in a general tip pool (like at hotel) so that you get something even if they just looked at you but didn't buy a dance that would be helpful. Even better if they could list their top 5 dancers to allocate it towards and there's a house minimum (say $50) so even if you don't buy a single dance, it supports the dancers.
Obviously this is getting complicated but if a MBA dancer ever starts up a club, give this a try and hire me as a consultant! I think it'll help align the incentives a bit since most dancers (granted not all) definitely add value just by being there even if you don't sell a single dance!"



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do u agree or disagree with this?

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