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    I'm not technically a newbie but for all intents and purposes I am. I danced for a while and then took a few years off. I've had one night back and realized just how much of my hustle, confidence, and skill I've lost. Don't worry, it'll come back. My question is, what is standard etiquette for tip out? Standard amounts or %? Door girls everytime they change out ones and set up a VIP. Bouncers... at the end of the night in their tip jar or after every few private dances in their tip jar? Or should I physically give it to them? I can't possibly track down each bouncer at the end of my shift. The DJ... end of the night or after every stage set?
    I feel like I didn't tip enough after my first shift, but honestly I was in a bad spot with bills (why I ended up going back in the first place) and needed the money, I tipped what I could. But I don't want them to think I'm cheap and treat me worse because of it, going forward I'll tip them much better.
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    Default Re: Tipping DJ/ Bouncers/ door girls

    I have never tipped a door girl in my life.
    Bouncers & DJ at the end of the night.
    What is 'standard' is club dependent.

    I don't worry about looking cheap. Probably an unpopular opinion with some, but I tip the minimum consistently at one club & well under the expected percentage at the other ($10 minimum but the DJ thinks he deserves 10% of our money). It has not affected my earnings or my stage music one bit, often staff are a lot of bark & no bite in that respect. Bottom line in my head is that they are being paid hourly by the club & are not dealing with the shit we deal with, ergo they do not need huge tips. Unless you are in a club where the DJ or bouncer has any sort of pull with big spenders, giving them extra is often a waste of money.

    Ask the other girls what they do. Managers & other staff will fudge the truth.
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    It depends on your club about who you should tip and how much. At my clubs I have tipped at least $20 to my Dj (my only request is to take me off stage if possible) and $20 to my house parent. $10 is the standard, but a lot of dancers don’t tip or tip $5. The Dj I tip cause I at least like hearing my genre of music and really appreciate being taken off stage if there are enough girls. I tip the house parent because they hold a lot of power in the clubs where I have worked including charging your house fee (they set the amount) and allowing you to leave early or not fining you if you miss a shift. Trust me, you will not get any favors from Dj’s or houseparents who you don’t tip or tip cheaply. I tip our VIP hosts $20 per room (rooms are $350, we get $220) and the bouncer at couch $1 per song (the bouncers share tips w/ VIP hosts too). Although the VIP hosts don’t set me up w/ rooms (that’s usually the girls who do extras) they are looking out for my safety and encourage customers to do additional VIP’s w/ me. They will also cut a room short if a customer is being way to handsy or sometimes I whisper “25 minutes” to them lol. I also tell my customers to tip the waitress when she served us (especially in VIP). And I tip the bartenders when I order my own drink or see that a customer isn’t tipping them when he buys me a drink. I get a lot of extra attention and sometimes free drinks because of this. It’s always easier to ask a customer to tip somebody else, and they appreciate it. The staff does do a lot for us and I look out for them and they look out for me. And you never know what kind of favor you will need in the future or who can send a customer your way. Everybody is there to make money.

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    Default Re: Tipping DJ/ Bouncers/ door girls

    Most of the clubs I worked in we were not required to tip club staff . Maybe because it was a different country. When I worked in the USA I always tipped what the club required. I tipped a door guy when he used to send guys that wanted rooms to me but apart from that I did not tip extra.
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