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    I feel like such a newb..but and un-newb at the same time. I worked down at the deja vu. Started at 2 ended at 9. There was literally no one there and they took us of stage to hustle who was there which was at most 4 guys in at one time.

    I also had to tip out alot. I know Deja vu's are known for having high tip outs but lemme show you:
    20-DJ
    10-watch guy/door guy (sometimes theres more)
    12-waitress
    42-rent
    Total: $84
    Gross: 316
    Net: 232


    Is this too much to tip out to the people? Im not trying to be greedy but I hope this is a decent tip out. Its so different everywhere. For instance at a different club (les girls) you didnt tip anyone. A different club tip just the dj and the door guy.
    Is this normal for my area?
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    at my club it's a 20$ house fee, 10% to the dj (most girls rip him off though) and a 1 or 2 bucks per bouncer and the house mom (there are between 5-7 of them)
    82 would be a lot for me considering I usually only pay around 50...
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    I forgot to mention I got free rent b/c I showed up on time. If I work any other shift and showed up on time it would be $30 (I think).
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    What you posted is very typical for the deja vu's down here....don't know if you were at kearny or midway but your floorwalker and dj always get the most. you're waitress should get tipped according to how many drinks you got. deja vu sucks though....
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    that tip out at the vu is ridiculous! i cant believe they are still in business!

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    We just have a flat tip-out rate of $20-30 period.

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    Wow.

    When i worked at the Vu (different location), I often, after tipouts, took home about 30-60 bucks.

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    WOW! I had forgotten how high Deja VU was, sheesh.
    At my club the RTW is like ten dollars , five for lawyers fee. DJ gets five, ten or twenty bucks depending on what I make. Outside guy gets five, always - no matter what I make. Oh and they get like five or ten dollars out of every dance I do. Depends on if it's a table dance or a sofa dance.

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    Crow...thats about 40-60 in tip outs (im to lazy to add right now tis 4:41am) Thats a decent tip out......Im really sad right now..I feel so let down. But, not so down I cant get up.


    I got raped again tonight....I made 350ish before tipout and they took 162in pay outs....dont mention a tip. Im sorry but just under 200 for 11hrs of moth^%$%^$ing work is f%cking BS to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt tip shit..they are not the ones getting naked.
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    whoa. they took 162 in payouts alone? That's excluding any tipouts?

    That's 45%.


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    Yes, LSM not any tip outs yet either before fees.
    Thats why Im sad and pissed...but not for long b/c I know I can hustle I just need the right club. Shit Id pay that much if I was working in Vegas...not here.
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    My lord. Seriously TM, find another club sugar. I'm sure there has got to be some good ones in your area.

    Do any of the other girls you work with complain about this?

    Miss R.

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    Crow: No, they dont really complain but I did hear alot that girls werent doing well last night. Then some chic told me I get to name youre own prices. Its already 20 a song. Im not good at naming my own price..... dance is $20 they take $7....dance is $10 they take $3. I just say its $20 w/o tip line. Plus house fee on top of that then tip out. It adds up fast.
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    Oh my!

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    It does add up fast. I also work at a DeJa Vu. We are always getting "fined" and they try to overcharge us on our dances. Our house fee is only $20 and that's pretty good compared to the other $100 house fee clubs, but not when the club makes up for it by taking so much of your dance money PLUS you have to tip out.

    I am also seriously considering switching clubs. Just a bit nervous about it, so I've been putting it off.

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    We do have a lot of girls that complain. The managers are always accusing girls of showing up late when they didn't, or that they didn't tip, or didn't tip enough when they did. They actually write out "lists" of the girls, and will get them back by overcharging. One girl said she made $1200, and the club took $700 of it. I'm sorry, but no club should be taking more then half of your earnings! It's absurd.

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    TM, here's something that I find helps me a lot and it sounds okay to my ears too. After I dance for a guy, when he asks how much and they always do - say at the end while your, chit-chatting " I'll leave the tip up to you, if you want to thats fine and if you don't well thats fine too."

    That way your leaving the tip in his lap and you are politely letting him know that you do expect him to tip you if he thinks you did a good job. Maybe that will help your cash flow.

    Miss R.

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    ^^ thanks hun Im going to try that next shift. I dont know if it is customary but I will try and see how it goes.
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    I also work in So Cal and my fees are high to, just so you have a comparison:

    stage fee: 30-65 doallrs (plus an absurd amount of fees for not scheudling yourself right, being late, not staying long enough, or any other thing fee able)
    DJ: 10 percet, though I always try to do a bit more than that if I liked him and he was helpful
    Bouncers: 5 dollars each, usually 2, but I ALWAYS tips them more, dude, I need all the protecting I can get!
    House Mom: 5-10
    Bartenders: 3-5

    I usually end up paying about 125 for house and tip outs on a night that I walk out with three hundred... although lately those nights have not been quite so common... We don't pay out of our dances though, so that helps...

    :-( It sucks sometimes... but when I get really down about it, I just divide my pay into my hours (to give it an 'hourly' wage) now given I didn't shake my naked ass at my last job, but I made like 8 dollars an hour too...

    Hope that helps!

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    i think your tip out was fine.. and generous...I wil never agree with the rent cuz i think they should pay us but i think your tip out is nice expecially if it was slow you did ok considering... i personally always tip the dj good at least 10% which is mandatory in most clubs. I tip them over if they deserve it.

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    i can belive that you need to pay so much! i live in MA and it much cheaper. If you cant find any place better get all of the rules in writing so they cant make up reasons to fine you.

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