My club just put a suggestion box in the office and I want to leave them QUITE A FEW words...
but I need a little help .... I read somewhere on here that since at most clubs, we are not 'employees' by contract, but independent sub-contractors, that they cannot legally subject us to all the fines. Now tip out and house fees I'm ok with, but my club has fines for EVERYTHING. $30 if you dont get a champagne room dance, $25 if you miss role call, $25 for leaving too much stuff on the dressing room counter, $25 for staying in the dressing room or bathroom too long, $10 for not paying tip out before you start your shift, also call-off fees, rescheduling fees, probably more fees I've never heard about - plus they are hounding you all night about how many dances you've done/need to do
I want to mention how very BOGUS this is, and throw in a little legal jargon, but I want to be sure I have my facts straight. Is what I read about that true?
A few more words for the Box:
-DO NOT treat dancers like toddlers. We are not all high school drop outs, crackheads, or whatever the hell - speak to us like intelligent adults. The condescension is MADDENING
-STOP BUGGING ME about working more shifts. When I got hired, I told you my circumstances, I have an Ivy League workload - NO I CAN'T WORK MONDAY I need to do homework dammit. Stop guilt tripping me into adding more shifts.
-STOP MAKING THIS SUCH A CHORE - You take all the fun out of it by forcing us to be here when we REALLY don't want to, are tired, sick, or whatever. I can't have a good time if I'm burnt out. If I cant have a good time, neither will your customers.
-It's a 8 hour shift - let me take a fucking break when I need one. My feet hurt. I've been sitting here for 3 minutes, you DO NOT need me back on the floor right now.
-Get off my back about my VIP or Champagne dances. I want to make money as bad as you do. Let me do it at my own pace - you'll get yours and I'll get mine. Damn.
:::sigh::::
I'm sorry if I sound like a brat - I just got off, I'm tired and irritable.
But, can you guys tell me about my legal question above?



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