so all the girls (at our SF DV) club were recontracted over the past couple of weeks. while filling out the same dull paperwork and "choosing" to be an independent contracter i asked my asst. mgr. if i was agreeing to any changes. he kindly pointed to two sections where the max house fee went up 40 bucks to $200 (oh and theyll charge more than max if they feel like it anyway) and, after the cuts the house takes already from VIP dances, now we only retain 90% of payment (this even after 10% of funny money is taken). so an hour in VIP (which is a tough enough sell already) that a customer is paying $600-675 for, dancers get 450, minus ten % if it was payed on credit card (400) and after house fees and tips could well be well under $300 (if you can sell it at all!) for what is often a lot of "babysitting" (this is SF right?). a half hour could get you less than $150, and theoretically the 3 dances for 100 deal (i rarely choose to sell these anyway) could get you less than the $60 you often earn for them (reg. dance prices 20 anyway!) and yes, they are starting to take these extra cuts at payout.
i had actually asked when i re-signed if the changes actually meant anything or if they were just ''on paper' and i was assured (hah) that it was the latter. don't get me wrong, i like my club and job very much right now, and am making enough money to feed myself these days. IMO i am hard worker who shows up early, never leaves late and causes very little trouble so am treated relatively fairly, but mgt. does have the ability to make things VERY tough if they wanted to. it seems im always working with the slightest bit of paranoia and leaving many nights with a residual feeling that im being screwed.
any other san francisco Deja Vu (pretty much all of us!) girls have similar experiences with these new contracts? we already give up at least 40% of what money we bring from customers (not counting the drinks the club sells!). why are they fleecing us another ten percent?



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