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    Ok, as some of you know, I work in Utah at a stage dance only club. We get paid 5 bucks an hour, have no stage fee, and the only tip out is 10% to bartender (includes all tips from drinks) and 5% to bouncer if you work night shift. (though many girls only tip; 5% to each)

    We have a horrible bartender. She's slow, she forgets my waters ALL the time, she ignores me (and all the other dancers). However, I believe in tipping karma, and always tip her out her full 10%, even though other girls don't.

    Yesterday she was off shift, and her and her boyfriend sat at my stage (and stayed for the other girls sets as well) and tipped me 1 FUCKING DOLLAR, between the two of them, for 3 songs *note, typical tip for this bar is at LEAST a dollar a person per song, as tips are collected after each song, more often 2 dollars per song per person* She also had this bitchy ass look on her face the whole time, probably cuz she was jealous her bf was looking at strippers.

    I am not tipping this bitch 10% any more. In fact, she'll be lucky to get 3 bucks from me. I think I am justified in this, and I don't think that karma can bite me in the ass for this, as she isn't doing a damn thing! Anyone else have similar situations?
    I believe you Dottie and you have my support

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    Default Re: What would you do? - bartender rant

    I don't understand...is the 10% mandatory or not?

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    Yes, you are justified - there is a difference between putting in good karma, and letting someone walk all over you.

    If you continue to tip her money for nothing (TIPS are for doing a decent job, and it sounds as though she isn't doing anything close to that), then she will continue to do nothing!

    The fact that she was so rude to you after you'd been generous to her, is definitely bad mojo on. Justice will come swiftly for her since that nasty attitude cost her the $$ she was getting for doing nothing.

    Hm, compared to the lousy 6 bucks she COULD have tipped you, how much more valuable is a 10% tip nightly? Serves her right.

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    Bartenders get a dollar a drink from me. That's plenty enough.

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    Being a bartender, yes you have a right to be pissed.. If my husband go into the club I work off hours, we go to give some back to who you work with.
    Even if I don't like a girl all that much I still would take care of her as a bartender, and if a girl is a good tipper, you better believe she is going to get taken care of, and I'll sell my ass off to make sure she hits her drink quota plus everynight..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    Bartenders get a dollar a drink from me. That's plenty enough.
    This is always my approach, whether for a drinky drink or a diet coke - I always tip them by the drink instead of tipping out at the end.

    Have you been tipping her by the water she gets for you? Maybe start by doing that instead of a nightly tipout, so it's obvious you're ONLY tipping when she actually DOES something?
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    Default Re: What would you do? - bartender rant

    I would politely say something to her. As well, as explain the club etiquette.

    First off, she represents the club when she is sitting up there not tipping. This starts a bad precedence for the customers. They may start to think that a dollar a girl is the norm. Tipping breeds more tipping, in my experience.

    As for being a crappy bartender, I would bring that up to her as well. Say that you really want to tip her the norm but she isn't helping you make your money so you are making less. Say this in a really nice non attacking way.

    Sometimes, just not tipping her can start a war and things only get worse.

    I once had an experience with a DJ who was mad at me, can't remember over what. Anyways, I quit tipping him (at this club it was 10&#37 and he quit promoting me on stage. This went on forever (he was stubborn, but so was I), until finally I spoke up and politely settled the issue and we actually became friends. I just told him that by not tipping him, I was actually leaving with more money, however, it wasn't fair, made me feel bad and was awkward.

    But, I am sure as hell not tipping if you aren't doing your job, promoting cheapness and even worse wanting me to entertain you and your boyfriend for 50 cents each for three songs! Especially, in a club where you make most of your money off stage.
    This is one industry, that if you are an employee, you sure don't get a discount for services.

    Grrr! I would be mad too!
    Last edited by dangerousdiva; 04-24-2007 at 05:45 PM.

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    Default Re: What would you do? - bartender rant

    i think a more even way of getting her back would be to go to the club on your off shift and between you and a friend, tip her a dollar for every 6 drinks between the both of you. if you stopped tipping her 10% how would she even know unless you claim all your tips at the end of the night? i think it's a little weird anyway, that your club makes you tip out the bartender, who is already making her money from the customers. my club is also stage dancing only as well as a few others around here and i've never heard of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    I don't understand...is the 10% mandatory or not?
    No, not mandatory, but that's "standard" tip out. We don't have a dj to tip out, as we have a juke box, and the theory is is that our bartender (since it's a regulars-oriented bar) is supposed to encourage guys to tip us, and our tip to them is supposed to cover that and the tips for our drinks.

    At every other club I tipped by the drink as well, but that just isn't the way it is done at this club *shrug*. Also, we cash in our ones at the end of the night, the bar recycles them (helpful to them and the girls) so she might not know exactly how much I made, but she has a pretty good idea.
    I believe you Dottie and you have my support

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    Quote Originally Posted by iseestars View Post
    i think a more even way of getting her back would be to go to the club on your off shift and between you and a friend, tip her a dollar for every 6 drinks between the both of you. .
    I have thought about doing that as well.
    I believe you Dottie and you have my support

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