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In reply to the discussion: Folks Who Work In Tipped Jobs Would Like You To Spend A Minute Looking At Something [View all]YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)The classier the place the higher the demands .. but guests are usually business people, athletes, and celebrities; people who tip generously. But what many don't know is that your waiter has to tip out his help as well, the assistant, the bartender, and usually a food runner. And also, I have known waiters to tip the maitre d', under the table sort of speak, ... to get ''quality seating''. That means the ''high rollers'' as we called them .. you know, the ''suits''. It's a very ''I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine'' sort of thing. I refused to pay off the maitre d', so I lost out quite a bit. Ah, but I did have health insurance which I paid out of that $2.13 an hour; sometimes having to end up owing the restaurant money because my hourly would not cover the $200 a month premium they automatically took out. I threw in my apron about 10 years ago .. after trying to live as a waiter for 25 years. Too much stress ...whew.