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lookout123 · 09-17-2004, 02:37 PM

i worked as a bartender and loved living on tips. it took me 3 years after college to get back to the same income level in salary jobs. the only bad thing was that the state thought they weren't getting their share, so the computer/register were set up to assume that 10-12% of every item you rang up was received as a tip and would report on you w2. even if the jackass ran up a $200 tab and left you a $5 tip.

it still worked out ok. we generally received at least a $1/drink tip. if someone left "small change" on the floor we would sweep it off on the floor and leave it for the cleaning crew. they loved us and the customers got the point.

09-17-2004, 02:37 PM	#23
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i worked as a bartender and loved living on tips. it took me 3 years after college to get back to the same income level in salary jobs. the only bad thing was that the state thought they weren't getting their share, so the computer/register were set up to assume that 10-12% of every item you rang up was received as a tip and would report on you w2. even if the jackass ran up a $200 tab and left you a $5 tip. it still worked out ok. we generally received at least a $1/drink tip. if someone left "small change" on the floor we would sweep it off on the floor and leave it for the cleaning crew. they loved us and the customers got the point. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin