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Subject: tipping a barback
From: boulderunner
Posted: Sun Sep 5. 2004, 16:37 UTC
I started working at this really high volume bar in boulder colorado that 
caters to all the wild college students, and although ive tended bar in denver 
im being forced to work up from barback. now at my other jobs on a busy night 
a barback would make 150-200$ in tips. This job in Boulder has this system 
where no matter how busy the barback is they get 60$ thats it. Now they wont 
even put on the barback unless its really busy so if im working its real busy. 
I just was wondering is this normal. tthere is four bartenders working and im 
seriously running my $#% off. I know that the bartenders are making at LEAST 
250-300$ each, and then tipping me out 15$ each to make the wopping 60$ I 
make. Does this sound F&^^%$ed up to any one else. Am i crazy for thinking im 
being taken advantage of, and basically allowing the bartenders to make great 
tip money since they can socialize and get that extra buck since they dont 
have to worry about glasses or ice or kegs. we did nearly 8000$ in sales in 
four hours last night and I was the only barback on. My hands are stiff today 
form washing four glasses at a time. where the hell did they get the number 60 
from anyhow, it seems completely arbitrary. Does anybody think this is normal, 
and also what do you think is just compensation for the barback.


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