Let me say that, as a bartender, I would be very unhappy splitting my tips
with the servers. When I worked for our soccer stadium, our boss tried doing
the same thing. It didn't work out, it's not the same job. Servers work very
hard, as well as bartenders. So, please don't misunderstand my point, however
they are seperate jobs. If I am bartending with another bartender, of course
we split tips, but I will never split with my servers. Just like I would
never expect them to split with me. If they make a $20 tip for excellent
service, how is it fair for me to take a portion of that? They went out of
their way to provide good service, that's why it's a tip. Sometimes we work
harder than they do, sometimes they work harder than us. It just depends, but
when I did banquet bartend, we worked the whole time. Setting, up breaking
down, and serving customers constantly. Our servers had a lot of time where
they didn't have to do anything. They would sit in the back and talk and eat.
Now, why would I share my tips when I was working for them the whole time. I
wouldn't want to work for any hotel that did that. I can understand each
person getting a percentage of the food/liquor cost, but not splitting actual
tips eared from bartending, or serving. They are 2 different jobs.