I work at a new restaurant and the owners are brand new to the industry, which
makes for a lot of annoyances. For instance, so far the tips from servers to
bar have been given to the owners, they divide it up and give it to the
bartenders a couple days later. We're switching to a system where the servers
will tip out tenders directly each night. She keeps trying to tell me it's
better not to do it this way because the servers are bad at math and will
unwittingly short me and I'm like, well I'll take my chances. Plus, I told
her I think I'll get a larger tip out because people are tipping me directly
and want to show their appreciation, etc. because servers make more than
tenders where i work and I'm busting ass to make their drinks. I shouldn't
have told her this.
So.. she's sitting at the bar talking to a couple servers about this "new"
direct tip out system and says in front of me "well, he thinks you're going to
tip him out more if you do it directly." I was like, give me a freaking
break, could you be any less professional about making me look like an ass
because I want my money that night? It was just really rude, I thought, and
the tip of the iceberg with how unknowing the owners are about the service
industry and how things are run. Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole
hill, but I work hard for not a whole lot of money while managerial duties are
snuck into my work I want no part of. I feel like I'm calming an infant
sometimes, kissing ass because the boss doesn't know how to handle things
professionally without getting nasty. I know the example I gave is small, but
it's mostly other stuff, mostly attitude and the tone of certain conversations
that have irritated me. I credit it to lack of experience on their part.
anyway, just needed to vent
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