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Subject: Re: Barback Earnings Etc.
From: JoeC3
Posted: Sun Mar 18. 2007, 16:30 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Barback Earnings Etc."  by Bartender Savant  (Sun Mar 18. 2007, 15:28 UTC)
That is assuming that the bartenders split tips and they agree or the house 
requires they give the barback a certain percentage. where ever I have worked 
if we had a barback there was a % used as a guide not a requirement. The 
employer has no right to require you give a certain percentage of your 
earnings to someone else. Thus you have some people who will always give the 
guide % and others who will be over or under depending on the work done etc. 
Servers are in the same position with bussers and backbar tenders are in the 
same position with servers. You have no clue as to how much a server makes in 
a given night you might have a good guess but it is just that a guess. So if 
you work in a place where everyone shares the tips and you as the barback get 
18% of that you are one of the fortunate. Just like with patrons on occasion 
you get screwed and don't enjoy it.


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