• ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    610 months ago

    Not necessarily. I don’t know about New York, but in Illinois it’s illegal for owners or management to receive tips.

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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        210 months ago

        Are you sure? Even when I’ve been at places where the owner works, those owners haven’t taken tips, instead splitting any they receive among the other staff.

          • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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            310 months ago

            Important distinction! All the places I worked where the owners also worked were pool houses, and as you said, owners can’t take from a pool.

            One of the best guys I ever worked for used to say, “Those are your tips. When the restaurant does well, that’s my tip.”.