Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?message-squaremessage-square302fedilinkarrow-up1294
arrow-up1294message-squareWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square302fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoNot necessarily. I don’t know about New York, but in Illinois it’s illegal for owners or management to receive tips.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAre 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.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoImportant 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.”.
Not necessarily. I don’t know about New York, but in Illinois it’s illegal for owners or management to receive tips.
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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.
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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.”.