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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have to tip out two food runners, two bartenders and two bussers from your tip. The percentage is ca 7-7.5%.
Do 15% if you must or better, stay home. The reason we have so many workers is that we are busy. But if everyone leaves measly 10%, busy doesn't mean we make money. 
Don't think that restaurants are making a bank either. Americans are used to eating out whenever they feel like it and now they have to think before they go out. Well, so does a restaurant worker; all services and entertainment is up.
We still have no benefits like retirement or health. And this increase doesn't even start to make up years of wage theft and not paying the minimum required by law.
You can't pay less than the menu price, but you can take your frustration out on the server.
Whatever was done to us before, should have never happened. I have several zeros in my SS statement even though I worked full time. 
Also, if you ever lose your fancy job, you can always come to us as we take people without any experience.
Please stay home. Just like anything else that goes up, you buy less of it or stop buying at all. You don't try to find a way to pay less by taking it out of workers' pay.
There are owners already doing it, believe me.

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Seriously this sounds terrible.
You don’t need to stay in this job you hate that doesn’t pay you well or provide benefits, PP.
Since you currently have a job—it’s the best time to look for a NEW job that has benefits! Try applying for work as a customer service supervisor in a big box store or in the sales or customer service division of a large company. You may think you are limited to this one career area, but as a restaurant server, you have excellent customer service experience, sales experience, and even (informal) supervisory experience or team leader experience as you coordinate with food runners and bussers to exceed guest expectations.

Sometimes people get “stuck” in a job they do not enjoy that doesn’t treat then well or provide what they need/want because they are unsure how to get out or are insecure and paralyzed about how to get into a better position. But you can do it—PP. You’re a strong candidate for roles that call for experience in sales and customer service. Even if you don’t have any college courses under your belt, you could probably get your foot in the door working front desk at a hotel (full time usually offers benefits!) or as a customer service agent for an airline (travel perks!)—and then can move up the ranks in supervisory positions.

Don’t get locked into a career you detest by staying in a job you hate, PP. But don’t quit before you have the next job in hand…

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