"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/13/2013 1:12 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
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>>>> It is a disgrace if they are saying their employees are so needy they
>>>> are asking for donations!!! Surely they can't mean that they don't pay
>>>> enough so want you to make up the difference???? If so I simply can't
>>>> believe the cheek!
>>>>
>>> That's how it sounds to me, Ophelia. They instituted a 20% service
>>> charge on all meals a couple of years ago, so that's an automatic
>>> "tip" for the servers, bartenders and kitchen staff. Chances are the
>>> servers are only earning the federal minumum ($2.13/hr) but the cooks
>>> and other kitchen staff make more.
>>>
>>> In fact, the last time I was in there to pick up my fish & chips (and
>>> got no chips, bloody fools!), the guy who gave me the free glass of
>>> wine said he'd been working there since the Club opened. That would
>>> mean he's been there since the 1980s. No doubt he could have moved on
>>> if he wanted to.
>>>
>>> I can't think of a single reason why anyone would need to be ponying
>>> up money for them to give employee bonuses.
>>
>> Oh I can! More money out of your pocket, more in the pockets of the
>> shareholders!
>>
> You're a cynic. So am I. I would gladly tip an employee personally
> who did something special to help me out somehow. I would NOT write a
> check to the DIC and hope and pray they actually divide that money equally
> among the lesser paid (?) employees.

Well, I've said where I think it goes
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