zuuum wrote:
>
> Are you trying to say you are paid LESS than minimum wage? That is illegal.
> Why on earth would you even agree to that? Anticipation of tip earnings???
> "Relying on good graces of customers to make up the difference"???? That
> perpetuates the main problem!
>

It should be illegal, but it's not.

>
> As for sharing tips - everyone involved makes for the "service". Slow
> bussing, unskilled cooks, or slack dishwashing will kill your customers
> perception of service no matter how much running you do, so they contribute
> to whether the over-all "service" is seen as good or bad. Just as poor
> servers can damage the perceived value of expertly prepared food, as in
> served late/cold. If the line is putting up 300+ covers at dinner without
> dropping the ball, don't they deserve cut, especially if a server has "see
> server" scribbled on every other ticket hoping to please their tables with
> "special orders" in anticipation of better tips?

AFAIK, only the waiters/waitresses are paid less than minimum wage.
Often much less. The busboys and dishwashers are paid more than the
servers (I suppose unless they are illegal aliens.)

Bob