On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 04:30:58 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
[snip]
> Depends on the restaurant, I guess. When I cashed
> out every night they would calculate my tips on the
> spot based on the sales and make a record of it. It
> was deducted from the meager base paycheck I got
> for my under "tips and other compensation".

So? That's just a step-saver and kind of convenient. If you weren't
making enough money to work there, it wasn't the customers' or
managements' faults. Look in the mirror.

> A lot of servers are high school or college kids who
> wouldn't even *think* to keep up with their tips for
> tax reporting the next year.

Age is such a stupid excuse for not keeping records... Why not peg
it for what it really was; sheer laziness.

The Ranger