jmcquown wrote:

>
> Oh, while we're at it, why the hell should a server have to share tips with
> the bus-boys and bar-backs who make at least minimum wage or more? Servers
> are paid sub-human wages and rely on the good graces of the customers to make
> up the difference.

It can get worse. My nephew was a chef at a restaurant in a tourist town where
close to half of the restaurants and hotels are owned by one person. He
appreciated that wait staff shared tips with the chefs and bus people, but not
at all impressed that the owner took a share of the tips too.