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Nathalie Updated 1 day ago |
Not overtime paid, no payroll company - 2 RepliesThis if I can be helpful as you arrive let me know |
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stylz17 Updated 3 days ago |
Top waiter/waitress skills needed to get the job. - 43 RepliesOk iv been a server for about 2 years. i make roughly a $100 dollars a night during the week. and on the weekend i make $200 a day. heres a couple... |
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40% Deduction in TipsI currently work in a Restaurant for almost a year now and I have heard about a 40% deduction somewhere in your payroll, but now that I do my... |
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Goldilocks in Brisbane, Australia Updated 19 days ago |
Owners taking our tips - 162 RepliesI'm curious about the laws concerning "tipping out." At our restaurant, the owners take a nice size of our tips and tell us that it goes to the... |
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calidude24 in Texarkana, Texas Updated 21 days ago |
Hourly pay question - 168 RepliesHi there. I'm new to waitressing ... I've only been at it for about a month so far. Here's my question: I get paid $2.19 hourly, plus tips,... |
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dontwanttobea99er in Somerville, Massachusetts Updated 1 month ago |
Waitressing without papers - 1 ReplyI'm heading over to NY in March and wanted to know how easy it is to get waitressing work under the table (yes, pun intended). I'm from the UK and... |
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Lbaily in Bronx, New York |
Labor laws in MAHi I just started at a place in Massachusetts and have found out that the owner only pays us based on the hours we are scheduled. We are expected to... |
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elvie in Sterling, Virginia Updated 2 months ago |
Tips for waiter/waitress interviews. - 11 RepliesDo you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming waiter/waitress interview? Are there common interview questions that come up again and again? |
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annonamoose in Brooklyn, New York Updated 2 months ago |
Average salary for waiter in NYC... - 11 RepliesI'm wanting to move to NYC in August 2010 and was wondering what the average salary, including tips, is for a waitress there. Obviously it would be a... |
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bdjohn in Santa Maria, California Updated 2 months ago |
Waitress tips - 11 RepliesI have a question, My daughter works for a restaurant and they add her tips to her pay in her paycheck and then deduct them at the bottom, so its... |
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Wind and yardage consultant in Scotland. in Leicester, United Kingdom |
Working as a golf caddy in the US.I will shortly be arriving in the US to work as a golf caddy. I will be travelling under a H2B temporary working visa and will be employed by the... |
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Galaxy in Saint Paul, Minnesota |
percentage taken out of tipsI work at a restaurant and they take 2% of each charge tip for a processing fee for credit cards. Nowadays, a lot of restaurants are following suit.... |
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Ellen H. in Baltimore, Maryland |
i need a jobOkay so I am a college senior. I usually get aid so I have never needed a job but suddenly this year I lost my aid (due to the economy and school... |
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whatwhat in Brooklyn, New York Updated 5 months ago |
Two Server Job Offers - Which one to pick? - 1 ReplyI recently moved to NYC with little to no serving experience. However, I have been actively searching for a serving job and recently got two offers.... |
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madihaun in Fayetteville, Arkansas Updated 5 months ago |
The life of becoming a Waitress - 1 ReplyOk im 18 years old, about to go to college, need some money asap,im planning on waitressing at Applebees.This would be my first job if i make it... |
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Phannarith in Phnum Pénh, Cambodia Updated 5 months ago |
Servers! what restaurant do u work at n how much do u make? - 2 RepliesI'm a waiter at Applebees n I cud make 25k a year if i worked 40 hours a week. I know theres higher paying serving jobs out there, but i'm just not... |
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anita |
tipsi live in mississippi and i make 2.13 hr. 20 years ago i was making the same hourly wage. when will we ever get a break!!!! |
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Jamal in Brooklyn, New York Updated 7 months ago |
Tips - 2 RepliesHey- I just started working at a restaurant. Am am a college student and have never worked in a place using tips before. My income is 4 an hour and... |
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Mmorris in Tellico Plains, Tennessee Updated 8 months ago |
tips only - 9 Replieshi.. my girlfriend just started waitressing and is only getting payed tips. she dosnt get a pay check. but her tips are coming out to be more then... |
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Lj in Ypsilanti, Michigan Updated 9 months ago |
I need suggestions - 1 ReplyI am currently a Flight Attendant with a major airline. I commute to work wich means being at the city I'm based from a day before a trip and... |
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jmcrawford3248@gmail.com in Middletown, Pennsylvania Updated 10 months ago |
Use to be a waitress at Fly J Truck Stop. - 2 RepliesI enjoyed beening a waitress, because i'm a people person i like meeting and enjoying myself and people loves me. my kids enjoyed my tips of coures... |
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Kate in Rosedale, New York Updated 10 months ago |
Starting Out In NYC - 3 RepliesOk here's the deal. I'm currently unemployed and have made the decision to try to break into the NYC restaurant scene. I fear I face an uphill battle... |
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JTR in Santee, California Updated 11 months ago |
Who's better, restaurant waiters or banquet waiters? - 2 RepliesI've seen both the good and bad in both kinds of waiters. They're sometimes brash, sometimes opinionated, and all the time a "pain in the butt!"... |
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Msriss in Cedar Falls, Iowa Updated 11 months ago |
is 20% where we should start now - 7 RepliesI went to www.86BadTips.com today and they have a "Top ten rules for customers". They stated that I should always tip 20%+ regardles of service. What... |
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JeffYT2402 in Alpharetta, Georgia |
Aloha in RestaurantsI just got fired for using the wagon wheel scam at a restaurant I worked at. They had printed out evidence of what I did and there was no way out. .... |
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Sal Anthony Updated 12 months ago |
older waitresses - 11 Replieswaitresses/ waiters really do need a union. i have waitressed at a pub for 13 years every saturday night and have been sick 3 times in that time. i... |
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Rman in Saint Louis, Missouri |
Highest Paying Restaurant in Clearwater, FLGetting ready to move to Clearwater, FL. Anybody have advice about which restaurants servers make the most at? My initial thoughts would be... |
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rid0617 in Greenville, South Carolina |
Not paid minimum wage for non tipped dutiesThe restaurant I work for requires cleaning duties and other duties after being cut from the floor that do not generate tips but average an hour or... |
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Michael in Frisco, Texas Updated 13 months ago |
waitress union - 14 RepliesI am a waitress and I feel we have been left out. I beleive a waiter/waitress union would be a better start I live in Ga. If anyone has any idea how... |
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Salvatore in New Hyde Park, New York |
Just landed a job as a "Catering Waiter" at a fancy steak and sushi restaraunt and need some tips, please!I replied to an ad on craigslist, the owner called me in for an interview and within 20 minutes, i was hired as a catering waiter. They have this... |
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Salvatore in New Hyde Park, New York |
Just landed a job as a "Catering Waiter" at a fancy steak and sushi restaraunt and need some tips, please!I replied to an ad on craigslist, the owner called me in for an interview and within 20 minutes, i was hired as a catering waiter. They have this... |
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Ieshia in Silver Spring, Maryland Updated 15 months ago |
not paying tips - 7 RepliesI just start working at an Italian restaruant in Bloomingdale and was told that if no cash comes in at the end of the night we can't collect our... |
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LEX in Indianapolis, Indiana Updated 16 months ago |
credit card tips - 2 Repliesour employer in akron ohio takes 4% of our credit card tips as a convience to us. whatever. its more convienent for me to get cash. is this legal.... |
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katy in Brooklyn, New York Updated 17 months ago |
best places to serve in nyc - 1 ReplyI am planning on moving to nyc in august 2010. i currently live in fl and have about 6 years serving experience. where are some of the best... |
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Ryan in Kenner, Louisiana |
Claiming Tip JarsI was recently reading an interesting article about tip jars, which makes me wonder is, by law, do you have to claim the tips you take home that are... |
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ej in Brooklyn, New York |
Servers getting paid for training!I've been in the industry for over 20 years & just moved back to nyc. I have never not been paid to train even if it's a lousy free meal off the... |
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May in Madison, Wisconsin Updated 19 months ago |
is it legal for the restaurant to ask the server to pay half of an unpaid meal? - 3 RepliesRecently had a table leave without paying. Don't think it was intentional, but this sometimes happens, at all restaurants. Is it legal for the... |
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Geof Updated 19 months ago |
I've been a server for 22 yrs. in casual dining. How do I move up to fine dining - 2 RepliesI have worked in casual dining restaurants for 22 years. I would like to get into fine dining serving. Am I to old? I'm 40. Do they like to hire... |
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Geof Updated 19 months ago |
Best month to look for waitressing jobs? - 1 ReplyI'm moving to Vancouver some time this summer and will be looking at waitressing jobs. Do you think it would be better to go at the end of July or... |
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Geof Updated 19 months ago |
server tips per hour - 5 RepliesDid you know that ok is the lowest paying in server hrly wages? We have stayed at 2.14 for about 15 yrs that sucks. There has got to be something we... |
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jaqueline in Lenexa, Kansas Updated 21 months ago |
Reporting Waitress/Waiters Tip - 1 ReplyI have a daughter who is a waitress. She's worked for the same company now for over 4 years. Recently they changed ownership and changed payroll... |
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newbie in Calgary, Alberta Updated 21 months ago |
where can u make the most $ as a waitress? PHX AZ - 3 RepliesIn phoenix Az do waitresses make more money workig at a place like Hooters & Tilted Kilt or working at a sports bar like padre murphys or Santisi... |
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Sarahhhreaa in Frederick, Maryland Updated 21 months ago |
I want to get a waitressing job BUT - 3 RepliesMy anxiety and nervousness ruins my chances of getting one besides although I can speak English very good it is my second language..I'm somewhat... |
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Timothy in Seattle, Washington Updated 22 months ago |
how to become/encourage someone to become a successfull waiter/waitress - 3 RepliesIm missing so many things with my waiters at my lodge.Things like good commucation skills around guest,smiles,commitment and the willingness to go an... |
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Timothy in Seattle, Washington Updated 22 months ago |
WAITRESS - 3 RepliesI HATE FOOD SERVICE I WANT A CHANGE. |
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Timothy in Seattle, Washington Updated 22 months ago |
waitressing - fine dining - 3 RepliesI was hired and told 13.00 per hour. The 18 percent gratuity is added to the bill but I don't receive it. Is this a normal practice? |
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Jim in Duluth, Minnesota Updated 22 months ago |
Careers - 1 ReplyWhy isnt waitering/bartending seen as a serious career option, if your a waiter/bartender your seen to be on your way to somthing else (an actor,... |
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wqert in Elk City, Oklahoma Updated 23 months ago |
Does this type of thing happen to everyone starting out? -- Costumers leaving : ( - 4 RepliesOkay, I'm pretty new to waitressing (less than a year) and I usually get a pretty small (and slow) section on the weekends, because my manager knows... |
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s. stork in North Brunswick, New Jersey Updated 23 months ago |
career change - 20 RepliesI have worked as a waitress for many years. I need a career change,because this job is getting very old. I can not think of anything I can do,but be... |
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DBoleware333 in Terry, Mississippi Updated 24 months ago |
Waitress salaries in Mississippi - 2 RepliesI'm researching a novel. A character is a waitress at a cafe in a small town in Mississippi. I'm trying to figure out how much she would make in... |
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