I work at a family-owned steakhouse, and I normally work as a busboy. However, the past few weeks I've had to wait tables off and on due to lack of waitstaff. Servers do not typically receive a wage because their tips, in theory, should more than make up for it.
Tonight, if averaged out, I earned about $6.75 per hour.
I've had this issue before and brought it to the attention of my manager before. Last time, he said I would receive my typical busboy wage (7.35 per hour) on top of what I earned in tips (for the same reason stated above). However, when I received my check the following week, that was not the case.
I didn't bring it up then, which I recognize I should have done. So, tonight I made a point to bring it up. My manager told me that the owner was sorry for forgetting and that he would for sure put it on my check this time.
I also learned, through a friend, that as a busboy I should have been "tipped out" - where the servers give me a portion of their tips for helping them in the kitchen, cleaning their tables, and other duties. For the 7 months that I worked there before learning this, I was not tipped out. This didn't upset me too much at the time, but I brought it up with my manager. Since then, I've been tipped out off and on.
Is this place screwing me over? Should I work somewhere else?
Best wishes, Charlie
Submitted April 14, 2017 at 11:46PM by DeadwoodCharlie http://ift.tt/2ogOPmV
