I agree about the wage gap, servers being compensated by the customers at a greater rate.
So, why doesn't the owner compensate the staff appropriately instead of saying: "Well, since you already tip foh we want you to start tipping boh too, so we don't have to pay them more. They will feel so appreciated!"
That is really sucky. Yes, boh deserves recognition and compensation. But this just screams "I don't want to pay them, you do it for me".
I used to work banquets in a very busy hotel. There was one particular season where we were so busy and basically everyone--waiters, managers, sales people-- where making tons of extra money. Everyone except the cooks. They implemented a bonus system after that. It didn't apply to everyone, but at least it was a start.
Heard a server complaining about his tips at the end of the night. He was mad that he only made 'X' where that amount was 1/3 of my total pay for a 40 hour week. He worked like 4 hours. This would be nice but I'm for paying the BOH more, or just doing away with tips all together. I'm out of the industry now but I do feel bad when I can tell a kitchen is really in the weeds and working hard but all I can do is tip the server.
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BlueStoneArt on January 24th, 2020 at 20:15 UTC »
I agree about the wage gap, servers being compensated by the customers at a greater rate.
So, why doesn't the owner compensate the staff appropriately instead of saying: "Well, since you already tip foh we want you to start tipping boh too, so we don't have to pay them more. They will feel so appreciated!"
That is really sucky. Yes, boh deserves recognition and compensation. But this just screams "I don't want to pay them, you do it for me".
LittleOrangeCat on January 24th, 2020 at 20:34 UTC »
I used to work banquets in a very busy hotel. There was one particular season where we were so busy and basically everyone--waiters, managers, sales people-- where making tons of extra money. Everyone except the cooks. They implemented a bonus system after that. It didn't apply to everyone, but at least it was a start.
broadwayblues on January 24th, 2020 at 20:59 UTC »
Heard a server complaining about his tips at the end of the night. He was mad that he only made 'X' where that amount was 1/3 of my total pay for a 40 hour week. He worked like 4 hours. This would be nice but I'm for paying the BOH more, or just doing away with tips all together. I'm out of the industry now but I do feel bad when I can tell a kitchen is really in the weeds and working hard but all I can do is tip the server.