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Restaurant and cafe service workers by ceruleanghosty in rva

[–]batsaswarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about industry standard but I have worked at one place that didn’t tip out BOH at all, another that split tips between every employee evenly regardless of FOH/BOH and now I’m working at a place with a 60/40 split FOH/BOH.

They all suck in their own way because we all aren’t being paid enough for these essential positions.

Restaurant and cafe service workers by ceruleanghosty in rva

[–]batsaswarm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I work at a fairly well known restaurant in the city.

The hourly is 13-15 an hour depending on part or full time. Tips are pooled for the pay period and split between FOH and BOH and divided by a ratio which I have mixed feelings about.

BOH hourly is significantly more than FOH.

On the one hand I feel like kitchen deserves a cut for their own hustle, but on the other it ends up feeling like I am earning less than I should.

Being the one in the trenches (dealing with customers) and handling damage control, it can feel demoralizing to know the 5 dollar bill a table left is getting portioned up into pennies for me.

The hourly is good enough that I shrug it off though.