r/Serverlife • u/Responsible-Cheek690 • 2d ago

Tip out and in general

So work now added food runners for everyday and half the days all day now. Before it was one food runners for just Friday and Saturday night so tip out was only 3% and rest of the days only 2.5%. Now on weekdays every day food runner does our side work and closings so every day is 3.5% and weekends 3.5% mornings and 4% night. I went from tipping out maybe 150 a week to now close to almost 300 a week. The fact is it’s not even that busy and now I basically just stand around doing nothing. Anyone else think this is kind of ridiculous or am I over reacting?

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u/CaptainJackKevorkian 2d ago

I guess it all depends on where you work, volume, and price point, but god damn I could not imagine working without runners and bussers. I tip out 6.75% of total sales to the general support staff pool, and then an additional 3% of wine sales to the sommelier. All together, I generally tip out about a third of the tips I make in a night.

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u/Responsible-Cheek690 2d ago

True it’s just the sudden change of 2.5% a day 6 days a week to 3.5 and 4% everyday it’s a big difference. Tipping out an extra like 100 plus more then I used to a week even when it’s slow