On the flip side every waiter cheats on their taxes.
When I worked for a national chain we were told as long as we claimed about 8% tips it would never be an issue.
If we forgot to clock out, the manager would clock us out and 'punish' us by claiming 15% as tips.
And I did make more than 15%, in fact I did very well. Where you 'lose' isn't in the tipping really but the set up times and closing times when the restaurants not busy. So for the first say 3 hours I was making less than minimum wage, for the rush I'd be making maybe 3-4 times minimum wage, and then at closing I was making just above it.
I never paid that much attention but my wife kept meticulous records to see what she was really making, and in 1995ish it was 8.50 and hour all said and done (the good, the bad, the ugly days combined).
For an establishment with only moderate cheque totals it wasn't bad, and its not the kinda place you make a career out of.
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