Ugh, my job SUCKS.

[MrRubix]

Re: Ugh, my job SUCKS.

Busboys only get tipped 1-3%. I work harder than any other busboy I'm usually the fastest yet here I am busting my ass for low minimum even though I should be making more.

(How do you tip bussers 20% thats wayyy more than you should be giving?)

I didn't know you were a busboy when I made that post -- I usually tip the waiters 15-20%, depending. I honestly never see busboys, really. I've usually only got one person taking care of my table.

[mellonxcollie]

Re: Ugh, my job SUCKS.

I work at a movie theatre concession for minimum wage. I often do things like help customers carry their food to their seats and go to great lengths sometimes to help them get what they want but very, very rarely get tipped.

WHY WOULD YOU TIP SOMEONE YOU DONT HAVE TO RIGHT???

[dandandamdandan1111]

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tips alone or total earnings?
EDIT: and how many hours?

well i got 4.50 an hour(under) and only like 6-7 hours a night. the lowest i actually got was 40 and it was really slow that night. oh and there was a separate dishwasher

[GG_Guru]

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Ah, well busboys usually make more wages, while waiters/waitresses get more tips. So it helps smooth out the earnings gap.

But in general, wait staff do make more than buspeople.

EDIT: also, I live in an extremely affluent area and the restaurant is extremely popular despite being.... cheap is a good word for it.

When I bus I usually make around $35 in tips if I bus the whole place solo and half that if I have a second busperson helping.

It bugs me that servers get tipped and don't have to carry **** around, wipe tables, wipe the floors, and all they do is pick up plates off tables and serve their food yet bussers do almost all the dirty work and still get off with less than a tenth of percentage off the servers tips.

I work at a movie theatre concession for minimum wage. I often do things like help customers carry their food to their seats and go to great lengths sometimes to help them get what they want but very, very rarely get tipped.

WHY WOULD YOU TIP SOMEONE YOU DONT HAVE TO RIGHT???

That's what pisses me off, earlier today my co-worker got stiffed as well and it was a party of 7 people I think? Left a bunch of **** on the table and didn't tip him squat. Zip. Nada. A WHOLE rack of plates and glasses stacked up. Napkins on the floor, food on the seats, etc.

I was just as mad because he asked me to bus the table but I can imagine how he felt.

[norsegod666]

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Let me get this straight..you are bitching about your job when 10% of Americans are unemployed..nice..

[MrRubix]

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It bugs me that servers get tipped and don't have to carry **** around, wipe tables, wipe the floors, and all they do is pick up plates off tables and serve their food yet bussers do almost all the dirty work and still get off with less than a tenth of percentage off the servers tips.

So apply to be a server?

[GG_Guru]

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So apply to be a server?

They said they're moving me up once I turn 18 but that wont be for another 3 months.
=/

I need the cash now because I just got my license and I'm trying to get this car before February so...I can't quit. Or else it's back to that again. Yeah, so I think this thread had enough for today.

For those of you that listened thanks I really appreciate it.

[MrGiggles]

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It bugs me that servers get tipped and don't have to carry **** around, wipe tables, wipe the floors, and all they do is pick up plates off tables and serve their food yet bussers do almost all the dirty work and still get off with less than a tenth of percentage off the servers tips.

I can assure you, waiting is just as hard, if not harder, than bussing. It's a bit less physical, though.

It varies from restaurant to restaurant too. In addition to standard bus work, buspeople here have to bring complimentary bread and water (and cut the bread and bring the ice in for the water), sweep inside and outside, fill the drink cooler, and basically pick up whatever slack is needed most at the moment. Wait staff are pretty much busy the whole time simply getting orders, inputting orders, taking out food, dealing with bills, and counting the money at the end of the night.

[foilman8805]

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Yeah, you definitely did get stiffed today, but I bet another day you'll get tipped pretty well and that'll make up for it. At least you work a job where you get your normal wage on top of tips. When I worked in the summer, I busted my ****ing ass 8+ hours a day doing a maintenance and repair job just to make $10 an hour.

[leonid]

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lol I've never got any real jobs
gj at having life

[MrRubix]

Re: Ugh, my job SUCKS.

I can speak from experience that the job market is pretty rough right now. I've found work, but it's been a lot harder to find what I want compared to, say, two years ago, when jobs were practically falling in my lap (that and I have retardedly high standards). Luckily, the worst of the crisis is over and things are picking up a bit -- unemployment should start to fall here.

[NFD]

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my grandpa taught me to tip 15%

[Vanilla Mnm]

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I feel bad for you. not
*hi5 for originality*

[norsegod666]

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my grandpa taught me to tip 15%

My grandpa taught me a quarter for breakfast and lunch and 2 for dinner. Buffet is no tip since you do the work yourself.

[GG_Guru]

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Sorry to hear that, really I am. Maybe it's because you're newer than those who have been working awhile.

But all in all, this is how I see it, Guru.
Do your parents rape you? Do they beat you? You get an education, a roof over your head, food, clothing, and extra things provided for you, right? You're probably going to continue onto college and work to be a productive and succeful member of society.
Just be thankful you have the job. Honestly, if this is the only thing you have to worry about (besides people online e-hating you) you're pretty damn lucky. But yes, we are allowed to complain from time to time. Just don't act like it's the end of the world. Find a solution, and act on it.

That's my two cents.

Dude, I could care less if you or the internet hated me it doesn't mean **** to me and I am very thankful that I have a job, that I am. No complaints, but there are certain circumstances where getting to work and having to work contrasts. It's true that I am making money even if it's the least it's still something right? But sometimes, there will be a point when you feel like you are doing more than what you are getting payed for. You'll start to realize that life isn't all sunshine and rainbows and that people aren't as nice as you think.

All I want is your input. That's it. The reason I made this was thread was so I can have you guys help me process information and to better my train of thought. That's what forums are for, to get people to share their opinions and see their thoughts about the subject, at least, for the most part, right? There are some posts that I found very helpful, some were just plain stupid, but most really helped me think and I thank you for that.