> The people breaking their backs and minds in the kitchen - often the least visible and the least celebrated - were taking home a fraction of what the front staff made on tips for the same hours

Why not put all tips into a pool and just share it out between everyone?

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asfodelsu 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is what many restaurants do in my country. It's fair but it creates many issues. How you split it, who decides that, and there is always someone that is suspect of stealing.

Another issue is that if Americans tip, then you start to expect tipping from everyone make the experience more expensive and worst from anyone else.

PS. I don't own a restaurant or work at one, but I have friends that do both.I live in Greece, that counts also as "Europe" I guess

	▲	analog31 13 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The POS handles it automatically. The workers know how the tips are split. Remember that tip income is offset by a lower base wage. They do expect tipping.
	▲	vorticalbox 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		well if the TIP is on the POS system then I personally would just do amount/staff but then I guess staff paid more do they deserve less of the tip?

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analog31 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Both of my kids are tipped workers in the US. The places where they work do this exactly.

One place is a very popular restaurant with counter service. The other is a bar.

I also earn tips playing music on the side.