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LafayetteLady -> RE: Cheap Bastards!!!! (11/23/2011 2:18:39 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lockit
This was in Colorado and we were paid $2.15 an hour and no one was under the table. This company was fantastic and we had savings plans, insurance and the whole bit. But because they didn't want anything to cause any trouble... they automatically took the taxes out on our tickets. It kept all of us safe... but was a drag when we paid on something we never received. Whether it was legal or not, I don't know. I was new to Colorado at the time and the last time I waited tables before that was in California and we got minimum wage plus tips and took care of our own taxes... or lies in most cases. There were a few decades between my serving tables in these states though. lol
Ah, I misunderstood what you meant. You mean that since you were on the books, they taxed you based on sales. Yea, most places do that, although now with the computers, it is almost automatic. The up side is that it tends to take out 8%, and you are typically making at least 15%. While it sucks on the times you get shitty or no tips, at the end of the week, it tends to even out. And by doing that, you would qualify for unemployment or disability benefits at a rate that was at least more liveable.
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