labrown Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 "Low-balling" with most companies can't happen as POS Systems automatically calculate cash and cash tips. A minimum amount is put in based on projected tips say at 15% of the cost of food. No company worth it's salt is going to put up with an employee stealing and certainly won't risk fines by the Feds for fixing the books.Besides, "Integrity"....it all you really have in life. Actually, the POS system forces you to claim all of your credit card tips minus the amount of money you had to tip out to the restaurant. Yes folks, waitstaff pay to have their jobs. 3% of my sales at my job. (that means when you tip 15%, I take home 12%...) Each month I tip out about 300 bucks to the restaurant. Much like strippers. *shakes head in shame* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renman303 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Actually, the POS system forces you to claim all of your credit card tips minus the amount of money you had to tip out to the restaurant.Yes folks, waitstaff pay to have their jobs. 3% of my sales at my job. (that means when you tip 15%, I take home 12%...) Each month I tip out about 300 bucks to the restaurant. Much like strippers. *shakes head in shame* True, the POS does make you claim all of your CC tips but, it also makes you claim a minimum of 8% of your cash sales as tips as well. This covers us employers with the IRS proving we make the employees comply with the minimum standards. However, most waitstaff, at my place at least, make much more than the chefs that spent $50k to go to school to learn to cook in the first place! Also, your tip outs don't go to "the restaurant" they go to other employees such as bus boys, host and the like. I have my employees tip out 1% to each the dishwasher and the host, 2% total. Be glad you are not the employer, we have to pay 1/2 or all of your Medicare and SS taxes! I pay out over $2500 a month, right off the top of my profits for all of my employee's taxes. Plus Quarterly Fed. Income Tax, Unemployment Tax and Inventory Tax...all of these come right off of the top of my gross income. Now the **** democrats put a 1% "Gross Profit Tax" on anything over $300k gross a year! So, you shell out another $3k a year to the Feds for....um.....fun, I guess? This is no longer the land of "Free Enterprise" where the market dictates who makes it and who doesn't. It's now "Government Managed" and that's about as close to Socialism as you can get! You don't know what being robbed is until you own a business! Sorry....I'm off of my soapbox now. Edited August 18, 2008 by renman303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozack Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 people have mentioned the obvious. Wait staff, bartending etc. Bartending gigs in Austin are tough to come by (where you could actually make money) unless you have good experience. Check into bar backing with a ton of the places at the warehouse district. I have several buddies that own alot of the places down on fifth and 4th street and their bar backs etc make good money. They don't make as much as the wait staff (insert blonde and boobs here) or bartenders but I often help them close down and a good Sat night those guys can work 9-3am and pull down $300-500 in cash tip outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renman303 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just thought of something else for ya. I used to work for the Four Seasons Hotel. Do Valet Parking....it's all cash tips and you get to check out some pretty serious rides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just thought of something else for ya. I used to work for the Four Seasons Hotel. Do Valet Parking....it's all cash tips and you get to check out some pretty serious rides! I cleaned tables and got cash tips from the waiters so I dodged the reporting bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrown Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 lol, renman, you are too right. I do administrative work where I am employed. It makes me never want to move up in the industry. All I have to say about waiting tables is this. When I lived in KS as a full time waitress and student, I claimed 800 bucks a month and made 1200. It is much different just a few states away, but it still helps me with the FAFSA every year. As for the OP, I think your only option is to offer odd jobs, online, craigslist, etc. Offer to help people move people, do yard work. What handyman talents do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 thanks to everyone for any input you guys may have provided im def. looking into all of the above. If anyone does hear of anything please let me know Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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