I am guessing that the rest of us pay higher taxes to cover those that don't claim correctly.
And to the fellow who said that server make less than 30K a year..... what universe do you live on??
Let's assume the server works 40 hr/wk.
Last I knew they made 2.13/hr from the employer (this may have gone up not sure)
Assume the server works an 8 hour shift an probably has 3 tables going (maybe even sometimes 4) ~ if each of those tables has a $50 bill and pays a 15% tip = 22.50
So 22.50 X 8 X 5 = 900/wk
I am guessing at WDW 50 is low. Our average bill runs about $90 for the four of us and as often as possible we are in and out within 45 minutes. My DH tips based on quality of service starting at 15% and going upwards of 30%. I know that isn't the norm ~but having our kids treated nice with patience and what not is worth it to him. So I am guessing there will be some variation in cost of meal and tip percentage.
This puts a server at over $50K per year if they work full time.
I don't know why people assume wait staff don't make much money? My roommate from college whom I lived with for several years after always made more money than I did ~ she waitressed and I worked in technical support for a software company.
Also ~ if you pay with CC they have to wait until the end of the week? Big whoop! I don't get paid at the end of day ~ I get paid the following week as I am sure most people do.
Sorry ~ your logic doesn't make much sense to me.
I think the pp lives on planet earth. I was a waitress for a long time, and never did I make over 50K a year. You have the lunch rush, 11am to about 2, and the dinner rush about 6 to 9. Other than that, you never had a full section. If I worked the night shift, I got there at 4:30, had a pre-shift meeting, took tables at 5, had a full 4 table section at about 6 or 6:30 until 8:30 or 9, and a few straglers until 10. Then I would clean my section, do side work, and go home around 11. On a busy week night one could expect to have 12 tables, and on a busy weekend night maybe 20. So lets say a server works 6 nights a week, 2 being weekend nights.
4 week nights-that would be 90 a night. Most servers pay tip pool, at my work that would of be 20 bucks, so that server would leave with 70 bucks.
70 x 4= 280
two weekend nights
if I had 20 tables, and they all tipped 15% of 50 that would be 150, take out the 30 bucks in tip pool I would have to pay, that would be 120.
120 x 2= 240
Thats 520 a week, or 27,040. I wont count the 2.13 an hour I made because all my checks were under 5 dollars. I claimed my tips, and most people paid with credit cards. I had some co-workers who owed money at the end of the year because their 2.13 did not cover their taxes. This is also an ideal world. Not everyone spends 50 bucks when they go out to eat, and not every one tips 15%.
Being said, Disney is different because there really isn't a down time, and people tend to order more, and drink more on vacation. Now while someone who works at Ruth's Steak House may make over 50K, a waiter who works at Chili's, I promise you does not!
Let's all get along! We are talking about the happiest place on earth, after all!
