I worked as a waitress for many years. We recieved a 50% employee discount on food purchased. It had to be on our break. If we came in as a customer on our day off, we had to pay full price. We also had to pay full price if we were ordering food to take out after out shift was over. Only managers recieved free food. It was that way at 99% of the places I worked. Only one restaurant that I worked at had a employee food deduction policy. A certain % of an employee's check was taken out for food purchases. If they ate or not. The policy has since been cancelled. Sometimes wait staff would get a cook to make something for them, and they wouldn't pay. If they were caught, they were termianted. Why do TV shows and movies portray restaraunt service personnel receiving free food? (One Life to Live). I have had many people ask me to bring them food, since I got it for free. Where and why do they get these ideas? Irritating!
I have worked at Carrow's, Denny's, IHOP, El Torito etc.,
2007-11-23 06:51:09 · 8 answers · asked by LAgirl 3 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
This is something that gone on for years, I think it is because most managers do receive free food and brag to there friends; there for, people think everyone eats free.
2007-11-23 07:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by charris212001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having been in the business for many years I found chain resturants like the one's you have worked for give you nothing for nothing.
However, a mom and pop or private owned restaurant outfit usually feeds their help for free or has at the least a specific menu strictly for the help and if the help wishes to order something not on that menu then they pay for it.
I always thought this the best system.
That certain percent taken out of your pay whether you ate or not (that you refered too) is illegal, however a restuarant can deduct 1/2 hr for lunch whether you take it or not.
Also in case any of you servers don't know this ... it is illegal to deduct a "walk outs" check from the servers pay.
Also , it is illegal to deduct a credit card % charge from the servers pay/tips
Example.. credit purchases are charged at a rate of approx 3% of tab .. some resturant owners try to make the server pay that 3% so that the restuarant doesn't absorb this charge. This is illegal
2007-11-23 21:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by That_ blue_ eyed_ Irish_ lass 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait staff eats free plain and simple how else are they to learn the days menu and give the customers the service they deserve? a few mostly ethic restaurants have staff diners rather then eating off the menu. by way in NYC if the staff does not eat for free you have pay them full wage.
2007-11-23 18:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by snow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work at a public school and I have to pay full price for any meal I eat there. Most of my students' parents make much more money than I do.
2007-11-23 17:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by laura C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reson for this is because the waitress/ waiters have to get the food first. By this they think the eat the food and just order it again and give the second tray to you.
2007-11-23 15:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well where l live no one gets free food at work unless lts at a bingo hall
2007-11-23 16:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by pamela d 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because whoever thinks that is trying to be stupid
2007-11-23 14:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by ZANE 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just like u said they assume idk y though
2007-11-23 16:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by Me as Myself!!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋