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Since when did it become the norm to split tips among all the staff? Are you talking about tip jars at Starbucks or tips for a waiter? A waiter may tip out a

• maaku 11y ago
  And the kitchen staff, bus boys? Most restaurants pool tips because there's a lot more service roles than the waitress.
• eric_h 11y ago
  This is entirely dependent upon the establishment in question. In NYC, it's quite common for bars that have multiple tenders behind the bar to split their tips during hours they work together. Further, many restaurants also give BoH a portion of the tips gathered by FoH. Avoiding taxes by collecting cash tips is also a common practice, though that does end up requiring one to collect cash - sometimes on the order of $10^5 and keeping it in ones apartment, since you can't put it in a bank account and not be taxed on it eventually.