I am a waitress should I be able to keep my own tips?

Different places have different policies. Restaurants that have tip sharing policies understand that kitchen staff, busboys, etc, are also working hard and deserve compensation. All the best.

I think any restaurant that pools tips is ridiculous. Also, they SHOULD NOT use your tips to pay for a meal that was skipped out on. that is the company's loss, not yours. I would refuse to let my tips go to that, and I would make it known. I would look up your area's labor laws and make sure they are doing everything legally. If they aren't there must be some kind of enforcement you can call to get them to enforce the rules. Even if it isn't about tipping. they are probably doing other things wrong that you don't know of yet. Or aren't aware are rules. While there are usually no laws against tip-pooling it is really looked down on (at least here in the US) It is unfair. I don't think you should have to give those tips to the manager, but you may end up losing your job anyway if they find out (which is also stupid) It's too bad you can't find another job. It sounds like this place is being poorly managed. Your tips are probably being taken by management, since they are the ones who set up the tip pool in the first place. If you work there long enough you should bring up not pooling tips, and see the reaction you get. Tell them that you work for your tips, and you think it is unfair that they get shared with people who do less work, or had less tables. If they need to be taxed, they can enter them separately. I'm not sure how wages are taxed or not taxed where you are.

If it truly took you months to find this job, then I would do everything I could to keep it. If the policy of the restaurant is that you pool tips then you need to pool tips. If something happens so that the owner of the restaurant finds out what you are doing, they will consider it theft and you will be out on your rear. You knew the rules when you took this job or shortly after so you just have to live with it. I don't agree with tipping in general. Mainly because why should some people get them and some people not. It has been ingrained in our society that we tip waitresses but what about all the other workers that provide a service for you such as the people that bag your groceries, pump gas, sell you clothing, take care of your elderly parents, etc. Each of these people also work hard and go above and beyond what is required but are not rewarded financially for it. We already pay your salary through the mark-up of the meal we just bought. Why do I have to pay you again through a tip? If waitresses rely on tips to survive then they are living beyond their means. If their pay is not sufficient to live on then it should be up to the owner of the restaurant to pay their employees more . It should not be up to the customers to pay the employees twice.

i would get another job where you can keep your own tips

I think any restaurant that pools tips is ridiculous. Also, they SHOULD NOT use your tips to pay for a meal that was skipped out on. that is the company's loss, not yours. I would refuse to let my tips go to that, and I would make it known. I would look up your area's labor laws and make sure they are doing everything legally. If they aren't there must be some kind of enforcement you can call to get them to enforce the rules. Even if it isn't about tipping. they are probably doing other things wrong that you don't know of yet. Or aren't aware are rules. While there are usually no laws against tip-pooling it is really looked down on (at least here in the US) It is unfair. I don't think you should have to give those tips to the manager, but you may end up losing your job anyway if they find out (which is also stupid) It's too bad you can't find another job. It sounds like this place is being poorly managed. Your tips are probably being taken by management, since they are the ones who set up the tip pool in the first place. If you work there long enough you should bring up not pooling tips, and see the reaction you get. Tell them that you work for your tips, and you think it is unfair that they get shared with people who do less work, or had less tables. If they need to be taxed, they can enter them separately. I'm not sure how wages are taxed or not taxed where you are.

If it truly took you months to find this job, then I would do everything I could to keep it. If the policy of the restaurant is that you pool tips then you need to pool tips. If something happens so that the owner of the restaurant finds out what you are doing, they will consider it theft and you will be out on your rear. You knew the rules when you took this job or shortly after so you just have to live with it. I don't agree with tipping in general. Mainly because why should some people get them and some people not. It has been ingrained in our society that we tip waitresses but what about all the other workers that provide a service for you such as the people that bag your groceries, pump gas, sell you clothing, take care of your elderly parents, etc. Each of these people also work hard and go above and beyond what is required but are not rewarded financially for it. We already pay your salary through the mark-up of the meal we just bought. Why do I have to pay you again through a tip? If waitresses rely on tips to survive then they are living beyond their means. If their pay is not sufficient to live on then it should be up to the owner of the restaurant to pay their employees more . It should not be up to the customers to pay the employees twice.

i would get another job where you can keep your own tips