igotheesta

Wait a minute so bartenders get paid per hour as well as tips? I thought it was just tips?? I was tiping a buck a drink as is the custom right?

Ray what do you mean by that statement?

meauxna

There is a Federal Minimum Wage and each state has their own minimum wage. Employees must be paid at least that much per hour. In some states (particularly in the South) there is a server's minimum wage, which is less than everyone else's because of the tip income opportunity.
Don't confuse minimum wage with living wage.

A buck a drink is a good guideline. We have free-pouring here, no optics, so it can pay to make friends with your servers.

Ray

Do you want a horses head in your bed ..just like London its controlled by certain people

Duncan Roberts

The states I know about, which isn't many, tipped jobs have a minimum wage of 50% of the standard minimum wage. However, that's just a minimum, if they are a great, sought after bartender at a profitable bar then they could be pulling in quite a nice salary and bonuses as well as tips.

scrubbedexpat099

Basic wage is secondary, also from an owner perspective.

All the add ons are the ones that matter.

igotheesta

You mean the mob I doubt that very much. I am talking about Miami clubs like Spce and Mynt and Set. True as a club owner you may have to deal with such people but that is what the police are their for. But the club owners in Miami are honest business people.

She could consider a Vegas club instead of Miami probably easier to get a liquor licence and no the mob don't run vegas anymore

Jerseygirl

You really have no idea about the US do you?

Bob

Haha...that's funny.....and the Easter Bunny really exists.

scrubbedexpat099

Set one up in London, then expand to both Miami and Las Vegas.

That way you could enter on a L1.

Sally Redux

Grand Theft Auto could provide some tips

Ray

You must be the most naive person I have ever met ..

ian-mstm

I've concluded that he's nothing more than a troll... and not a very good one at that! I suspect that when he was born, the doctor should have slapped his mother!

Ian

igotheesta

It sound like a libel case what you are saying Ray? Are you implying Vegas casino owners like Harrah's are involved in something illegal? I would hope you weren't their lawyers would bury you in court.

A club or bar is about the only thing I can think off that would make a profit in the economy people always got money for going out? A club would cost too much though wouldn't it? You could by 10 E2's for the cost of a proper soundsystem. I think your talking a million for a good soundsystem alone. A bar would work, that might be profitable and less to setup. You would have to network a lot though before you opened up get in well with the promoters. It might be more long term than running a subway shop or a clothing or something fixing motor boats.

igotheesta

Why do you think no English bar chains like weatherspoons have ever tried to crack the states?

Sally Redux

How about a Working Men's Club with traditional club singers?