[KappaKittyCat]

Thought I'd start a new thread so as not to hijack the Eat it or Send It Back discussion, but I have a question for you with serving experience.

Several posters have mentioned that servers have to "tip out" the bartenders and bussers at the end of the evening. But it was my understanding that those folks didn't make the lower tipping minimum wage, but who make actual minimum wage. Why should servers, who earn less with the assumption that they will make up for it in tips, have to share their tips with those who make actual minimum wage?