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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/fools_set_the_rules on 2026-08-15 23:22:08+00:00.

I got a job at a small, luxury hotel in California with about 15 employees working there. The owner of this hotel is actually a known billionaire.

Of course they have very high standards, yet the don't pay a lot. They add a service charge fee to each food/drinks bill and that doesn't even goes to the staff but the hotel itself. We only get tips if the guest offers separately.

So there is a tip pool where a guest can leave an amount. Apparently manager pools that tip amount however they want. My coworker said he does all of this extra and even allows gay guests to flirt with him because he gets a bigger portion of the tip pool. Because its a small property, they expect you to do everything.

My other coworker punches out for lunch but keeps working. When I asked him about it he said he is hardworking and breaks are for lazy people.

A manager told me because its a place with less rhan 50 employees, they can set the rules the way they want.

Is this normal?