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Originally Posted by King_of_NYC
You didn't answer the question, as there was no mention of paying a dealer any less (although I do advocate paying someone what is fair, based on skill set required, education, experience etc).
If someone is getting paid a fair wage, I think it's reasonable to expect that person to be courteous, professional and hard working, regardless of how that wage is earned (ie tips or salary). And if you can't maintain that level of professionalism while working because you feel you could be earning more, for whatever reason, you'll be weeded out as anyone would be under those conditions.
Sorry, the "question" sounded rethorical.
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How about taking pride in your work, and keeping your customers (the players, obv) happy so they keep coming back and you still have a place to deal? Not incentive enuf?
Part of the job is making sure everyone has a winning experience, pretty standard stuff for the casino business. Taking pride in your work should be standard for any job, wouldn't you say?
Tell your casino to pay all dealers a set wage. The first result will be higher rakes or some other fee whether they call it a rake or not. The second result will be slower, less competent dealers since the good ones will find agig where their efforts are rewarded.
The third result will be a spike in that extra fee since replacing a worker who leaves costs much more money than keeping that worker and the good workers will leave if you reduce their earning potential.
And by the way, a good dealer, who earns good tips does so partially because they take pride in their work, it's part of the job.
By tipping dealers based on their performance, aren't you controlling their income, something you seem to think is appropriate. Tip or don't tip, that's the bottom line.
Look at any decent sales job. Pay is based on performance, not hours worked. Perform better, earn more. Why shouldn't that be true of dealing? There are other jobs that require little formal education but the worker can determine his own income by how well and quickly he works.