I knew this place was going to be a shitshow when I sat down for the interview and one of the first questions was if I was married and had kids. Worked 58 hours my first week and the boss wants to pay everything over 40 hours in cash so he doesn't have to pay overtime. My manager told me I would be fired if I raised any issues (in person unfortunately).
Found out managers were part of the tip pool and said that was illegal. Now they don't get credit card tips or from the tip jar, they are just behind the bar pocketing the tips from the tabs they close out.
It sucks because thus job could actually be great. I bartender and coach at one of those axe throwing bars and when it's busy, the pay is decent…management just doesn't follow the rules.
To top it all off, there's no response from the Department of Labor. America is fucked.