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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

‘You didn’t hear this from me’: Papa John’s customer claims workers don’t get share of tips—they go to managers. Is that true? - The Daily Dot

‘When I worked at dominos we didn’t get any of the tips either.’

Beau Paul

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Posted on Jul 4, 2023

Tipping isn’t just for your waiter and bartender anymore. Tipping counter staff is fast becoming the new norm in the food industry and seeing a suggested tip screen appear at the end of your transaction is common if not standard. But who exactly gets those tips?

TikTok user @Marthare48 has raised some concerns about who exactly benefits from the tip jars at Papa John’s in a video posted to the platform early last month. While she doesn’t speak in the video, the screen text in the video states, “At Papa John’s they don’t give the tips to the minimum wage employees. Instead, all of the tips go to the manager.”

Her TikTok has more than 329,000 views.

@Marthare48 did not identify herself as an employee of the company nor did she state anywhere in the video how she became aware of the information. She also neglects to say whether or not she is referring to tips given to the delivery drivers or those taken at the till. The Daily Dot has reached out to her for comment.

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In any case, people claiming to be Papa John’s employees have complained elsewhere online about managers pocketing tips. In a post made two years ago, Reddit user KitKatzun complained about the same practice, stating that even though he was making only $8.70 an hour he received none of the tips taken at the store.

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