I used to work at Outback a few years ago, the one in Waldorf, not California. You wouldnt run into this problem there as the amount a server has to tip out to the bartenders and bussers is based on sales. There is no discretion what so ever. When you did your bag at the end of the night, you had to include tip out in there and headwait checks all the bags to make sure everything is right. It would suck because sometimes, as it being ghetto waldorf, when a table would leave you like 2 dollars on a check for 120 or they just wouldnt tip at all, it was like you were paying for them to eat in your section and run your ass.
As for the drama mention in Cheeseburger in Paradise, plenty of that in Outback as well.