Shortly before opening, Casa Bonita’s new owners Matt Stone and Trey Parker decided to eliminate tipping and instead pay workers a flat wage of $30 per hour.
Now I could be wrong, but getting a an hourly wage as a restaurant worker is FAR better than relying on tips. I feel like either workers in this situation are too obsessed with tips or there’s huge context missing.
Are most restaurant workers reporting their tips as income? Maybe they’re worried about making less due to taxes even though the pay check is more consistent rather than some busy days with lots of tips vs slow days with less tips
Excellent point. I wonder how it would go if there was a study comparing tipped and non-tipped income, as declared to the tax department. “Numbers show you’re clearly earning more money without tips. What’s the problem?”
The problem with not reporting your tips on taxes means it doesn’t show as part of your income. So if you want to rent a place that’s easily affordable but you don’t have proof of half your income you’re gonna get denied. Of course if your hourly wage is low enough it can be worth not reporting tips for the same reason. Many aid programs only help those below a ridiculously low income. I’ve been on both sides of the equation.
The bartenders I know ask for cash if possible, don’t report their tips, and then photoshop their paystubs to reflect their actual income when they apply for rentals.
Who the hell still uses pay-stubs for rental? Most places just do a background check and then pull your public W-2’s from a reported employer. That is some mad skills to be like, ‘here is my proof of employment and income, no don’t compare it to my W-2’.
That’s so based but I gotta admit I fear the IRS too much to go that far lol