Tips
I overheard 2 people talking the other day about tips. They weren’t talking while they were working or on a break, they just stopped working to chat. I’m confident of this by virtue of the dirty looks their coworkers and supervisor kept giving them. It seems last year they averaged $85 per shift in tips but this year it was down to $50. “It’s like working for nothing” one complained.
Nothing? Really?
Let’s break that down. They said they only work 4 hour shifts. Let’s say they make minimum wage which is $8.15/hour in this province although I know they make more. That’s $32.60 in wages + $50 in tips so $82.60 for 4 hours or $20.65/hour which is more than I make at my day job. Now in reality they make about $12/hour so $48 in wages + $50 in tips = $98 or $24.50/hour. How is that nothing? Lazy ingrates.
