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.
It really just depends on where you work and your demographics.
Young black male in rural city? Lol you're fucked. Attractive young white woman in dense urban center at trendy expensive restaurant? Absolutely crazy amounts of money.
I've known people who graduate, get a job in the field they wanted and then quit and went back to serving because they fell into the right demos and location.
The tipping floor is the lowest it can possibly be but the ceiling is extremely high. And it's largely based off unfair reasons.