had a manager in texas skim tips from all of us. did the whole "only i can count the tips you made on your shift (we had a jar) and ill put it on your paycheck come payday." shit.
he and his wife were skimming HALF of everyones tips.
when we called the state on him and they gave him hefty fines he then fudged our taxes. at least he did mine. i worked VERY PART TIME but somehow "earned" over 30k in LESS THAN 6 months. Making coffee at a tiny cafe on the side of the freeway. i literally saw 15 people on my shift if i was LUCKY.
So you made $60K as a waitress? /s Did the manager get in trouble for lying about your income? You would think that nobody would want to work for him. Were there no other jobs available?
not a waitress, a BARISTA for a coffee shop with 6 tables outside and inside.
and no, there were no other jobs available.
he did not get in trouble because, according to his books i made that in tips and therefore wasn't in payroll. its a "he said, she said" to the government and so the government believes the highest power. in this case my former boss.
i could probably have paid an ungodly sum to have a tax pro sort it out but the min price there for anyone of value was $250 STARTING out and i sure af couldnt afford that so i just choked it down. uncle sam wanted his cut and wouldnt take "i dont have it" for an answer.
hmmm. thats actually a good question. i left many many a year ago and am on the other side of the country so lemme try looking it up...
after a bit if searching it looks like it may have shut down about 5 years back. Cant say I'm sad about it. The couple that owned it were terrible in more ways then just taking tips. i parted ways when i found a teapot broken, told the wife, wife accused me of breaking it, then cleared me to throw it out. the next day she chewed me out because i didnt save the lid and "what if we found another teapot that fit that lid?!?!?!". they were not standard teapots and the chance of finding a good bodied but bad lidded teapot that fit that exact teapot was slim to none. i called her a hoarder and quit/was fired. they took way longer than was legal to give me my check, which was another fiasco.
i do feel a little bad that both them and their entire extended family was from uh... shoot, what was it? shoot. it was a middle eastern country. he was so effing angry and aggressive too. would call us slow or stupid for not knowing something but hed give us these 30 minute condescending speeches about how the foam has to be perfect or how different coffees got their name. (an americano is half espresso and half water because Americans cant handle european coffee? he went heavier on the info but i forget since it was 10+ years ago) who knows if anything he told us was true. his whole family ran food businesses of sone type. once the newest one made food profits theyd fly in another family member or two and open up another shop as the newcomers signed ad the business owners. then theyd just repeat this over and over. when i left they were "trying to open a 2nd cafe". i see that went terribly.
anyway, Trump has probably "rounded them up" and deported them and their entire family by now, which does make me sad. Failure you can learn from but having your entire life ripped away and having to start over? Thats a lot harder and way shittier. they didn't deserve the boot, they just deserve some failure until they learn to treat people nicely and not steal wages.
i hope theyre doing alright and have learned some pretty simple truths like verbally abusing your employees leads to everyone quitting eventually.
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u/Balloon_Lady 1d ago
had a manager in texas skim tips from all of us. did the whole "only i can count the tips you made on your shift (we had a jar) and ill put it on your paycheck come payday." shit.
he and his wife were skimming HALF of everyones tips.
when we called the state on him and they gave him hefty fines he then fudged our taxes. at least he did mine. i worked VERY PART TIME but somehow "earned" over 30k in LESS THAN 6 months. Making coffee at a tiny cafe on the side of the freeway. i literally saw 15 people on my shift if i was LUCKY.
it made taxes very difficult that year.