Month: June 2022

Tl;Dr : Got bored, did math. As a hostes at a relatively popular restaurant (upwards of 200+ people a day), I would make maybe 40 bucks on weekends from tips. For an 8 hour shift. On top of my fucked ass waiter wage of 3.95/hr. About half that on week days. Let's do some math, assuming I had 40 hrs in a week, that's $158 baseline, assuming best results tipping (40 on weekends, 20 on weekdays, and assuming I worked only 8hr shifts Wed-Sun to include weekends), that's only $298 a WEEK. That is BARELY minimum wage. Also sums to $15,496 a year. Sounds deece, yea? Food for me for 2 WEEKS, assuming I cooked my own meals and didn't eat out, would still be almost $160. That's just over $11k a year on FOOD Not to mention all my other bills that I'd have to pay. The only thing…

Example: I've just arrived to work, I usually pick up my lunch on the go in a local shop. Today, I won't have my lunch because some guys were unloading a lorry on the road causing a congestion. If I went to the shop I would be about 3-5 minutes late and I would be called in to the office. Actually, my current boss has already said that If I keep coming late (3-5 min tops) I will be fired immiedietly. Nevermind that I am always way above my target, I actually know how much money I make for the company, because that's how performance is measured. So my boss should sleep well knowing that I am working hard towards paying for his holidays 4 times a year, two luxury cars and numerous houses he owns as a landlord. Except he doesn't, because I used to prioritize having food to…

So I was wondering, are there any studies which highlight how much money an average worker helps the company make and how much that worker gets paid. Thanks