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.
This seems misleading. If no one tipped the employer would be required to pay staff the state minimum wage, not the $2.13 that's often brought up. Tipping is really a handout to the owners, because now they don't have to pay their employees.