The creators of South Park are actually no strangers to controversy. But we surprise in the event that they anticipated to seek out it with their new restaurant!
In 2021, Casa Bonita filed for chapter — like many eating places throughout the pandemic. So Trey Parker and Matt Stone determined to make use of a few of their quiet mountain of money to buy the Lakewood, Colorado fixture. After all, if it wasn’t clear from the 2003 episode of their animated juggernaut, they’re massive followers of the amusement park-fashion eatery…
Trey and Matt spent an estimated $40 million shopping for and renovating Casa Bonita. The pink palace is lastly set to open its doorways as soon as once more in a delicate-launch this weekend — by reservation solely in the intervening time. (If you’re within the Denver space, you’ll be able to enroll HERE.)
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But with this information comes an surprising wrinkle. At the brand new Casa Bonita, the follow of tipping has been abolished!
Yes, you learn that proper. In many locations, eating places, casinos, and different service jobs pay lower than minimal wage — however suggestions from patrons hold servers afloat, and sometimes making financial institution, relying on the venue and the evening.
The new Casa Bonita was by no means going to do this. They have been all the time going to supply at the least the minimal wage of $13.65, with suggestions as an added bonus. In reality when the restaurant was first hiring, potential workers have been advised they may count on salaries of $14.27-15.27 plus suggestions. However, some inner calculations have been carried out sooner or later, and a radical new system was put into place. Instead paying simply over minimal wage, the brand new administration determined they might strive paying bartenders and waitstaff extra — and do away with tipping solely.
How a lot? Employees at Casa Bonita will make $30/hour, over double the state’s minimal wage! Not solely that, workers who keep longer than 60 days will get medical insurance choices as well — however at the price of the potential for suggestions. Anyone who has labored within the service business is aware of these servers might be giving up the actually bonkers nights, when the place is at capability and nobody is stiffing. You can actually make some money these nights! But it is going to additionally cast off these useless days, the place the place is so gradual suggestions don’t even cowl the fuel it takes to get to work.
Some of the workers HATE the brand new plan — they usually’re the entire cause we find out about it! Two staff leaked the information to Axios, revealing they have been known as in to signal a brand new contract abruptly. They assume they’re being ripped off.
Are they??
Supposedly the restaurant, which in some ways runs extra like a theme park, examined the alternate pay plan — and located it was a extra constant, regular revenue for its workers. In a press release on behalf of the administration, spokesperson Stefanie Jones advised Axios Denver:
“Casa Bonita values its employees. Based on the recent beta testing of our one-of-a-kind restaurant, we have adjusted our compensation system for efficiency and fairness.”
It’s unclear what’s going to occur if diners go away cash anyway — or insist on tipping. It’s all fairly uncharted territory.
Hmm… Which would YOU select given the choices, Perezcious service execs?? Are they actually giving workers a extra secure revenue? Or costing them extra in the long term??
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