How in the h e double hockey sticks can someone survive on 4$ an hour working at a fast food place? How is this even legal?
'They cut workers pay from min wage to $4.00 USD + tips. $4.00 USD. Plus tips. TIPS. AT A FAST FOOD JOINT. '
What's that? What's that sound?
That my children, is the sound of capitalism at work. Someone attempted to underpay workers - so the workers quit and went elsewhere. Amazing, I know.
Personally I agree when I say good riddance to the dumb new owners. Few other points on my mind:
#1. Sonic is not a place I would tip 15-20% like a sit down restaurant. It's just like any other fast food except they deliver it to your car instead of through a drive-thru window.
#2. I don't know what the legalities are as far as qualifying for paying under the minimum wage as a restaurant, I figured you would have to have some kind of certification of being a waiter-based sit-down restaurant.
#3. In our economic times, paying minimum wage ($7.25) clearly doesn't work real well right now (retail, food, etc..), I don't know why they thought it would be any different.
Also as a side comment for anyone grossly misinformed (there is always a handful everytime this discussion comes up) NO establishment can pay someone under the federal minimum wage ($7.25). Any and ALL tips plus the paid wage ($4.00 in this case) must be over that $7.25/hour mark. If it is not over that mark (with tips) then the employer MUST COMPENSATE to hit that minimum.