My Boss Takes Our Tips!

I work in a sub shop and get paid $8 an hour. We have a tip jar that sits on the counter. Customers drop cash in all day long. The problem is that my boss pockets ALL of the tips. He says that he uses it to cover our "mistakes".

I started asking the customers to "Please not tip us" because it makes me feel awful to line his overstuffed pockets with money that they are kindly offering us sub slaves. He over heard this and I got a "talking to".

This man brags all day about how much his new home kitchen is costing and what cruise he is taking his wife next week. He is having new pavers put around his pool for the tune of $20,000. And plannning a 16 day African safari with his buddies. The bragging never stops!
And he is taking our tips!

Today we were told that there will not be any bonuses nor will there be any holiday party because he doesn't want to spend the money on us. And that I am allowed to use only 2 pairs of plastic gloves a day. That if the disposable gloves get soiled, I am to wash them. Now these are those cheap clear painfully thin gloves. Not latex. Clear, thinner then baggies plastic.

We were also instructed to answer the telephone,
"Thank you for calling +++++ (insert sub shop name),
Home of ++++'s (insert his name)tasty meatballs.
++++ (insert his name) has the best tasting balls in town."
..really.. he actually expected us to say this.

I could go on and on about the crap that bellows out of this guys mouth. The degrading venom that spews from his arrogant mind. The violent rantings and insults that fall upon all that work in our little sub shop from Hell. But right now I am tired and I smell like onions.

Tomorrow is payday.

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Jujubees (12/07/2006) My first thought is that by making you only use 2 pairs of gloves that he is breaking health regulations. You need to call the health dept in your area and tell them about it. Secondly, Is there any way that you can get all of your co-workers on board to draft a letter to him and the Franchise company that outlines his taking of your tips? You should keep a logbook of everytime he does this and how much he takes. Dates, Times, Etc. You could just start dividing up the tips every hour or so to your co-workers. That way when he goes to collect them there won't be much. Is he there all the time? Also, I would write a letter to him and the franchise outlining why you will not be using the phrase that implicates a sexual conatation. That is sexual harrassment. You didn't indicate if you are a man or woman, but either way it is a sexually suggestive phrase. These are just some ideas. Freedomringer (12/08/2006) Those were some good ideas! You could also report him to the IRS and state that he has been pocketing tips. I have worked in the food industry briefly, but I know that wait staff and other employees have to submit a portion of their wages that they have earned in tips. Maybe the IRS will investigate and find out that all of those bonuses he has, are really just some type of tax fraud. Make sure you visit your ex-boss in the slammer and bring him a sub made with dirty gloves. To be honest I do believe that this man is probably doing something illegal considering all of the "bonuses" he has from running a sub shop! Dig and you shall find! the confessor (12/08/2006) This guy is a serious sociopath and theif and needs to be turned over. Document these things (just as you have in telling us), work in tandem with others, then drop the boom on him with the company, IRS, and labor board. He's probably stealing everything that isn't nailed down. My bet is he's reselling the plastic gloves on ebay or to a local supplier or other restaurant... Good luck and keep us posted!! the confessor (12/08/2006) I should also add that this guy is exactly like a manager I once worked with. He would brag about his new house, car, etc., all while cutting our hours and trying to get us to work for free. One day he came in an announced to one of my co-workers that his new boots cost $300. My co-worker punched him out and quit, after noting he was on the verge of having to go to the food shelf to feed his family. I left soon after and later found out he had used a roll of stolen stamps from the office to try and pay for a dinner out, used gift certificates meant for listeners to pay for landscaping, etc. A number of us took particular delight in torturing him publicly and informing other employers of his tactics. Get on the stick! Get him out! SHOW NO MERCY!!!! newguyoldschool (07/20/2010) where is this sub shop located so i dont go there! POST A COMMENT »