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So I was recently thinking on jobs and came up with this idea for myself which may be nice for others. Whether employers or employees!

Let’s take this idea from a Pizza Delivery Driver

General Per Hour is The amount of tips divided by the hours worked

So if it’s 22$ General Per hour that is like 154$ in tips for a full day but 7 hours worth of tips.

So instead of doing it this way. Which could range from 17$ GPH, to 35$ GPH. An employer could pay their drivers 14-15$ Per Hour. Out of pocket. If GPH is 18$ at medium.

Then the employer would take 16-17$ of the tips. While the driver would keep anything leftover. This way. The employer actually makes a 2$ bonus on the return. Then anything beyond that the driver would keep. So then if they make 18$ GPH they’d in return with this new system make 14-15$ reliably and 1$ per hour from tips at minimum.

Then let’s say it’s an extremely busy day. The Driver would normally make 25$ GPH but in this case they would make 22-23$ per hour. While the company per hour still gets 2$ bonus from return. This way no matter the season a worker can know they’ll reach sustainability for living cost while have the possibility to make more and in return. Let’s say there’s 5-10 drivers. The Employer could make 10-20$ per hour as a bonus.

Hopefully everything makes sense feel free to ask questions or discuss constructively.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

why not just pay a liveable wage and skip tips entirely

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Agreed! But that’s not something that generally happens so negotiate a way that benefits you! Sorry if this wasn’t exactly clear but it’s something I considered multiple times if I became a delivery driver. To ask for. At least for me.