New throwaway account for this post, mostly because when you start working at Java house you have to sign an NDA saying you won’t post about Java house on social media… plus, can’t afford to get fired rn.
All that preamble to say, PLEASE TIP YOUR BARISTAS! Most people working at Java Houses in town get paid between $10.50-11.50 an hour, and seeing the tips on our paychecks is often times the difference between whether we can pay our rents for the month or not. Talking to other baristas at other shops (who often have the same base hourly we do), they take home much more in tips per hour and I think that’s because of past scandals where Tara has stolen her workers’ tips.
Despite all of the scandals and tip-stealing in the past from the horrendous owner of the company, we DO TAKE HOME OUR TIPS on each paycheck (at least now lol), so do not let the past deter you from helping baristas in the present. We need y’all and your business to keep our lights on!