I followed our “partners” lead with what he pays per hour for his coffee shop (he owns the coffee roastery, we franchise two shops an hour and a half from his).

We pay $16/hr plus tips.

I have severe regret. I can’t keep up with bills, we aren’t paying ourselves anything and we’re out of money. It ends up being 19-20 per hour after tips.

I almost want to tell people I have to lower their pay 😫 I know that’s beyond shady and crappy, but they may also be out of a job if I don’t??

Fml. I need this new shop to pick up asap. It really sucks to pay $130 in wages and only bring in $150 that day — or even worse!

Tips or advice appreciated…

EDIT to add

I have a 3 week old baby and had hyperemesis gravidarum which left me running to the bathroom frequently during my entire pregnancy to throw up, it made me very ill. I am stuck with employees for now with my infant the most I can do is 2-3 hours before I need to feed her and such. We also have 2 locations so I need people regardless.