Cake Bake Shop at the BoardWalk is now open

[reddog21]

Surprised/not surprised.

Florida is under the 80/20 rule - If a tipped employee spends more than 20% of their workweek, or over 30 consecutive minutes, on tasks that do not produce tips (e.g., cleaning, restocking, setting tables), the employer cannot take a tip credit for that time.

Do they have to post this somewhere that all employees can see it? How many employees actually know this exists?

I'm assuming that tips are pretty good, so how many employees are willing to stand up and say something for fear of losing their jobs? Florida is an at-will state; an employer may terminate an employee for any legitimate reason, with or without explanation or warning.

Sounds to me like CBS is taking advantage of employees.

 

[Genie+]

Do they have to post this somewhere that all employees can see it? How many employees actually know this exists?

I'm assuming that tips are pretty good, so how many employees are willing to stand up and say something for fear of losing their jobs? Florida is an at-will state; an employer may terminate an employee for any legitimate reason, with or without explanation or warning.

Sounds to me like CBS is taking advantage of employees.

I’m not sure if required to post. The laws keep getting adjusted too adding an extra layer of ambiguity. Making it all a little less concrete. Some employers take advantage of what they can get away with, then there’s also slick litigious opportunists lol.

 

[J-Dog]

https://wdwnt.com/2026/02/cake-bake...ock-uniform-prep-charging-employees-cleaning/

Geez. Between the backlash about the initial menu's crazy rip-off prices that they had to hurriedly decrease, and now this, I don't plan to ever set foot in that place.

 

[ThatCubT]

I have to say, I was very excited to visit the shop late last year. We purchased a slice of cake.... and it wasn't very good. Honestly, for us, not worth the hype or queue we joined. It was by no means terrible, but it wasn't good either.

 

[muppets3d]

$22 for a piece of frozen cake and not taking care of their employees; let the building rot.

 

[Minnie1222]

There are two sides to every story. Boycotting the restaurant will only hurt the workers who are there right now.

 

[katallo]

I have to say, I was very excited to visit the shop late last year. We purchased a slice of cake.... and it wasn't very good. Honestly, for us, not worth the hype or queue we joined. It was by no means terrible, but it wasn't good either.

I agree. It wasn’t terrible, but it was not great either. For us, it was one and done.

 

[LoriKay]

I agree. It wasn’t terrible, but it was not great either. For us, it was one and done.

Our visit was definitely one and done. The slice of cake was definitely terrible. I was shocked.

 

[muppets3d]

There are two sides to every story. Boycotting the restaurant will only hurt the workers who are there right now.

I've been boycotting the place since they had the gaul to charge $22 for a piece of frozen cake. This just adds to my resolve.

 

[Minnie1222]

I thought you have to be a regular customer in order to effectively boycott something. The purpose of a boycott is to decrease spending from a specific baseline; if your baseline is already at bottom zero, it's difficult to see how a boycott would have a measurable impact.

 

[Marrila]

I thought you have to be a regular customer in order to effectively boycott something. The purpose of a boycott is to decrease spending from a specific baseline; if your baseline is already at bottom zero, it's difficult to see how a boycott would have a measurable impact.

The great thing is each guest can decide for themselves if they think the restaurant is an ethical business that is worth the cost. Or not.
It matters zero what others think.

 

[Threehearts]

Boycotts can be very effective here in DC. We have a transient demographic to a certain extent and postings of restaurant reviews, shop prices, service ratings etc are depended upon when making choices of where to spend one’s money.

A lot of people including myself may be on the fence about a certain place of business. If I am hearing that there are unfair practices going on then I may give that business a pass. So many choices, so little time.

DC businesses also depend on tourist dollars more than perhaps a less traveled city. Those 30 covers from out of towners at your restaurant can make or break a small place. A good online reputation goes far. A poor one is deadly.