This just goes to prove Tiffany doesn’t know anything about business and cut her losses. Les made out like a bandit with that deal (going from a server wage where he wasn’t making much in tips, to a normal hourly wage would have been huge pay bump then add in 50% tips). With Gunther it would be dependant on who is covering all the sales costs (shipping, eBay fees, etc..). However Tiff could have changed after the startup their profits to 25%.
Sorry to add logic to this, but as we know waitstaff make less than minimum wage and is offset by tips. If Les is practically making nothing in tips dishwasher would be a huge pay bump. This should have been a no brainier even without the Tiffany aspect.
To put it in TJs terms, sounds like the building permit got revoked and is under review due to revenue.