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In reply to the discussion: CHEAP BASTARDS! They pay $2.15 an hour plus tips & wonder why "no one wants to work anymore" [View all]Maraya1969
(22,441 posts)79. It would probably work out cheaper for people like me who used to be waitstaff
and consistently over tip because I know how poorly they are paid. Making the menu items more expensive and just tipping regular would probably cost me a lot less money.
I even tip at places like Subway now because I know they are not being paid a living wage. And these places know that which really pisses me off! At one point I swore I wouldn't tip at these places but then I realized I was only hurting the employees. We need legislation to force the employers to pay them more.
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CHEAP BASTARDS! They pay $2.15 an hour plus tips & wonder why "no one wants to work anymore" [View all]
kpete
May 2021
OP
It would probably work out cheaper for people like me who used to be waitstaff
Maraya1969
May 2021
#79
It is almost guaranteed that the repugs are going to say that the UE benefits is why people
JohnSJ
May 2021
#2
Give rich folks money to help the economy but giving poor folks money hurts it - Every Republican
ZonkerHarris
May 2021
#51
I'm sure it did. Sitting at home collecting a UE check is often actually preferable to dealing...
TreasonousBastard
May 2021
#3
UI would normally be less than someone makes. With the added federal benefit
captain queeg
May 2021
#14
BUT, if the employer is CALLING back their previously employed workers and the employe refuses,
abenavraham2020
May 2021
#52
The answer is, of course, better pay and working conditions. Fat chance, though.
TreasonousBastard
May 2021
#63
Based on the images that I am seeing, there is no way that I would eat there. The outdoor
niyad
May 2021
#12
AND those tips are taxed! AND waitstaff are often expected to share their tips with the rest of
LaMouffette
May 2021
#13
The owner of the garage I've been going to for over forty years told me today ...
Brother Mythos
May 2021
#17
There's a serious shortage of truckers, welder, plumbers, electricians, carpenters and so on
Kaleva
May 2021
#28
there are different wage rates for people who get tips, farm workers, etc....
getagrip_already
May 2021
#38
A bit off topic but we were at a restaurant that required us to read the menu with a Q code.
LakeArenal
May 2021
#31
I wouldn't imagine the working environment has gotten any better, either.
BobTheSubgenius
May 2021
#40
Gall dang Democrats! Stop giving all these people unemployment and covid relief money so
KPN
May 2021
#50
Maybe they don't want to work for peanuts for the idiot that made that sign!
liberal_mama
May 2021
#76