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99Forever

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2. No snark intended.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 05:58 PM

Jan 2013

But were you honestly not aware of this? It's always been this way, and not just in the food industry. The lower the pay scale, the more likely there will be not only no paid time off, but usually no benefits of any kind. Almost no retail or service industry employees get the things the more fortunate, higher waged and salaried personnel take for granted.

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Just Heard Thom Hartman Talk About Restaurants Not Offering Sick Days For Their Employees.... [View all] global1 Jan 2013 OP

sounds like an opportunity for social media Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #1

No snark intended. 99Forever Jan 2013 #2

No sick days for employees Downwinder Jan 2013 #3

Not only no sick days but if you miss three days you're out of a job in most cases. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #4

Restaurant work has always been "marginal" employment for most SoCalDem Jan 2013 #5

I wouldn't give them any ideas if I were you Fumesucker Jan 2013 #6