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In the discussion thread: Well here's a frightening new development on the employment front [View all]

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:34 PM

justabob (3,069 posts)

17. no doubt

but that costs too.... food/bev mistakes, slowness, customer complaints, comps. You're right that it only works if you have masses of desperate workers. I don't think it will work for long though. Service does matter, and they will piss off customers enough or make it so difficult that they don't come back. You know?

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28 replies	Author	Time	Post
Well here's a frightening new development on the employment front [View all]	The empressof all	Jan 2012	OP
holy s$!t!!!	Zalatix	Jan 2012	#1
That is hideous! nt	cyberswede	Jan 2012	#2
if, after four or six years you have to reapply for your job...	mike_c	Jan 2012	#3
What skills? You'll have no skills valued by anyone but them - they make sure of it	saras	Jan 2012	#15
still, one would think that experience in the business must count for something...	mike_c	Jan 2012	#23
And the worst part about it is . . .	HughBeaumont	Jan 2012	#4
They've been warning about this for years now.	redqueen	Jan 2012	#5
+1000	ellisonz	Jan 2012	#24
Kind of puts employers on an equal footing with elected officials.	Speck Tater	Jan 2012	#6
And if you're rehired, you'll no doubt go back to "new hire" wages, wiping out any raises	stopbush	Jan 2012	#7
they are shooting themselves in the foot, I think	justabob	Jan 2012	#8
they probably cut corners on the training	Enrique	Jan 2012	#10
no doubt	justabob	Jan 2012	#17
That is stupid. I hope they can only get people that don't have a work ethic to work for them.	appleannie1	Jan 2012	#9
Notice this only applies to 'front line' staff	arcane1	Jan 2012	#11
Good point. It's only for the workers, not the management.	redqueen	Jan 2012	#21
Happens all the time	rufus dog	Jan 2012	#22
This has happened in the defense and aerospace industries for years.	FarCenter	Jan 2012	#26
That's suprising.	RDANGELO	Jan 2012	#12
Ah, More "New Normal" policies for us 21st century serfs.	librechik	Jan 2012	#13
No...I don't see things getting better	The empressof all	Jan 2012	#14
They should advertise this to their customers if they think it's a positive policy.	JohnnyRingo	Jan 2012	#16
Ahh-the Menudo employment system-	digonswine	Jan 2012	#18
And the GOP's war on the worker continues.	Initech	Jan 2012	#19
Back in April of last year	grntuscarora	Jan 2012	#20
Seems like	zabet	Jan 2012	#25
High turnover used to be considered a bad thing--a problem to solve.	TwilightGardener	Jan 2012	#27
in the hospitality industry - experience pays	LynneSin	Jan 2012	#28

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