So I Walked In To A Fast Food Place...and???

[thefool_wa]

89. One thing you should understand

That guy was probably making minimum himself if he was a shift manager, and probably not more than $1-2 above minimum even if he was the general manager. Depending on the location and company.

Plus, remodel budget is usually paid for at the regional or higher level, which is also where the raise determinations come from, and the people in charge WANT their employees to not make ends meet so they stay controllable and dependent on the job. If employers (across the board) create an environment where you CAN'T survive on their pay regardless who you work for, then they control you because they know you can't go anywhere else for a better deal. This is the model almost all American businesses have operated on for at least the last 15 years.

This is why as minimum wage has gone up, average wage gets closer to it and jobs are disappearing. Do you think it has any effect on the people who make the real money in any business if they pay their people what really amounts to modern slaves wages? It has zero affect on them and they know that if the person they can't control with it gives up and leaves, the next person will be just as desperate for the job and may be more controllable with their tactics.

You REALLY want to protest what that guy was doing/saying, you should have walked out without buying a meal. All you did by sticking to your order after that confrontation was tell him "I want to complain, but I'm not willing to do anything that might affect you about it." I'm not condemning you, you were probably hungry, but next time tell the guy how you feel with your money, not just your words.