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re: Pizzeria in Meridian goes OFF on employees
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:53 am to LemmyLives
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:53 am to LemmyLives
so I was responding to a another poster that posted this
All of this noise.
Is like a completely different conversation not even close to the subject at hand. it was even stated in here the place in question is only paying $8 an hour.
Is minimum wage a trigger phrase for you or something. Do you need a safe space there bud? I swear some of you just scroll threads looking for words you don't like so you can copy and paste talking points from whatever news site leans with your own philosophy.
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Back in the day, I was a minimum wage employee who gave a shite.
All of this noise.
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So what? Wendy's was paying $12/hr after Katrina on the Northshore 20 years ago. Do you know what In N Out pays? McDonalds? Wal-Mart? Amazon to throw boxes? F off.
If you're so dumb you continue slinging lottery tickets at a Quik-E-Mart in BFE for $5.35 an hour, when you could drive to get a job at H-E-B fifteen miles away for three times as much (they pay $20/hr to pick curbside orders, which even retarded high school kids can do,) you deserve the suck.
Is like a completely different conversation not even close to the subject at hand. it was even stated in here the place in question is only paying $8 an hour.
Is minimum wage a trigger phrase for you or something. Do you need a safe space there bud? I swear some of you just scroll threads looking for words you don't like so you can copy and paste talking points from whatever news site leans with your own philosophy.
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 9:56 am
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Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:59 am to Pelican fan99
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What a retard owner. Who would want to work there after that. You’re a pizza joint. You aren’t pulling from the best quality talent pool
This is why I don't go out to eat anymore.
I don't want some slap dick who is making pizza saying, it's just pizza, who cares if I frick it up?
Well, I the customer care when I'm paying fricking $30 bucks. Make the best pizza you can.
And this place is in meridian, MS. If you want California restaurant prices in MS, pay California wages.
Not a lot out there, but glass door says pizza cook is making $15-$19/hr.
The $8 might be the servers, who are also making tips.
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 10:07 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:10 am to TheWalrus
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Good luck finding low wage employees that give a shite
But if you aren't credentialed and you are young pulling 30-40k cooking pizza in MS. Thats not bad.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:12 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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CFA also pays about twice as much
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In Meridian, MS, Chick-fil-A Team Member hourly pay averages around $12.24
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Glassdoor indicates a base pay range of $10.50 to $14.25 per hour for Team Members in Meridian.
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1 job title
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Pizza Cook
Nick & Al's Ny Style Pizzeria
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$15 - $19
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This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:14 am to dgnx6
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But if you aren't credentialed and you are young pulling 30-40k cooking pizza in MS. Thats not bad.
30-40K is $15 - $19 an hour. I highly doubt a mom and pop pizza joint is paying employees that much. Someone in this thread earlier said they heard $8 an hour but they could have made up that number too. If they are paying that much and still can't find good employees then yeah they have somewhat of a point.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:16 am to PalletJack
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Airing dirty laundry is a poor choice. Maybe say you are remodeling and will take advantage of the down time to restore the customer service experience in order to respond to recent shortcomings. Take the blame, you own the business, then fix the problem. This is classless
You got downvoted into oblivion, but you’re absolutely right. I’d bet everything I own these are half arse owners who show up a couple of times a week, are complete dicks to the staff, and pay minimum wage.
Does that give people an excuse to be lazy frickers? Of course not, but owners like this love to talk and then not do shite. They are cheap as frick, provide no guidance, and are generally miserable.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:19 am to NawlinsTiger9
quote:usually when people come to interview - I’m going to assume they want to work
1. Hired wrong
However, many times people just want a paycheck
quote:people that think they should get a paycheck for just showing up are usually the hardest to train because they really don’t want to do anything
2. Trained poorly
quote:I think they did by firing everyone
Take some accountability
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:20 am to prplhze2000
I guess I'm in the camp of thinking the owners aren't very good owners. They probably want a restaurant to run on its own without them being there most of the time. That's not how small stores operate. You HAVE to be there everyday for several hours if you're the owners if you're going to last.
Fastfood is a different animal in that they have spent 40 years and billions streamlining every process so that it is possible to use minimum wage labor+manager and still make it work.
Lots of failed small business are from people who think they can turn it over to someone else and still make money. That just doesn't work.
Fastfood is a different animal in that they have spent 40 years and billions streamlining every process so that it is possible to use minimum wage labor+manager and still make it work.
Lots of failed small business are from people who think they can turn it over to someone else and still make money. That just doesn't work.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:20 am to GreenRockTiger
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GreenRockTiger
You’re a secretary, you don’t know anything about hiring or training
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:20 am to mindbreaker
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30-40K is $15 - $19 an hour. I highly doubt a mom and pop pizza joint is paying employees that much. Someone in this thread earlier said they heard $8 an hour but they could have made up that number too. If they are paying that much and still can't find good employees then yeah they have somewhat of a point.
I got that figure from glass door, same as the chic fi la figures. The 15-19 was for pizza cook.
And i could see where servers are paid less than cooks because of the tips.
Thats normal for any restaurant.
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:27 am to Turnblad85
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I guess I'm in the camp of thinking the owners aren't very good owners. They probably want a restaurant to run on its own without them being there most of the time. That's not how small stores operate. You HAVE to be there everyday for several hours if you're the owners if you're going to last.
You are 100% spot on but I don't know these people and how they operate.
Look at it from a different view. Some owners would just give up and keep letting it be run into the ground. These owners might actually have really high standards.
They recognize they need a completely new staff. So, they are actually acting on it.
Im always on the Skip Bertman train. Its my fault for recruiting you. So get rid of them and recruit better.
That is not a dumb business strategy.
Review from 3 years ago
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Alex Fryery
2 reviews·2 photos
3 years ago
This place is nothing short of fantastic. The staff is incredibly nice. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very cozy and relaxing. And the food is absolutely delicious. Definitely the best pizzeria in central Mississippi, maybe in th
review from 2 weeks ago
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Gabriella Irby
2 reviews·1 photo
2 weeks agoNew
Delivery | Lunch | $10–20
I bought a large pepperoni pizza and it is actually quite sad. A Little Caesars regular pepperoni pizza would have twice as much toppings as this would and this one cost $22. I love Nick and Al's but due to my latest order I would not be ordering again
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 10:38 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:28 am to dgnx6
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They recognize they need a completely new staff. So, they are actually acting on it.
You’re giving them a complete pass, which again, id bet everything I own the blame pie should be 50/50 at best
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:40 am to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:here is your attention you crave
Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:40 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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You’re giving them a complete pass, which again, id bet everything I own the blame pie should be 50/50 at best
Not really.
They failed at recruiting, their business seems to be doing worse now than a few years ago. They are now making a change.
Can they turn it around?
I have no idea.
But I'm definitely not giving them a pass. Their other option is to do nothing and keep the current staff.
I am also simply acknowledging you aren't going to make 6 figures working a pizza joint in MS, so the argument about pay seems out of touch. They appear to be in line with what other restaurants pay in meridian MS.
I guess we could make an argument that restaurants overall pay shitty wages so no one should expect good service anymore. But if you expect good service from a $14/hr employee at Chic fi la, why not one at a pizza joint?
This post was edited on 3/19/25 at 10:47 am
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:51 am to mindbreaker
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it was even stated in here the place in question is only paying $8 an hour.
Well, $8 isn't minimum wage. So your argument is what?
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scroll threads looking for words you don't like
Nah, I don't respond to mostly useless shite. Parroting the oft used, "pay the workers more and they won't be so shitty," line while complaining about inflation was a nice entry point for me for the morning. And you don't need to parrot any news site when you understand how the market distributes labor (most of us learned that in high school.)
Posted on 3/19/25 at 10:58 am to O
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That's a great way to solicit new employees. Ownership must be dog shite.
You have no clue. Yes he could be a jerk but try employing today's younger peeps and get back to us.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:09 am to dgnx6
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Their other option is to do nothing and keep the current staff.
Their other options included not being neglectful for however long it took to create this shitstorm
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:22 am to chalmetteowl
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I guess they want CFA owners to have one location be their only ones lol
One is probably enough. CFA is a license to print money.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:33 am to prplhze2000
That message would make me want to support the business more. Love the transparency, admission of failure, and the balls to just shut it down and start over.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 11:36 am to mmmmmbeeer
You’d probably ask for some gluten free, oat milk crust
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