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re: Waffle House workers are the latest group to strike, requesting $25 per hour
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:22 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:22 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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have 24-hour security for all restaurants.
I am torn on this one. I understand the workers wanting this and it is not unreasonable. On the flip side them late night Waffle House Videos are very entertaining
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Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:22 pm to LNCHBOX
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They are vastly outnumbered by lazy or unmotivated people.
I don't disagree. The government is giving away too much money, yet we also have all these oligarchs that actually run everything.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:24 pm to PaperTiger
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Waffles house as a franchise will never survive this. It's basic math. If waffle House ownership doesn't get profits they expect, they aren't staying open
Waffle house will just reduce the number of employees needed to run the business. I agree that they cannot survive paying so far above market rate on the margins they have.
I'm not sure how any one business could survive that kind of wage shock.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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They aren't asking, theyre threatening to shut down the business after agreeing to work for lower wages.
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Roger the Shrubber, knowledgeable and wise,
Please enlighten us, unravel the ties.
What does the Waffle House contract contain?
In verse, share with us, let knowledge reign.
Oh Roger, with your shrubbery expertise,
We seek your wisdom, oh please, oh please.
Unveil the secrets of the Waffle House pact,
The terms and conditions, that's the fact.
TUba and his AI are keen,
To understand what this contract does mean.
So Roger, dear friend, we eagerly await,
Your poetic explanation, don't hesitate!
Oh Roger, the Shrubber, we trust in your might,
To shed light on the Waffle House contract tonight.
With your words so wise, our minds you'll impress,
And bring clarity to this contract's address.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:27 pm to RogerTheShrubber
There would not be any wage shock. There aren't that many people working on one shift. More people would eat there if they had security. It would be a good place to eat after a concert, but some of them are sketchy as f at night.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:27 pm to yoga girl
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yet we also have all these oligarchs that actually run everything.
They are using and being used by government. Its called a technocracy and its our future.
Unelected "experts" make policy and run the country to get around the pesky constitution.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:28 pm to yoga girl
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What I do for a living is irrelevant to this discussion.
The entire topic is about people working, wages, and how we go forward. How in touch are you with people that work for a living?
Do you actually have a job?
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:29 pm to SpidermanTUba
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Three workers
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Where does the first number come from?
ever been to a Waffle House?
that's almost always how many people are working.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:30 pm to yoga girl
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More people would eat there if they had security
Doubtful.
Waffle House is on the bottom rung of the restaurant ladder and if you are going there, you tend to be there because you want cheap food, breakfast food at odd times, or it is the only place open.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:31 pm to SpidermanTUba
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OK. So the government should pick up the difference with food stamps and housing vouchers, right? You OK with that?
They should be living with roommates or relatives with as many as neccessary to keep a rook over their collective heads.
Mexicans and others do it every day as they try to move beyond entry level jobs to own their own car / home / etc.
I don't care they price themselves out of a job with $25 Happy Meals. I'll eat at home.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:34 pm to yoga girl
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None of these demands are unreasonable. What is unreasonable is that people will reduce their tips if the meal prices go up. They should demand mandatory tips (15% minimum).
I think restaurant employees should get paid enough they don't need tips. They shouldn't have to rely on my sense of fairness to get paid. Tipping seems to be spreading into areas where it used to not be and I don't mind tipping where none was asked before but it angers me to basically be taking care of part of the payroll for a business (and then they wanna take all the credit for "creating" the job).
I'm certainly willing to pay a higher menu price if it means the workers pay doesn't depend on me tipping.
This post was edited on 10/3/23 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:35 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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have 24-hour security for all restaurants.
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I am torn on this one. I understand the workers wanting this and it is not unreasonable.
this one is actually easy and cheap to fix.
allow on duty uniformed police officers a free meal while on shift.
cop cars in parking lot and/or patrolling the neighborhood surrounding Waffle House will clean up a lot of the mess quickly.
and will only cost you about $20-$30 a night.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:35 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:if they don’t get enough tips to meet minimum wage, the restaurant pays the difference
I think restaurant employees should get paid enough they don't need tips.
Not saying that minimum wage is an ideal wage but most are getting at least that
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:36 pm to yoga girl
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but some of them are sketchy as f at night.
the good ones are.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:36 pm to SpidermanTUba
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What good or service becomes cheaper if your pay gets cut
Which good or service becomes cheaper or doesn't rise in cost when wages go up?
No matter what we are gonna pay the price.
Higher wages won't put more people in the middle class. It will drag more from the lower middle class into the lower class.
They are shrinking the middle class because it's easier to control lower class people
This post was edited on 10/3/23 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:36 pm to SpidermanTUba
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I think restaurant employees should get paid enough they don't need tips. They shouldn't have to rely on my sense of fairness to get paid.
Then say hello to higher menu prices. That money will come from somewhere
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Tipping seems to be spreading into areas where it used to not be and I don't mind tipping where none was asked before but it angers me to basically be taking care of part of the payroll for a business (and then they wanna take all the credit for "creating" the job).
You aren't at these other places. They are just asking for tips because pepole like you will pay them.
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I'm certainly willing to pay a higher menu price if it means the workers pay doesn't depend on my whims.
You realize it's the same thing, right? IF the industry does away with tipping and raises cost 15% across the board. Cool. If they want to raise prices and still expect me to tip, frick off
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:37 pm to SpidermanTUba
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I'm certainly willing to pay a higher menu price if it means the workers pay doesn't depend on me tipping.
Why remove the variable of their current position that can help make them more money on their own without striking?
You could put your money where your mouth is, tip bigly and help get these poor people out of poverty.
This post was edited on 10/3/23 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:38 pm to Nutriaitch
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allow on duty uniformed police officers a free meal while on shift.
So the savings in cost vs hiring a guard comes from the taxpayers then, right? Or if not where does it come from?
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:39 pm to Nutriaitch
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this one is actually easy and cheap to fix.
allow on duty uniformed police officers a free meal while on shift.
cop cars in parking lot and/or patrolling the neighborhood surrounding Waffle House will clean up a lot of the mess quickly.
and will only cost you about $20-$30 a night.
Its hard to take some of you serious in here with posts like this
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:39 pm to Nutriaitch
quote:cops on detail get paid more than that an hour
and will only cost you about $20-$30 a night.
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