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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

paleotn

(19,632 posts)

7. Been there. Won't do it again if I can help it.

Reply to Bluethroughu (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 29, 2023, 09:57 AM

Jan 2023

Back in the 80's I worked a wait staff job my 1st year as an undergrad after my 4 year Navy stint. Went from trained and respected to shit on in one easy step. I vowed never to do it again and to this day treat wait staff with uber respect. Tough, thankless, low paying job.

Got into a fight last week over whether all US employers treat their employees badly. Well, this is one industry where we can all agree. The very wage structure itself is built to exploit all who enter the field. It's a travesty.

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The National Restaurant Association's Training Scheme Is Unconstitutional [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2023 OP

I wouldn't work in a restaurant anymore. Bluethroughu Jan 2023 #1

Working in a restaurant was what fueled me to finally finish getting my degree underpants Jan 2023 #3

worked in a couple kitchens. making the cooks scrub down always pissed me off. mopinko Jan 2023 #4

Been there. Won't do it again if I can help it. paleotn Jan 2023 #7

WTH ?? "15% taxes on the bill of patrons they serve" ? What CONCEIVABLE justification is there ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #8

I was confused by that, too. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #13

I believe what the poster was saying albeit a KPN Jan 2023 #17

OK, thanks for the interpretation! They are taxed on tips, ASSUMING 15% tips whether they get that eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #19

There should be a class action Casady1 Jan 2023 #2

well... markie Jan 2023 #5

Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised. niyad Jan 2023 #6

I worked in a restaurant as a bus boy while in college in the late 70's MichMan Jan 2023 #9

Misleading headline; No court has ruled this to be unconstitutional. NullTuples Jan 2023 #10

How does a private entity's action violate the first amendment? onenote Jan 2023 #12

Compelled subsidization NullTuples Jan 2023 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jan 2023 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jan 2023 #30

Again, the first amendment applies to government action onenote Jan 2023 #31

I think the headline is a statement of the author's opinion. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #16

Isn't that the same argument the RW uses in regard to union members opting out of paying dues? MichMan Jan 2023 #20

Not quite the same as a union & employer are very different relationships? NullTuples Jan 2023 #26

Right: snot Jan 2023 #28

I don't disagree, but headlines should be clearly written to show that. NullTuples Jan 2023 #25

The employees in the Abood and Janus cases were public sector employees onenote Jan 2023 #32

How is this legal? AllyCat Jan 2023 #11

That should be true of many other types of jobs as well. murielm99 Jan 2023 #14

The employer isn't the one requiring it, the state government is. MichMan Jan 2023 #15

Absolutely. Decades ago my new job paid regular salary for my three weeks training. It was housecat Jan 2023 #21

Those of us in the food safety business, think that ServSafe ... JoeOtterbein Jan 2023 #18

Whoa, what a scam PatSeg Jan 2023 #22

Wage theft is how most restaurants, especially chains, make their money Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #23

I loved being a waitress. I could quickly establish rapport, always remembered my customer's littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #24