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hopefully they shit canned everyone who walked out.
 
Jeesh, 15 bucks an hour? I know cost of living NY is high, but dayam..
 
Maybe the minimum wage should be tied to the cost of living for each city. For NYC, perhaps $15/hr is reasonable. For El Paso, $1.75/hr is probably reasonable...
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
Maybe the minimum wage should be tied to the cost of living for each city. For NYC, perhaps $15/hr is reasonable. For El Paso, $1.75/hr is probably reasonable...
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You are taking it to the extreme but I think this maybe something to look into. It could be a solution. Probably one that won't appeal to everyone though (nothing does).
 
Fuck those guys for trying to make a better living.
 
well, considering they're working at fast food..they're not really trying. you have to try to move up from that. it should be temporary work since its basically low pay, lot of work, etc.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
well, considering they're working at fast food..they're not really trying. you have to try to move up from that. it should be temporary work since its basically low pay, lot of work, etc.
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Exactly. It kills me how many professions people want year to year raises above inflation when the skill to perform that job has not changed or has been reduced with technology. They then bitch when the price of anything changes.
 
Ahhhhh the union jealousy on here is reigning supreme once again.
 
I bet they get a raise, but not to $15.

And I don't see a reason they shouldn't ask for one.
 
Denny Crane said:
And I don't see a reason they shouldn't ask for one.
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They can ask for one and they are more than within their rights to do so. However, what incentive is there to continue education if there is a $15/hr job waiting for anyone that can learn the minimal skills it takes to flip a burger?

Fast food is an entry level position, not something you should do for your entire life and expect riches.
 
Charcoal Filtered said:
They can ask for one and they are more than within their rights to do so. However, what incentive is there to continue education if there is a $15/hr job waiting for anyone that can learn the minimal skills it takes to flip a burger?

Fast food is an entry level position, not something you should do for your entire life and expect riches.
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I look at fast food as a business. The business is making bigger and bigger profits. The entry level workers, as you think they are, are the face of the business to the public.

Seems to me they see there's a big enough pie to get a decent slice.
 
Denny Crane said:
I look at fast food as a business. The business is making bigger and bigger profits. The entry level workers, as you think they are, are the face of the business to the public.

Seems to me they see there's a big enough pie to get a decent slice.
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But are they being compensated primarily for the work they perform, or for the image they present? Or more to the point, do fast food customers frequent their establishment of choice for the product/pricing or for the service. Employees are only worth the additional pay if their presence provides incremental profit as compared to workers who would accept minimum wage. If the primary draw is institutional, then the institution will have no motivation to increase wages.
 
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