Chemical Wonka to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square295fedilinkarrow-up11.25K
arrow-up11.25KimageRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square295fedilink
minus-square@halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoYou know what’s cheaper than hiring a cashier and teleconferencing them from the Philippines? The owner running the cash register. You know, like nearly every non-chain restaurant in the country.
minus-square@aidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 months agoOwner could be the chef, it you know, might not want to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
minus-square@halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThen don’t open a restaurant if you can’t even afford the minimal staff to run it.
You know what’s cheaper than hiring a cashier and teleconferencing them from the Philippines?
The owner running the cash register. You know, like nearly every non-chain restaurant in the country.
Owner could be the chef, it you know, might not want to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
Then don’t open a restaurant if you can’t even afford the minimal staff to run it.
They found a way to make it work.