Chemical Wonka to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1imageRestaurant 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 • 5 months agomessage-square291fedilink
minus-square@halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 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.worldlinkfedilink0•5 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•5 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.