Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de 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.deexternal-linkmessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1external-linkRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square288fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoOwner could be the chef, it you know, might not want to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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.