Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

"I never want to do something like this again," said Marcus Brotherns, who spent two years serving coffee and doughnuts at a drive-through in Rhode Island. During the busiest hours, customers would storm inside to complain about the wrong amount of creamer or sugar.

"They're just yelling the entire time," he said. Brotherns got a new job delivering beverages to restaurants, work that's tough but quieter and better-paying with more stable hours. "I am done with fast food."

Tensions escalated over the pandemic, when many low-wage workers at stores and restaurants found themselves forced to be the enforcers of mask-wearing mandates, facing harassment and physical attacks.

Now, as many eateries are short-handed and hurriedly train new staff, negative reviews and complaints are on the rise from impatient, oblivious diners. One restaurant in Massachusetts even closed for a "Day of Kindness" after angry customers drove servers to tears.

Average pay finally topped $15 in May

After they reopened, many food establishments suddenly faced a surge of visitors. Despite hiring like crazy, they found themselves operating with skeleton crews and had to reduce their hours.

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1016081936/low-pay-no-benefits-rude-customers-restaurant-workers-quit-at-record-rate

[Dashinka 24,018]

I thought the $15/hr was going to fix everything?

[Neonred 3,514]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

I thought the $15/hr was going to fix everything?

And with that comes.....INFLATION!   

 

 

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

11 hours ago, Neonred said:

And with that comes.....INFLATION!   

 

 

Or...you could make your own dinner

[TBoneTX 44,391]

15 hours ago, Neonred said:

And with that comes.....INFLATION!

No problem -- Biden will sign another katrillion-dollar stimulus freebie.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,361]

On 7/21/2021 at 8:48 AM, Crtcl Rice Theory said:

"I never want to do something like this again," said Marcus Brotherns, who spent two years serving coffee and doughnuts at a drive-through in Rhode Island. During the busiest hours, customers would storm inside to complain about the wrong amount of creamer or sugar.

"They're just yelling the entire time," he said. Brotherns got a new job delivering beverages to restaurants, work that's tough but quieter and better-paying with more stable hours. "I am done with fast food."

Tensions escalated over the pandemic, when many low-wage workers at stores and restaurants found themselves forced to be the enforcers of mask-wearing mandates, facing harassment and physical attacks.

Now, as many eateries are short-handed and hurriedly train new staff, negative reviews and complaints are on the rise from impatient, oblivious diners. One restaurant in Massachusetts even closed for a "Day of Kindness" after angry customers drove servers to tears.

Average pay finally topped $15 in May

After they reopened, many food establishments suddenly faced a surge of visitors. Despite hiring like crazy, they found themselves operating with skeleton crews and had to reduce their hours.

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1016081936/low-pay-no-benefits-rude-customers-restaurant-workers-quit-at-record-rate

Oh my bad day at work so I quit. Wonder how they are going to eat.. Oh wait free stuff

 

If they stopped all the handouts and that belly started rumbling they would work 

[laylalex 7,278]

57 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

If they stopped all the handouts and that belly started rumbling they would work 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,361]

20 minutes ago, laylalex said:

eggxatly if there was a heavy downside to not working more would

[Dashinka 24,018]

On 7/21/2021 at 10:16 PM, Crtcl Rice Theory said:

Or...you could make your own dinner

With government provided food?  How is that working in the DPRK?

[laylalex 7,278]

How did we go from "not wanting to be paid starvation wages at Taco Bell" to "try to make a meal in North Korea" in under one page?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,361]

3 minutes ago, laylalex said:

How did we go from "not wanting to be paid starvation wages at Taco Bell" to "try to make a meal in North Korea" in under one page?

practice 

[laylalex 7,278]

6 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

practice 

I don't get to be called the derailment champion any longer then. I defer to the masters.  

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,361]

47 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I don't get to be called the derailment champion any longer then. I defer to the masters.  

and they say wimmens cant be trained 

[Dashinka 24,018]

59 minutes ago, laylalex said:

How did we go from "not wanting to be paid starvation wages at Taco Bell" to "try to make a meal in North Korea" in under one page?

Democrats.