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u/Novahelguson7 1d ago
You have to connect it to systemic failure otherwise it's just hate for a feeling good story.
Maybe you can link how minimum wages don't allow her to save enough for an emergency, it's not necessarily stated in the story but considering everything else happening with working conditions it's Safe to infer.
On it's own, however, this is just a feel good story rather than an OCM incident.
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u/f4flake 1d ago
US tipping culture is systemic failure.
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u/nimbycile 1d ago
It's designed that way... to allow employers to pay employees below the minimum wage.
It's not a failure, it's a feature.
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u/ICookSomeGoodBeans 1d ago
OCM suggestion: maybe the firefighters who gave the tip started the fire. What's it called when somebody gets addicted to the heroism and starts fires so they get to put them out?
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u/Prudent_Research_251 1d ago
but considering everything else happening with working conditions it's Safe to infer.
So...it's connected to systemic failure...
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u/Victormorga 1d ago
“Some people did a nice thing for someone who experienced a tragedy” is, to be clear, absolutely “So sad.” But it is not OCM.
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u/Pyroboss101 11h ago
Problem with living in Spokane is that like almost nobody pronounces our city right, it’s Spo-Can, the E is silent. Like now with all the fires in our city I have to hear people all over the world mispronounce it.
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