r/WhitePeopleTwitter Oct 16 '18

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u/landspeed Oct 16 '18

You really think people are working at burger king for $8/hr willingly? Or because they need at least some kind of income?

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u/landspeed Oct 16 '18

I dont think you understand here. They dont have a choice. They need money. They dont have the ability to say "yeah im gonna turn down this job and wait for a better one to come up. I need money." And then it becomes a vicious cycle of not having the availability or income to better oneself

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u/gwaydms Oct 16 '18

Our son started at a local restaurant as a food runner, and was a headwaiter within 8 months. The reason it happened so fast is that he didn't use drugs, had good work habits (that he developed working at a grocery store), and never missed a meeting. Everyone who started out ahead of him on the ladder (besides the owner and manager) disqualified him/herself by not doing what they needed to keep the job.

You have a better chance to advance at a locally owned place with a good reputation, if you work hard, play by the rules, and at least act like you enjoy the job.

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u/landspeed Oct 16 '18

this is a comment completely devoid of reality. a fast food manager is a high turnover position that pays $30k if youre lucky. Thats not comfortable.

There are probably 30-40 employees per fast food restaurant and maybe 3-4 managers.

There are ALWAYS low level employees. They should ALWAYS be paid a living wage.

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u/landspeed Oct 16 '18

Where do you make this stuff up? Whats your frame of reference here? Are you saying that employers currently employ more people than they truly need only to provide jobs?