Overworked and under paid is a very profitable business model. Branding it “Short Staffed” has been a big boon for many businesses. It also conveniently shifts blame away from those who exploit workers and onto the workers themselves. It has the additionally profitable benefit of dramatically lowering customer expectations. Win/Win for those “suffering” at the top during these hard times.
I feel like this is something that everyone has gone through at some point. I remember when it happened to me for the first time. I was in high school working at Cracker Barrel and when I was first employed, they gave me an availability sheet to fill out. I said that I would be free every single day morning AND evening, except for Thursday nights because I wanted at least one gap in my schedule where I could regularly be free so that I could complete homework. (I was 16 btw). A week later, I got my schedule and I was scheduled to work Thursday evening. I wanted to be a good employee and be responsible by telling my boss about it the very second that the schedule was posted instead of waiting until the day of and making her find someone to cover me last minute. So I…
Restaurant: 15-20%, Takeout: none, Coffee and fast food: none, Bar drink: 10% , Bar food: 15-20%,, Purchase of food or gifts at counter: none Taxi / Uber: 10-20% ( depending on ride), Room service: 10% above service fee, Food delivery: 10% above service fee, Doorman / cleaner / lawn mower: annual ($20 – 2 weeks of pay), Salon: 15-20% Thoughts?
Last week a member of my household tested positive for Covid. About four days later in the evening after work I (23FtM) started feeling symptoms so I scheduled a test at minute clinic for the next morning and got tested. Called my boss the next morning an hour before my shift and told her the situation. She said okay and to call her after I get the results. Couple hours later (including after getting prescribed paxlovid bc of family history/my own health issues) I call my boss and tell her and she says “well there’s no regulations anymore and [big boss] and I are fine with it, so if you want to you can still come in and just wear a mask”. (My job does not have me interacting with customers and only a handful of coworkers.) I decided to stay home that day (because I did feel too sick…