I recently became a kitchen manager and I would like some advice on how to better treat the people that work with me. For some background I've been working in kitchens for 10 years but since I'm new to this side of the business I feel a but lost and figured you all could give me some valuable insight on what to avoid doing.
So I work for my states department of Fish and wildlife. I actually like my job, but I make $22/hr. I am a union worker and get some Benny's (vacation days, holiday pay, pension etc) but I can't afford to rent an apartment unless it is a shitbox or less than 200sqft. My other options are living with my grandma or adult roommates. Is that shit pay or is that just the new normal for working in America now?
Here's the thing, I understand back when this movement started, hiring was still good enough. Companies couldn't find enough people. But now with the looming recession, how can we sustain this movement? First of all, I'm NOT telling people to cave in to low-paying jobs. My concern is with more people out of a job, what can be done to force companies to not make the lowest offering wages when many people are fighting for the same job to make ends meet? How do we strategize and keep the momentum going without getting screwed? I don't have the answer, and I hope to raise awareness and look at strategies or how we can adapt to this change that's coming. We know part of the reason is that companies want to push the economy down to drive down wages again. Some of them want this to happen. I think we should…
My boss, in an I learned this on LinkedIn kind of way asked me last week if I would “be willing to stake my job” on if an important order had been filled and would arrive on time. I felt I had done my job. I had checked all necessary boxes to make sure it had gone out. But would I stake my employment and livelihood that the damned thing hadn’t fallen off a truck or something? No. I would not. And I find it extremely condescending to ask. Bosses lurking here…just don’t fucking do that ok? It’s just a flex of your power and gives your employee incredibly anxiety.
…but pays a teller $15/hr without benefits. To compensate the low wage, the teller receives government food stamps and healthcare. (i.e taxpayer money). Why do taxpayers have to pay for food and health care for this teller when the bank has an ungodly amount of profit?
