Anonymous Oct 19, 2012 at 5:15 pm

Screw You, You Greedy Pigs

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Woa woa buddy, what's with all the details? Please be a little more vague next time.
arenit on October 20, 2012 at 4:50 PM Report this
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Hurry up and leave already.
chicostix on October 20, 2012 at 6:56 PM Report this
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Shit, you oughta try show-biz...

And if you think OR's bad for service industry shit, let me tell you about a little place called Texas...
on October 20, 2012 at 10:56 PM Report this
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If you've been in the food service industry, for "a long time", and just now realized everything you mentioned is illegal, then you're extremely lucky to even have a job at all. I'd hold on to it if I were you, Brain Trust.
Angelripper on October 21, 2012 at 12:57 AM Report this
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Apparently the most appealing thing about unskilled workers is that they trend towards dumb.

Sincerely,

Small Business Owner Douche
Chunty McHutchence on October 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM Report this
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Just be glad you don't live in a state with a server's minimum (which is often like $2.50 an hour, due to the assumption that you'll live on tips, only people in states with server's minimums tend not to tip as compulsively as Oregonians).

But yeah, the fact that there is a line of 100 transplants willing to take every shitty dishwashing job the second it's available makes it reeeally easy to be taken advantage of. You want your legal breaks and pay? Too bad, the next 50 people are more desperate than you.
on October 21, 2012 at 12:22 PM Report this
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The industry has it coming.

It's not like the ONLY way you can keep a restaurant in business is to screw over the employees.

There's also the option of actually serving decent food at a reasonable price. Try it sometime, restaurant strawboss types.
AlaskanNow on October 21, 2012 at 7:55 PM Report this
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rich bachelor absolutely right here. It's not even illegal to screw over service industry employees in Texas. It's practically required by law.
Barry Cochran on October 22, 2012 at 2:22 PM Report this
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If you think Texas is bad you should try bartending in Alabama. No minimum wage laws so you are basically working for $2 an hour and praying to what gods may listen that you have customers who aren't total dickheads.

Now please have all the PBR can openers (aka bartenders), chime in on how horrible they have it here in Portland.
disastronaut on October 22, 2012 at 6:03 PM Report this

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