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Chakaconcarne

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80. Yep...in larger cities this is a huge problem....

Mon Sep 20, 2021, 04:14 PM

Sep 2021

Food Service employees can't afford the rent in large cities.. They have to commute an hour or more for low wages + COVID and in many cases a meaner clientele.... not worth it at the going wage.

For food service this will just force many restaurants to follow what they do in cities like Tokyo where you order at a machine, get a ticket for your food, pick it up and take it or eat it inside.... bus your own trash.... It's coming.

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"ghosting" a problem for employers... new hires walking away without explanation [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2021 OP

"...and I'm at a complete loss as to how to fix it" ret5hd Sep 2021 #1

Right? Try paying a decent wage... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #34

and offering health insurance. n/t area51 Sep 2021 #61

Exactly, I don't know how restaurants expect anyone to work there...they don't even pay Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #65

And it is more than salary PatSeg Sep 2021 #68

This is very true...I did a stint as a guard in addition to my teaching job and part time daycare Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #69

I worked as hotel maid one summer..people made it clear what your status was without opening their m Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #77

I do too...I worked a two day stint as a cocktail waitress in my misspent youth... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #81

Sucks to feel powerless in an economic relationship, huh? greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #2

Yep, really nice to see the tables turned at long last. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #4

+1 leftstreet Sep 2021 #12

How many times have employers shut down without notice? DBoon Sep 2021 #14

Or given inconsistent hours/schedule Salviati Sep 2021 #79

I can't be the only one who was told at the end of the night, along with the Maru Kitteh Sep 2021 #88

+1 treestar Sep 2021 #66

Are they drug testing for employment, I wonder Walleye Sep 2021 #3

I had to pass a drug test for a WFH writing contract. Demobrat Sep 2021 #19

Federal contracts fescuerescue Sep 2021 #60

it's astonishing how many places still are cadoman Sep 2021 #21

I'm very good at drugs and can pass any test about them. ZonkerHarris Sep 2021 #41

Me too, especially if it's a multiple choice test Walleye Sep 2021 #49

Remember what Ronald Reagan said. twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #57

Make it $20 to $26 an hour and see what happens...you will hit a sweet spot sooner than later. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Demobrat Sep 2021 #18

That's it...and treat them like real humans not slaves dutch777 Sep 2021 #23

How many of us got ghosted by employers after a job interview? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2021 #6

+1 CentralMass Sep 2021 #8

+2 Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #10

+3 Lemon Lyman Sep 2021 #42

My pet peeve were the wacko Tony Robbins personality tests. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #92

exactly gopiscrap Sep 2021 #9

BOOM, BABY! It was the 1980s for me, but I still remember being bullwinkle428 Sep 2021 #11

How many of us were laid off with no notice? DBoon Sep 2021 #15

You want severence - sign here that you won't sue - Oct 1984! Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #30

+1 treestar Sep 2021 #67

Job creators made the monster KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #7

'right to work' states are basically anti-union and workers are worse off. empedocles Sep 2021 #13

Yeah, well after the Black Death in medieval Europe, marybourg Sep 2021 #16

"At will" is starting to work both ways. roamer65 Sep 2021 #17

Finally. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #93

First ghosting happened at my place of work in 1974 Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #20

1990s,, my job place experienced a ghoster. Guy worked there a few weeks. went to lunch Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #22

place I worked. A guy wrote his resignation on a yellow post-it note, and left Captain Zero Sep 2021 #37

😆 Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #38

He was obviously a fan of Sex and the City. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #94

I remember a manager Meowmee Sep 2021 #43

I left a temp job for lunch and didn't go back. Demobrat Sep 2021 #62

Good for you! Meowmee Sep 2021 #75

One of my employers had a fairly new employee, who... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #84

This is comedy gold right here. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #95

I ghosted one time slightlv Sep 2021 #24

Friend in Las Vegas says bus drivers are stopping, getting off and quitting leaving passengers w/out live love laugh Sep 2021 #25

Los Angeles bus experience. Bus driver went wacky, telling everyone off, not letting people off at Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #26

I don't see it as an employer/employee dynamic, I see it as Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #27

contractors are hard to work with if they are self employed. Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #28

Three of my most recent ghosters worked for larger companies. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #29

I'm doing work for a neighbor because she can't get regular contractors to come out. Kaleva Sep 2021 #53

That's really nice of you. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #58

They get so many request for quotes madville Sep 2021 #31

You're supposed to get multiple bids and weigh them. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #32

Many contractors have "I don't want that job" bid pricing madville Sep 2021 #33

Yes, everyone's having to DIY now or just wait. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #35

I had a spa on a 2nd floor deck and was calling crane folks to see what it would moonscape Sep 2021 #40

Yes, I'm sure that they do get a lot of estimate requests, and why not!? Tracer Sep 2021 #78

I'm sure you are a joy to work for. /nt tonedevil Sep 2021 #39

wow tonedevil, did you mean to sound so rude ? irisblue Sep 2021 #47

Wait...what? I'm exceptionally Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #64

I guess all those contractors... tonedevil Sep 2021 #72

You know, I would've gone with "Sorry, I misread your posts Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #73

Yeah, HVAC in particular seems to have real issues with it. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #85

The guys who are just one or two contractors and assistants running the whole show, I can Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #89

Thanks for the kind words! Today was a rough one and the positivity is appreciated. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #97

If the older, experienced workers have already left FakeNoose Sep 2021 #36

Agree 100% vanlassie Sep 2021 #44

in the home remod/reno/repair market onethatcares Sep 2021 #54

Employers now want Community Colleges to become their trainers. Coventina Sep 2021 #82

Maybe they're being raptured? Frasier Balzov Sep 2021 #45

lol... maybe! but their clothes would be left behind! I think that's how it works Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #46

😂 Luciferous Sep 2021 #50

exactly my experience... druidity33 Sep 2021 #48

Wait until they have to throw half the applications out for not being vaccinated madville Sep 2021 #51

Yeah, sure sucks when you don't hear a peep from somebody regarding a job, doesn't it? hatrack Sep 2021 #52

Also, "ghosting" a problem for job seekers... employers walking away without explanation themaguffin Sep 2021 #55

Power has changed Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #56

Good. This put upward pressure on wages fescuerescue Sep 2021 #59

At will employers cry-bag about employees being at will employees. Hotler Sep 2021 #63

Treat them like you would want to be treated and they will stay. Chainfire Sep 2021 #70

Boo hoo obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #71

Background checks for a food service job? MoonlitKnight Sep 2021 #74

They do the math and figure out Demobrat Sep 2021 #76

Yep...in larger cities this is a huge problem.... Chakaconcarne Sep 2021 #80

I know over the years BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #83

I'm seeing some restaurants MissB Sep 2021 #86

fuck 'em gopiscrap Sep 2021 #87

I actually had thoughts of applying for some jobs. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #90

businesses are sending out postcards looking for workers. bigprinting company & deliv ery warehouses Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #96

Who knew selling pics of your feet on the Internet was the solution to professional dissatisfaction. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #91