Chemical Wonka to A Boring DystopiaEnglish • 2 months agoRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square296fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down17
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minus-square@aidanlink-2•2 months agoEveryone complains about small businesses being driven out, especially in NYC. Their two biggest costs are rent and labor, so of course they try to minimize both of them.
minus-square@halcyoncmdrlinkEnglish1•2 months agoYou know what’s cheaper than hiring a cashier and teleconferencing them from the Philippines? The owner running the cash register. You know, like nearly every non-chain restaurant in the country.
minus-square@aidanlink0•2 months agoOwner could be the chef, it you know, might not want to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
minus-square@halcyoncmdrlinkEnglish1•2 months agoThen don’t open a restaurant if you can’t even afford the minimal staff to run it.
Everyone complains about small businesses being driven out, especially in NYC. Their two biggest costs are rent and labor, so of course they try to minimize both of them.
You know what’s cheaper than hiring a cashier and teleconferencing them from the Philippines?
The owner running the cash register. You know, like nearly every non-chain restaurant in the country.
Owner could be the chef, it you know, might not want to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week
Then don’t open a restaurant if you can’t even afford the minimal staff to run it.
They found a way to make it work.