A Chicago pizzeria said it temporarily closed because of the labor shortage, costing it $5,000. Its

[NoMayo15]

Respectfully I think you just using phrases and slogans that you don't understand the meaning of. It just sounds good to the audience because the thread is so emotionally charged

Lmao @ this. You're the one repeatedly bringing up communism when it's clear you don't even know what communism is.

I'll tell you what it ain't. It ain't workers advocating for livable wages. It ain't workers deciding to accept other job opportunities that afford them better wages.

On principle, you should have no problem with what this business's employees did. The truth is you have a need to look down on those you perceive as lesser because they aren't earning high salaries. You've already said you think 5 year olds could flip burgers or toss pizza, which shows how little you think of the common worker. People who say you sound like a Republican CAC are 100% right.

 

[Rekkapryde]

There's something buddy not telling us.
Restaurant jobs are typically for high school and college students, young adults just starting out, or adults who need to supplement their own income or the income of their household.
These are not careers.
There's no way a mom and pop business should be paying above market wages.
Mom and pops used to rely on family for labor, which evens out because what they lack in wages, they benefit from profit.
If people are no showing interviews and his staff doesn't want to come to work, it's possible that it could be a hostile work environment.
Not every business owner knows how to run a business or be a good boss. We know this for a fact.
Most jobs sound like the shyt on paper, then you learn the truth once you get up in there.
The fact that this mf is out here tryna get sympathy because two employees called off says a lil somn about this guy.

The pandemic has shown that this model obviously wasn't the best. Guess who these small business owners vote for. They created the monster that is now devouring them.

They gotta pay more, and if they can't then blame capitalism, not the working class for not wanting to be exploited. Big corps being able to undercut businesses, have lobbying power, avoid taxes, etc. is what got us here. Lets punch up for once and show some class solidarity.

 

[Mowgli]

Lmao @ this. You're the one repeatedly bringing up communism when it's clear you don't even know what communism is.

I'll tell you what it ain't. It ain't workers advocating for livable wages. It ain't workers deciding to accept job other opportunities that afford them better wages.

On principle, you should have no problem with what this business's employees did. The truth is you have a need to look down on those you perceive as lesser because they aren't earning high salaries. You've already said you think 5 year olds could flip burgers or toss pizza, which shows how little you think of the common worker. People who say you sound like a Republican CAC are 100% right.

I don't have an issue with what the employees did. I have an issue with people saying they can't live on 20 an hour. Makes me question the demographics of the pizzaria if they say 20 plus OT and benefits ain't shyt.

You're trying to show solidarity with people who don't understand business so people don't accuse YOU of being Republican for being married to a white woman. I don't give a shyt what people say because I know people don't want to talk they just want to talk shyt.

What is the formula in your living wage calculator. They say in Chicago for a single person it's 16 dollars an hour. This person is offering 20 and you say that's not enough. Why? What is enough?

For example 25 dollars an hour for every employee in a small restaurant business regardless of position is 52k a year per person. The average American In the entire country doesn't even make that much money per year for jobs where they're actually putting their life at risk. The average small business restaurant can't afford that. And don't let it be a black business f*** outta here.

In your business model you pay every job the same but believe 20 is to little so it's obvious your advocating for a gradual corporate takeover or government intervention because who else can actually pay the type of wages youre advocating besides the rich.

The average small business owner in Chicago is netting 63k a year. The average restaurant has a 3-5 percent profit margin. The business owner and his employees should all make the exact same amount? Where do your pipe dreams intersect with reality. Make the numbers work.

Get ready for Amazon eats and taco Bell. Goodbye mom and pop. It's time to start making more food trucks and street corner grills if a small business restaurant owners want to actually make some money. The chains will dominate. How does a day one small black business become a chain paying everyone 50k a year you ashy fukk.

 

[KingFreeman]

Nobody want to work some busted ass retail/customer service job, especially if you a minority. Oftentimes it's not even the job itself, it's the people you have to deal with, employees and customers.

Depending on where you live and the store, those jobs attract a lot of strange ass people. Grown men aren't signing up to take shyt off of people with trash lives all day.

Only thing good about those jobs is for a younger person to work them to realize what life is like when you have no useful skills or trade knowledge. Fully intend to have my kids work some drudge job before they go off to college to understand that.

 

[Shadow King]

I stand by what I said. Make the rent and cost of living less expensive and I'll change my tune.

This is an issue separate from trying to say pizza cooks are supposed to be making $30/hour, and is the real issue.

 

[Mowgli]

This is an issue separate from trying to say pizza cooks are supposed to be making $30/hour, and is the real issue.

No one wants smoke with the banks so they take it out on the middle class and small businesses which ultimately grooms them to be the banks bytch.

 

[FeverPitch2]

BTW, you don't have to be college educated, white collar to get ahead.
There's a sector of high paying blue collar careers out there.
You only need to put the time aside to learn the skill.
Too many people these days think you have to wear a suit to get paid.
The "Trucker makes 90K?" post proved that.
There's no reason you should be trying to make a career out of a low skilled job unless you want to go into mgmt or ownership.

 

[ColdSlither]

This is an issue separate from trying to say pizza cooks are supposed to be making $30/hour, and is the real issue.

I didn’t throw out $30/hour. I’ve always said that the cost of living is too much. Business owners should be the main ones out here demanding that maybe rent should be subsidized across the board. Someone’s going to pay it. Either out of their pockets to pay better wages, or the pockets of everyone to support subsidizing.

 

[Shadow King]

I didn’t throw out $30/hour. I’ve always said that the cost of living is too much. Business owners should be the main ones out here demanding that maybe rent should be subsidized across the board. Someone’s going to pay it. Either out of their pockets to pay better wages, or the pockets of everyone to support subsidizing.

You didn't throw out 30/hour but apparently the pizza kitchen cooks used in example are making around 20, I doubt $2-3 an hour will make a big difference in ability to absorb cost of living.

Small business owners aren't going to move the needle on residential rent, and most service and food related jobs have in fact increased their pay. Cost of living is something to be addressed on its own.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Need UBI to save small businesses

 

[ColdSlither]

You didn't throw out 30/hour but apparently the pizza kitchen cooks used in example are making around 20, I doubt $2-3 an hour will make a big difference in ability to absorb cost of living.

Small business owners aren't going to move the needle on residential rent, and most service and food related jobs have in fact increased their pay. Cost of living is something to be addressed on its own.

Do something about cost of living and that’ll do something about the pay discussion. They’re intertwined.

 

[Big Blue]

I love it. Raise your wages.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

The owner of Coalfire Pizza said some staffers had quit for higher-paid jobs at larger restaurants.


This is really what's happening out here. Either seeking higher pay or higher levels of respect. But let's all sit together act like folks just don't want to work.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

Do something about cost of living and that’ll do something about the pay discussion. They’re intertwined.

Man this country is very slow to understand this.

 

[ColdSlither]

Man this country is very slow to understand this.

Most people just want to pay their rent/mortgage and live their lives. Set up the sandbox to allow people to do that, and a lot of people will be content at their basic ass jobs.