> > Have you ever worked as a waiter/ess? In a large corporate chain? Are > you 20 or under? Do you realise these people are unappreciated slaves? > That you get treated like shit because you're not 30+? The faceless > corporation they work for sees them as a liability, not an asset, let > alone a human being? Its bad enough being treated like trash by your > managers and supervisors, you don't need it from the customers too. No and no. However, I have not lived with my parents since age 17. I have worked at many occupations since then, never had to do that though. I'm 40 now. >> I guess I just don't get whats up with that whole thing. If you're >> underpaid and want a raise, you talk to your BOSS, you don't call the >> customers 'cheapo's'. > > Especially in corporate chains like Dennys, Perkins, etc, you DO NOT get > raises. You just get fired and replaced. Its cheaper to just hire > someone new at base pay than keep people on and give them raises. > There's plenty of others desperate enough to take it. I'm afraid this rings true in many many corporations, non food related as well. This is why you bust butt to learn an occupation where you cannot easily be replaced by the next clown that passes by. >God Bless > America. That's right, buddy! --------------------- Jentges.NET, Inc. Voice: 763.783.3702 Cell: 763.370.1201 --------------------- _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list