Current Events > Fast food restaurant in Albuquerque says No one wants to work anymore.

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Those jobs fucking suck.

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People are blaiming the pandemic, working conditions and pay but it's really just laziness.

It's not a coincidence people stopped working when the goverment started throwing shit tons of money at them. This isnt even taking into account our base benefits.

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Prismsblade posted...

It's not a coincidence people stopped working when the goverment started throwing shit tons of money at them

People stopped working when they got laid off en masse

Should someone who had a good job previously, is college educated and skilled really be expected to work a shit minimum wage job because our government fucked up the handling of the pandemic?

Gakk86 posted...

People have been saying that shit for decades now. Designing, making, and installing that level of automation would cost shitloads of money. The whole reason why people aren't working there is because companies aren't spending money on employees. Why the fuck would they spend even more on automation, then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcf26CpxHxM
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Is this like that post on a Conservative site where a so-called restaurant owner claimed his entire staff left when they got their stimulus?

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Rathinor posted...

People stopped working when they got laid off en masse

Should someone who had a good job previously, is college educated and skilled really be expected to work a shit minimum wage job because our government fucked up the handling of the pandemic?

Honestly, Yes, Adaptability is the most important trait of all. Expecting long term stability and your current education/skills to carry you your whole life is beyond foolish.

And if you werent prepared for something like this and have to work a crappy job for a while to get by then so be it.

And If someone thinks their above such jobs, refuse to work them and arent physically or mentally handicapped then then they can go fuck themselves.

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voldothegr8 posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcf26CpxHxM

So, a single machine that does one thing required a brand new store or a complete overhaul of a current store. That definitely sounds like something that a place unwilling to pay somebody more than minimum wage would be glad plunking down hundreds of thousands or more for. And there are still employees there.

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Flauros posted...

Its almost like people dont want to wok a job that has shit pay/hours/and benefits, where you are told to be a slave to the customers every whim and a 10 cent yearly raise is considered generous.

On top of that, when people start to drop out or labor cuts are made daily, the burden is shifted onto the people who remain. This makes them fizzle out and leave as well.

For too long fast food places have had it too easy. The "cater to the customers and tell your employees to suck it" approach can only take them so far.

Literally the opposite at a lot of places near me. Minimum wage here is like $8 an hour and I'm working at Mcdonalds making $14/hr now. Just due to the company giving prices raises and most other fast food chains near us are paying at least 10-12$ an hour as well, and people still just don't want to work. Tons of both kids and adults coming in acting entitled like they don't have to actually do anything at a job then wonder why they get yelled at or fired or end up getting frustrated due to having to do their job and quit.

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You can't blame unemployment.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/273909/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/

Currently it's at six percent.

So US pop is roughly 332,562,321. 94% of that is roughly 312,608,581.

So if you can't find 10 people out of that many to work for your fast food franchise. The problem isn't unemployment. It's your shitty wages and benefits.
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Given how passive aggressive management is being with that sign, Im not surprised people didnt want to come in. Thats childish as fuck. People called out. Thats not their problem thats your problem. Dont act all asshurt to your staff and pass that on to the customer.

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.. So hear me out, i work at a restauraunt and its been the busiest year for us esepecially since we opened the dining room. ridiculously busy. Like i havent had a day off in over a week

Were having to look for more employees just to keep up

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I can't wait for full automation to kick in and then people get mad that they can't get jobs at Rally's/Checkers. I hope it's like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when Charlie's dad became a robotics technician for the machine that took his job.

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Ermac posted...

.. So hear me out, i work at a restauraunt and its been the busiest year for us esepecially since we opened the dining room. ridiculously busy. Like i havent had a day off in over a week

Were having to look for more employees just to keep up

We out here ballin

Iodine posted...

Those jobs fucking suck.

This. Fast food jobs in general fucking suck, but Sonic is horrendous from what Ive heard

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wtf @ people itt who are raging at people who don't want to work at McDonald's. I'll bet you're the same type of people who would treat an employee like shit if you had the chance.

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Not to mention more retail chains are going to $15/hr. Walmart essentially hires anyone with a pulse, and a lot of their positions are going to $15, so why would you choose to work at taco bell or sonic?

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Southernfatman posted...

Some places in my town have staff shortages. I mean, if fast food workers weren't treated so crappy, there would be more people willing to take those jobs, right?

Or that they make more being unemployed

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Returning_CEmen posted...

Or that they make more being unemployed

yeah but the only reason so many people are on unemployment is all these low wage places laid people off. you can't just quit a job and go on unemployment. and now they want everyone to come back but why come back until unemployment runs out?

Yeah, this is just part of the cycle of people talking shit at the low pay jobs but not taking the time to get some more marketable skills and then flip that into a career path in either the blue or white collar work world. I get that it's easier said than done but the low pay jobs in fast food are always gonna be like that because you don't need any real skillset to work them, beyond being a cook at a restaurant that actually needs them to do something beyond manning a deep fryer. And newsflash, career path jobs also suck now if you're just starting a move up the office ladder. Employees are disposable across the board.

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Come make minimum wage to be coughed on by a trumper

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I don't even think they need to increase pay that much. I mean ideally everywhere will go to at least $15 an hour soon but I don't think that's what is creating this shortage of staff.

Workforce satisfaction is generally more based on the culture at a workplace than wages and the customer is always right culture a lot of these corporations have is absolutely horrid for employee morale. If a customer is being an asshole staff should be able to kick them out without fear of retaliation when they go post some BS review online or call corporate.

I also think a lot of these places should hire security so employees aren't fearing for their physical safety with aggressive customers. Those two changes alone would lead to a much higher rate of employee retention.

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I quit my last job because my employer didn't give a fuck about our health and treated us as the first line of defense against covid. Didn't give us proper PPE and allowed customer inside the store who would cough.

I see other stores treating the employees like shit also and I don't see how anybody would want to be treated that way. Some people just don't have a choice though.

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Well, people have become comfortable being on unemployment. And that pays better than these restaurants.

Once the government kicks them off of it they'll go back to work.

Its the people who stayed working all through Covid who deserve massive raises.

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also we need 4 10's instead of 5 8's
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If they cant pay their workers a proper wage then the restaurant shouldnt be even be open.

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Flauros posted...

Its almost like people dont want to wok a job that has shit pay/hours/and benefits, where you are told to be a slave to the customers every whim and a 10 cent yearly raise is considered generous.

On top of that, when people start to drop out or labor cuts are made daily, the burden is shifted onto the people who remain. This makes them fizzle out and leave as well.

For too long fast food places have had it too easy. The "cater to the customers and tell your employees to suck it" approach can only take them so far.

This.

Fuck these companies that think they're entitled to workers.

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Alexanaxela posted...

also we need 4 10's instead of 5 8's

Or just 4 8's. The 40 hour work week isnt really the most productive model

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It's almost as if people are sick and tired of doing painstakingly shitty work for pennies while making someone else rich.

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Prismsblade posted...

And If someone thinks their above such jobs, refuse to work them and arent physically or mentally handicapped then then they can go fuck themselves.

The people who should fuck themselves are those who think minimum wage is ok where its at and that it shouldnt be raised to a livable wage because yacht sales would start to decline.

Maybe raise your wages and your employees will not only be happier and better workers, youll get more people to apply which means you can be choosier in who you hire. But no, Ronald McDonald needs another yacht.
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Guess everybody finally watching Fight Club and getting it.

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I worked fast food jobs back in the day and if the option to do stuff like door dash/uber/lime juicing etc. had existed I would have never taken a fast food job.

Maybe the problem is the workplace?

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Can't blame people. Like I know I wouldn't want to get paid min wage to work fast food and risk getting Covid every single day

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Automation will solve their issues, since no one wants to work anymore. It's sad, but there is no other reasonable choice.
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Gee, get paid shit wages and deal with anti-mask trumpers all day how fun...

CableZL posted...

I wonder if it has anything to do with having to deal with anti-maskers on top of customers that are just assholes in general.

No it couldnt have anything to do with unemployment being like 600- 800 a week depending on the state

No couldn't be that

Also the people having a melty that people don't want to work these jobs are the same customers that treat these employees like shit.

Cerealmilk posted...

No it couldnt have anything to do with unemployment being like 600- 800 a week depending on the state

No couldn't be that

Maybe companies should offer more to work.

You know, free market and supply and demand.
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fuming posted...

you can't just quit a job and go on unemployment.

Lol you can tell youve never worked HR

I don't want to work either. I procrastinate at work but luckily that is par the course for my profression.

There's like 250,000,000+ people in the work force. Unemployment is only 6% if you can't get anyone to work for you the issue is you.
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BudDupree48 posted...

Not alot of motivation going on in the world

who does Lol

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I worked fast food to pay for school and the amount of shit you take on a daily basis. Not to mention the lies you're told to get a free item.

It drains you man. When i managed the place its hard to convince people to come into work when they are getting yelled constantly at for little pay.

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No one wants to go to work, doesn't matter how much you make.

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Why get abused and overworked for eight hours a day for a wage that doesnt pay rent?

Funkydog posted...

People are finally realising just how awful these jobs are at minimum wage and that they deserve a better quality of life/pay.

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Maybe they should value their employees instead of treating them like shit

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CableZL posted...

I wonder if it has anything to do with having to deal with anti-maskers on top of customers that are just assholes in general.

@CableZL

That's a huge reason. Also, throw in the virus and the danger that comes with being infected (and the chances of getting infected are GREATLY increased in a public job around many people one has to be at for eight hours) combined with having to enforce mask rules (which is a HUGE pain in the ass because a lot of people, especially adults, will argue and curse you out if you tell them there is a mask rule in place) combined with other pain in the ass costumers combined with workers having to wear a mask for EIGHT HOURS at work for the vast majority of the day (I'm not an anti-masker, but having to wear a mask for most of the eight hours straight for five days a week becomes very uncomfortable after a while for most people, which makes anti-masker customers even more of a pain in the ass because all they have to do is wear a mask for maybe 30 minutes at most while they shop and then they can go back to their cars and take off their masks. The workers don't have that luxury and most workers become VERY angry and bitter towards anti-masker costumers who curse them out over having to wear a mask for 20 fucking minutes while they shop while the worker has to wear a mask for most of the eight hours they work).

Combine all that with bosses that don't appreciate the workers (most bosses don't give a shit about workers) combined with workers also having to enforce distance protocols among customers (many customers will not follow 6 feet apart guidelines even with fucking stickers on the floor showing where to stand and will curse out workers who try to point this out) and combine this with most employers NOT offering health insurance for their workers (which puts workers in more danger if they get infected with the virus. A lot of people without health insurance will delay going to a doctor if they get sick due to cost and the COVID-19 virus is something you NEED to go to a doctor or even hospital for, you can't just stay home and sleep it off) all of this combined makes it where one is better off just staying the fuck home OR trying to find a job that is far easier and pays better and gives out proper benefits like health insurance (which is important during a pandemic).

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