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Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

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Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

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post #6

If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.

His colleague on dialysis would probably be happier with full insurance rather than relying on Medicare though (or could maybe have got preventative treatment before needing dialysis, who knows).

The focus on take-home pay misses the other parts that don’t show up on your pay slip.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...with tips. The article mentions this comes to about $14/hour for Loggan. Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm

> Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the Federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. So, every server by law does…

And it is a good thing restaurant owners are a highly ethical bunch that wouldn't try to stiff their employees...

This would be just about the easiest form of wage theft possible, and wage theft is already a huge problem. If I were a waiter I would not put much faith in that law.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...with tips. The article mentions this comes to about $14/hour for Loggan. Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm

> Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the Federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. So, every server by law does…

The enforcement isn't the problem. When I've brought this up in the past I've been informed that the common result of a server not making enough in tips to cover minimum wage is that they are fired rather than the employer choosing to continue to employ them and cover the difference.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#24
post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not an attempt– it is GDPR compliance. What about the page you’re seeing is not in compliance?

The page it self might be compliant (not recording IPs/session cookies/etc) but the law still applies on any data collected on EU citizens that might be visiting abroad. That's why a GeoIP block is not a real fix.

They're a US entity operating under US law. If you are in the US, US law is what applies, not EU law.

They also don't have European operations, so it's not like the EU has any means to compel them to act even if it wanted to.

You'd certainly be laughed out of a US courtroom (rightfully) if you are trying to force a domestic business to comply with arbitrary foreign regulations in a country they have no involvement with.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#25
post #6

If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.

I didn't get the sense that he loves what he's doing. It's more like the job is manageable and he does not see any better alternatives.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...with tips. The article mentions this comes to about $14/hour for Loggan. Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm

> Almost every restaurant server in America makes below the minimum wage, this is allowed by law since their tips almost always take them back above the minimum. https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the Federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. So, every server by law does…

There are also 7 states where there is no separate tipped minimum wage. Servers make the full minimum wage + tips.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#27
post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not an attempt– it is GDPR compliance. What about the page you’re seeing is not in compliance?

The page it self might be compliant (not recording IPs/session cookies/etc) but the law still applies on any data collected on EU citizens that might be visiting abroad. That's why a GeoIP block is not a real fix.

For controllers or processors not established in the Union, GDPR only applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union. See Article 3 [1].

[1] https://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#28
post #6

If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.

> Money definitely does not make people any happier.

It would be a struggle to write something more patently ridiculous.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#29
post #6

If the guy loved what he was doing, then that's more than the majority of people can say about their jobs. Money definitely does not make people any happier.

You likely did not read the article... there is nothing in it that would imply he loved his job. He stayed at his job because of complacency and security. Not because he loved bussing tables.

Re: Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years

#30
even with tips, hes not making 14/hr. it says he could retire, i highly doubt that.

hes uneducated, it says so in the article. why is there an article about an uneducated busser (and his busser family and friends) on here? wtf is going on... is this a pity article? i dont get it.

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