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Line cook at my old spot quit over a $0.47 raise, and I thought he was nuts until I did the math
He was making $14.25 an hour on the grill and the owner offered him $14.72 after two years. I laughed about it with the other guys for a week. Then I ran the numbers on my own check and realized that raise is about $19 a week after taxes, which is one decent shift meal and not much else. The guy now works at a place downtown pulling $19 an hour, and honestly I get it now. How do you all bring up money with an owner who acts like every raise comes out of his own wallet?
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dylan_green5817d ago
Man, the part that gets me is that $19 an hour is not even crazy money, it is just what the job is actually worth. If an owner can only keep you by paying you under $15, he is not running a business, he is running a favor and expecting you to eat the cost. Ask for a sit down, bring your numbers, and if he starts talking about the wallet, that is your answer right there.
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