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Unfortunately, that continues to happen outside of the restaurant industry. Calling in sick to the rehab company I used to work for as a therapist was a nightmare. You would get yelled at, told you HAD to come in on the weekend to make it up (nope, sorry not true) and then berated when you went back to work the next…

I hope those two toddlers survived their parents..

I had a manager who didn't understand I had a raging fever & sore throat until halfway through a day of on-site software training (I was the trainer) in which I kept forgetting my place, sweating, and "ummm"ing my way through core procedures. At lunch, he asked "What the hell is wrong with you?" because I had my head…

Happened at my high school in Trinidad. But were a Catholic all-girls school and I'm not sure if it was just us or a nationwide policy. They weren't prevented from sitting exams though. They had to go to a special centre instead, and I think they actually got some instruction in parenting and childcare as well as…

Breadstix R Us

Afternoon Delight's story: It's important to keep in mind that in almost all jurisdictions of the US, this would be perfectly legal. Bosses generally aren't required to give workers sick time unless it's a serious illness or injury, and then, it's only unpaid time. Stomach viruses don't count. Even in the very few…

Restaurants and cocaine go together like PB&J. What a bunch of lunatics.

My caucasian farmer grandmother in rural Iowa in the 1920's used to walk cornfields (detasseling was a hideous chore prior to mechanization) in the 110° summers with hat, veil, long sleeves and long gloves in order to keep her skin white and unfreckled as custom dictated.

weights strapped around their stomach to make sure they don't rise to the surface (enough to instill panic in just about any person, I'd think)

There might be a ton of questions here, but I find they can all be wrapped together into one simple sentence.

Tandoori Grill was my favorite restaurant. The food was always amazing but occasionally not quite as delicious as normal. We would joke that it must have been the regular chef's day off whenever it wasn't as good as usual. It makes me ill thinking that the chef never had a day off, and his "off" days were likely due…

I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve heard this, from men and women, young and old: “I’m not into cars, but I love Top Gear.” If it didn’t serve as a gateway drug for cars, it at least helped the normals understand us enthusiasts a little bit.

Yeah....did you also know that the server who puts in your order.....gets taxed on your food? If you order, eat, then don't tip...everybody gets paid, except your server, who will lose money on your transaction. Is it BS? Undoubtedly yes, but that's how it works.

Oh please, tell me more about the system I worked my way up through for a decade from host to server to manager, before becoming an employment lawyer. Tell me all about how the law fixes everything because everyone follows it and it's so cheap and easy to sue them if they don't. Please tell me; I need a good laugh…

I have never known a single server that actually succeeded in getting their employer to make up the difference. Not one.

You people don't even seem to understand the tipping system in America. At no point is a waiter/waitress paid lower than minimum wage. The restaurant pays them an a hourly wage that is allowed to be lower than minimum, with the expectation that after tips the employee will be at or above minimum wage.

I completely agree with her that automatically having to tip people is bullshit - I shouldn't have to pay more for service that was just mediocre. HOWEVER, I recognize that it is such an ingrained part of the service industry that if I didn't tip the only person who would be affected is the server, and so I always tip…

It seemed to totally fucking escape her that she should be pissed at being underpaid, instead of being angry at others for finally getting a chance to do better.

It's human nature to take the shortsighted view and subconsciously fear that someone else's success must come at one's own expense, as if all of life were a zero-sum game —...