Why in better fields? When I was 15 I quit a burger joint to work at a burrito joint for like a $.50/hour raise. I flipped jobs often at that age and my coworke

Why in better fields? When I was 15 I quit a burger joint to work at a burrito joint for like a $.50/hour raise. I flipped jobs often at that age and my coworkers and friends did the same. More than once -- including my highest paid job as a teen -- I quit because the boss was an asshole. Everything paid over the minimum wage is the result of the negotiating power of employees. In a service business, where tips are found, the quality of those employees is critical to the bottom line. That translates into leverage for friendly, productive employees, who can often walk out and get a new job before you can calculate their final paycheck.