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What if you are just starting out? Should only the big companies be able to hire workers? Is this tilting the odds in favor of say McD etc?
by rataata_jr 5y ago
What if you are just starting out? Should only the big companies be able to hire workers? Is this tilting the odds in favor of say McD etc?
- johnchristopher 5y agoThen it means your working business model relies on VC money or government subsidies. Founders can take the cut but not the employers who don't benefit from it. Isn't the buck supposed to be passed down to the customers, not the workers ?
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoIf you can't pay a living wage, don't start or have a business. Period. This isn't a big vs small business debate - small places don't always pay crap wages, and some big places do pay crap wages. Sidenote: A lot of fast food places are franchises, and a franchise might just have one or two. They aren't in any better position than a family-owned fast food place in a small town.
- bombcar 5y agoThey're often in a worse-off position, as you can run a family diner with a family; I've seen a number where it's a husband/wife team with maybe one "employee" (as owners don't need to be paid a wage). Franchises usually can't get away with that (maybe Subway could).
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoSometimes worse off, some aren't. There are different challenges to both models. I was more pointing out that many fast food places aren't exactly a real part of a big international chain, but rather some folks that are paying to use the name and menu. None of this changes my main point, though: If you cannot pay your employees a living wage, you should not run a business.