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> Hey we can't pay workers $250/hr without raises prices to above what customers are willing to pay You seem to be suggesting that workers are cartoonishly nai
by smcl 3y ago
> Hey we can't pay workers $250/hr without raises prices to above what customers are willing to pay
You seem to be suggesting that workers are cartoonishly naive and have ridiculous demands that cannot simply be met. When in reality they usually just want a living wage, a bit more input on shift planning, things like this. People aren't generally stupid, and if they can get it together enough to form a worker-owned co-op they're not likely to immediately run it into the ground doing stupid stuff like giving themselves a 1000% wage increase.
- Closi 3y agoWell they sound like they have picked a higher base wage than average (particularly for servers) and aren’t making a profit. Personally if it’s owner-run I would assume you would be better picking a lower base wage, then sharing profits (with the profits making up that shortfall). That way there is also an incentive to be an owner, and the business is more stable - sounds like if they have picked high wages and low/no profit though they are running it hot and risky from a cash flow perspective. But there aren’t profits for owners to share at the moment - possibly partially because they are overpaying on labour.
- ChoHag 3y ago[dead]