> Honest question, what should they be paid? Its purely manual labor, there is not much if anything to innovate or be creative. The output is fairly binary, cle

> Honest question, what should they be paid? Its purely manual labor, there is not much if anything to innovate or be creative. The output is fairly binary, clean or not clean. I am all for fair wages but how do we know if $10 is the right price or too low? Have you ever worked as a dishwasher? It may not be complicated, but it's hard work. It's not usually just washing dishes either, you're expected to help all around the kitchen. And if the pastry chef quits in the middle of service, or if some waitstaff doesn't show up for the night, you might find yourself suddenly doing another job with no training (and no extra pay either), while still having to wash the dishes at the same time. I work in IT these days, and honestly my Job is way easier and less stressful than when I washed dishes.