this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2024
1231 points (99.4% liked)

A Boring Dystopia

9744 readers
235 users here now

Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.

Rules (Subject to Change)

--Be a Decent Human Being

--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title

--Posts must have something to do with the topic

--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.

--No NSFW content

--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
givesomefucks@lemmy.world
1231
Restaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines) (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 4 months ago by chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
283 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] aidan@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I agree it sucks that anyone would lose their job, but why is the default of people in the "west" having well paid, air conditioned jobs, and other people getting those jobs stealing from them.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The default is locals having the job.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why should it remain that way?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because the surplus from this change is going to the owner and not the workers.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's in NYC, I would not assume the owner is financially stable. Small businesses struggle because of two main costs, rent and labor

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

How is this my problem?

Nobody ask how my budget at home work when I negotiate my salary.

Financial viability of a shiti business is the "owners" problem.

They never include me when they accounting them profits tho ;)

I wonder why dear?

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, it's your problem if they don't employ you and you need a job I suppose. Or if you just like having non-mega corps in your neighborhood

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

r if you just like having non-mega corps in your neighborhood

If you don't allow me to underpay workers, mega corps will ruin your neighborhoods, rheee

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Depending on what you mean by underpay, possibly yeah it'll contribute. Don't look too much into the new CA restaurant worker minimum wage law.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Since we're discussing the default, I'd assume average NYC everything. If a restaurant can't afford to pay minimum wage for the area, then I wouldn't assume their business is a good use of space.