here’s another one: “I’ve always found it a little unreasonable for any employer to expect their minimum-wage employees to take their job that seriously.

Especially when they are talked to like naught 5 year olds. “You must expect consequences.” Like what? Gonna fire me? Good luck getting anyone else to work this crappy job.”

I see it happens on the other side of the pond as well. On average, legal domestic minimum wage workers aren’t the cream of the crop for various reasons, and have an even worse work ethic. Illegals work harder because they know the world doesn’t owe them anything.

Many today think the world owes them something for farting let alone doing “work”. We live in a youth centric culture, and what that means is that ignorance and immaturity are rewarded. Look at film and TV (in the US at least) and how the age of “stars” keeps going down, pretty soon they will be in diapers. People are “old” by the time they hit middle age now, yet we all live longer. Hmm.

The fact is that *if* these “kids” are getting paid for their time, they need to *do* their shitty minimum wage job *they* asked to have… without complaint. Everyone knows it sucks, it’s the nature of the beast. Stealing from the register or inventory, not doing their job tasks properly, doesn’t qualify them for praise or even respect. It’s irrelevant if the manager isn’t mom’s favorite. It’s not rocket science to wash your hands, not steal, show up on time etc. Still managers need skills to manage properly I agree. Hiring and firing is a time consuming process, especially if you want to find someone who can wipe their ass and not think it’s dinner time. Employers have a tough time in today’s legal and social climate.

That said, this guy could be an ass of a manager and/or human being, but I’ve been less than impressed with *any* low wage food service help I’ve seen (from behind the scenes) in years. Minimum wage food service workers (especially the younger ones) just don’t give a shit about what it takes to keep afloat let alone prosper in these ventures. Instead, they act like they are brought up, which is sadly not saying much. People forgot how to cook their own fucking food so they go to quick and easy hash houses for basic sustenance, then they bitch about the: price, service, quality etc. The business trends are pretty clear, restaurants are the most expensive way to eat, yet more keep opening, and more and more to satiate the endless demand for those that don’t want to go to the grocery store. Eliminate 80% of all restaurants and you would still have plenty, if society actually knew how to boil water. Sorry, I digress.

Simply put, a minimum wage worker typically should get paid for their time, and shut up and just do whatever their job requires (not fucking the boss or business in any manner, literally or figuratively).

If the boss is terrible, they can always quit of course, it’s not a prison after all, but that doesn’t mean the boss owes them anything but a wage for their time, and their time spent to serve the business properly, not fuck off in whatever way they please.

There is a moral issue here, do the job you were hired to do as if you were the one paying the bills. Renting another’s property is the same; treat the house as if it were in your own family, don’t trash it. Sure, one can blame the landlord for having warts and take it out on the property (shit where you eat etc), but *you* get the chance to inspect the house, neighborhood and even neighbors before *you* go in. “you” is a generic you of course, not you!

Taking personal responsibility, it’s a good thing despite what the lawyers want since they always want to blame everyone else.

PETBG (variation of PETA): People for the Ethical Treatment of Boggy’s Garden has released an “official” announcement:

At no time was actual harm done to Boggy’s garden in the making of these posts.

The staff should do their jobs.

Stephen is still a dick.

I have been away too long.