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Originally Posted by craigwd
How many people walked out of this restaurant because it took forever to have them seated without a host/hostess?
How much sales were lost because the guests were fed up when they couldn't get one of the two server's attention?
How much less did they tip because the overworked server didn't provide high level, personalized service?
Will the manager be searching for new staff now that these servers are forced to work and probably bank their overtime causing them to quit?
It's not as simple as saying "Well, we're gonna cut staff and we'll save money".
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Exactly. Businesses will collapse if they reduce the number of positions to the point where customers are no longer happy.
The argument that the business will go on but with fewer employees doesn't usually work. Conversely, the argument that with a raised minimum wage the business will continue the same and everyone will get paid more also usually doesn't work.
The reality is closer to: the business will find a way to optimize costs, which may include some non-essential cuts that don't effect customer service while passing on the wage increases to the customer.
Iggy_oi is a staunch left-wing, union supporter. Probably the only one in this thread/site. There are many more posters who are just as stubborn in their position but on the hard-right of the spectrum. But because there are more of them iggy seems like the outlier and hold-out. I don't see Zarley, DiracSpike, Jacks or others taking a position that can be described as anything but entrenched.