Boss Attempts to Pay Dishwasher Less Than Minimum Wage Because He Thinks He Works Too Slow

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Apr 26, 2023 1:30 PM EDT

There's nothing worse than a slimy boss who thinks they're a good person because they pay a little more than minimum wage. Of course, some dirty bosses only pay minimum wage, but at least those people can't rub it in your face that they're allegedly good people; at least they feel a little bit of shame.

Working a service job is awful, not only because the pay is usually terrible but because you're constantly being surveilled by your "superiors." Anything you do can and will be used against you because, for that 4-8 hour shift, you are expected to act like an extension of a brand. So many bosses hold their employees to insanely high standards, despite paying them barely a buffalo nickel an hour. One boss thought he could get advice on Reddit about underpaying a dishwasher due to his alleged "laziness." Instead, he got roasted for being a cruel cheapskate. 

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    Font - r/antiwork u/Fubai97b 17h This is who you are working for ●
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    Font - Average Hourly Rate Staffing I either have a dishwasher milking the clock or who has no sense of urgency and doesn't care how late he is there. I pay him $15/hr and minimum wage is $13.85 here. Am I allowed to tell him and pay him say, $9/hr once the clock strikes say 10pm while he finishes up the next 30-60 minutes of his work? For his whole shift he would still be making above minimum wage. So the question really is, can I pay him a rate below minimum wage for a part of his shift as lon
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    Rectangle - Cultureln Decline69. 17h "The question is do you want loyal workers or ones that will quit at the drop of a hat when you pull a Karen tactic?" ... Reply 988
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    Font - dancegoddess1971 • 4h Really. I can make $15/hr almost anywhere around my city. Even just standing at the door of a big box store saying "Welcome to ---- ---!" And this person is being shitty about taking time to properly clean the dishes your customers EAT OFF OF? That time just "standing around" I would bet money is actually soaking crap off the pans. And I don't think I'd be putting up with much BS because literally EVERYWHERE is looking for warm bodies. 246
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    Font - Linkboy9. 2h I guarantee that if that restaurant owner had a worker who went above and beyond, finished all their work perfectly with time left on the clock, he'd show his "gratitude" by handing them a mop with a cry of "Got time to lean? It's time to clean!" and never once would the realization that his workers are doing the bare minimum because he's incapable of appreciating them regardless of how well they do bloom in his tiny mind. Vote
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    Rectangle - lupislacertus 22m I got sick of managers chastising me when I am using the time to practice proper food safety ... Vote
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    Font - A101) mercurial_planner • 4h This has to be one of my biggest pet peeves working in hospitality. When myself and others are trying to do a decent job of closing a restaurant after working a full shift on our feet, while management sits on their asses bitching about how we're not getting it done fast enough. 129
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    Rectangle - DarthGayAgenda 16h ● I have worked in kitchens for 15 years. Do not piss off the dishwashers. ... Reply 858
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    Font - Elfere 16h First thing I tell everyone in any kitchen I work at. Dishwashers are the most important people. I don't care how fancy or exotic your food is. No one is coming back of you serve it on dirty dishes and I'm forced to eat it with filthy forks. 4427 427
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    Rectangle - DarthGayAgenda - 16h One of my instructors always told us "a kitchen can run without a chef, but cannot run without a dishwasher." 4299
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    Rectangle - bikewitch7 . 8h Had a new girl today, used my best pans for easy rinses so she didnt have to scrub shit. I baby them as much as possible. 4138
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    Rectangle - trans_and_gay. 6h As someone who used to be a dishwasher. Thank you. you will have no idea how much she appreciates it! G 4 81 +
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    Font - Guilty Coconut • 11h I'd just clock out at the end of the shift. Simple. What's not done isn't done. Heck, I'd do that either way. ... Reply 153
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    Font - ShoozCrew • 1h That's why I fucking hated kitchen work. You are scheduled till 8, that's means at 8 you start Negotiating with the manager about when you can leave?? Hell no! Vote
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    Font - funkmasta8. 16h My brother in Christ you're only paying $1.15 above minimum wage. If they work full time, that's a whopping extra $9.20/day. They aren't paid enough to give a shit Reply 365
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    Font - DAT_DROP 9h I want to make him work harder for less money and feel good about it ... Reply 114
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    Font - OneAndOnlyJackSchitt. 10h That's "I didn't know you couldn't put cast iron in the dishwasher. My bad. It probably won't happen a third time." level of pay. Don't piss off the dishwasher. ... Reply 105
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    Font - DrewB0i 8h "My employees aren't maniacally rushing around and are actually taking time to do their work, can I pay them less because I'm impatient even though I put myself in this position?" Mf sounds jealous the dishwasher has a more chill life Reply 27 ...
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