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In Germany we say "Arbeitnehmerrechte" and I think that's beautiful (swg-empire.de)

submitted 2 years ago by bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Working on holidays like christmas and new years in the netherlands means 150% hourly wage.

[-] AnonWyo@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

The difficulty is that tipped employees, in some parts of the United States, can (and do) make as little as $2.13/hr. Laws ostensibly exist to ensure that tipped employees make minimum wage (federally mandated at $7.25/hr), but, due to a variety of factors, this isn't always the case (to say nothing of the fact that $7.25/hr is hardly a living wage).

I spent 25+ years in food service. It was a lot of fun and seemingly good money when I was younger. Now that I'm 40, things like dependable pay and benefits trump the fun I had waiting tables and bartending all those years.