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iamthebandfanman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 05:36 PM
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86. silly
Edited on Tue Aug-07-07 05:43 PM by iamthebandfanman
its called FRANCHISING

most franchised business HAVE LITTE CONTACT with the people whos NAME they bare.

and trust me, thats the only assosociation they have with ponderosa. they pay for the name and the menu. thats all. Ponderosa the corporation has NO SAY in pay or hours at the store.
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  -is the min wage increase having intended effect? iamthebandfanman  Aug-07-07 12:21 PM   #0 
  - so they are working less, but getting paid the same?  jsamuel   Aug-07-07 12:22 PM   #1 
  - well  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:24 PM   #2 
  - Even if they get the same amount of money, but can work less...  originalpckelly   Aug-07-07 05:15 PM   #81 
  - Exactly what im saying.  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:32 PM   #8 
  - You would like them to work more and get the same pay?  Robbien   Aug-07-07 12:24 PM   #3 
  - i never said i didnt like it  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:28 PM   #5 
     - If one is going to make the exact same money  Robbien   Aug-07-07 12:38 PM   #12 
     - i didnt say that  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:43 PM   #15 
     - You're looking at one group of people in one industry  Warpy   Aug-07-07 12:41 PM   #13 
     - well i certainly hope so  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:44 PM   #16 
     - If there hours are getting cut back they probably very easily pick up another minimum wage job  Geek_Girl   Aug-07-07 06:19 PM   #95 
  - You mean that $5.85 pittance?  Bornaginhooligan   Aug-07-07 12:26 PM   #4 
  - like i said  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:29 PM   #6 
     - Because they get more free time (n/t)  harun   Aug-07-07 12:32 PM   #9 
        - and how does that help them pay bills ? N/t  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:36 PM   #11 
           - Most minimum wage workers I've known are college students and high school students.  Selatius   Aug-07-07 12:48 PM   #20 
           - well unfortunately  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:50 PM   #23 
           - Uh, 20,000+ in student loans here, college student  Selatius   Aug-07-07 12:58 PM   #30 
              - she does understand that fully  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 01:01 PM   #33 
                 - It doesn't, if all her employer does is pay her the same for fewer hours  Selatius   Aug-07-07 01:12 PM   #39 
                    - hey  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 04:59 PM   #70 
           - Just an FYI --according to 2006 CPS data, roughly one quarter were aged 16-19,  Gormy Cuss   Aug-07-07 01:44 PM   #45 
           - I am not saying it does but your logic is flawed in even  harun   Aug-07-07 03:34 PM   #61 
              - i hope thats true  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:00 PM   #72 
  - The Federal Minimum Wage increase had no effect in many states.  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 12:31 PM   #7 
  - i live in kentucky  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:35 PM   #10 
  - "... FORCED to work less ..."  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 12:56 PM   #28 
  - i am only telling you  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 01:00 PM   #32 
     - I don't buy it.  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 01:13 PM   #40 
        - well thats fine  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 04:57 PM   #69 
           - Methinks you protesteth too much. Why do YOU identify yourself with the STORY  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 05:24 PM   #84 
  - Tell her to PICKET and stand up for her damn self  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 02:38 PM   #53 
     - picket a ponderosa ?  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:01 PM   #74 
  - At 1 hour/day, not much IMO.  eggman67   Aug-07-07 12:46 PM   #17 
     - It's nonsense.  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 01:08 PM   #36 
        - Thank-you Tahiti  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 01:17 PM   #42 
        - Well ... "tipped employees." (That incudes people other than servers.)  TahitiNut   Aug-07-07 01:33 PM   #44 
        - I was talking about the retail industry  eggman67   Aug-07-07 01:57 PM   #46 
  - I am REALLY suspicious of this post  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 12:42 PM   #14 
  - oh please  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:46 PM   #18 
  - Well how about this then. You made it up  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 12:49 PM   #21 
  - He actually has a point  eggman67   Aug-07-07 12:54 PM   #25 
     - thank you  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:55 PM   #27 
  - a wage increase isn't going to get in the way...  rucky   Aug-07-07 12:47 PM   #19 
  - Different laws for waiters and waitresses  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 12:50 PM   #22 
  - another assumption  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:51 PM   #24 
     - Name the establishment....n/t  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 01:06 PM   #34 
        - Ponderosa Steak House n/t  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:07 PM   #78 
  - This is ridiculous  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 12:55 PM   #26 
  - actually  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 12:58 PM   #29 
  - See post 17  eggman67   Aug-07-07 12:59 PM   #31 
     - And the end result of that  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 01:10 PM   #37 
     - I agree. Not a smart move  eggman67   Aug-07-07 02:15 PM   #49 
        - Unscrupulous employers will exploit employees  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 02:30 PM   #51 
           - Again I agree  eggman67   Aug-07-07 02:51 PM   #57 
              - The OP does imply that the exploitation is a result of the increase  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 03:20 PM   #60 
                 - I can see where it could be taken that way  eggman67   Aug-07-07 04:25 PM   #64 
                 - Thanks  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 04:50 PM   #66 
                 - i guess my question was more  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:07 PM   #77 
                    - The point of a minimum wage increase  SecularMotion   Aug-07-07 10:44 PM   #97 
     - I never understood this.  OpenSpace   Aug-07-07 01:11 PM   #38 
  - I think you're confusing causation and correlation  Finnfan   Aug-07-07 01:06 PM   #35 
  - NAME THE ESTABLISHMENT...n/t  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 01:16 PM   #41 
  - What is the name of this establishment? n/t  Selatius   Aug-07-07 01:23 PM   #43 
  - Well, considering food prices have gone up along with everything else, no  RestoreGore   Aug-07-07 02:00 PM   #47 
  - DO NOT NAME THE ESTABLISHMENT  eggman67   Aug-07-07 02:04 PM   #48 
  - Don't stand up to employers??  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 02:35 PM   #52 
  - No, I'm say don't be goaded into revealing  eggman67   Aug-07-07 02:41 PM   #54 
     - The restaurant should be exposed  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 02:44 PM   #55 
        - Christ that's all I've been doing on this thread!  eggman67   Aug-07-07 02:56 PM   #58 
           - You're enabling the abuser  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 03:13 PM   #59 
              - RIGHT ON!!...n/t  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 04:18 PM   #63 
  - We mention specific stores all the time  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 04:17 PM   #62 
  - No not every IHOP  eggman67   Aug-07-07 04:43 PM   #65 
     - Tinfoil hat time...  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 04:55 PM   #68 
        - Sweet christ  eggman67   Aug-07-07 05:04 PM   #76 
        - do you always just make stuff up like that?  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:19 PM   #82 
  - bah i dont mind to tell  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:13 PM   #80 
  - I wouldn't put it past some employers to pull this  RestoreGore   Aug-07-07 02:22 PM   #50 
  - Stuff like that happens all the time.. We got a new Target in our town  SoCalDem   Aug-07-07 02:50 PM   #56 
  - Why I Think The OP Is Made Up  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 04:50 PM   #67 
  - I agree with you. eom  FLDem5   Aug-07-07 05:01 PM   #73 
  - Your OP is not the case for my teenagers, or their many friends.  FLDem5   Aug-07-07 04:59 PM   #71 
  - i suppose  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:03 PM   #75 
  - TO THOSE WHO WANT THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:09 PM   #79 
  - Ponderosa is not a "big chain" to you?  FLDem5   Aug-07-07 05:20 PM   #83 
  - silly  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:36 PM   #86 
  - Dude, they'll never be satisfied  eggman67   Aug-07-07 05:35 PM   #85 
  - lol yeah , youd think i wouldnt even bother  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:37 PM   #87 
  - The one in Benton??  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 05:45 PM   #88 
     - i just found out there was a benton, ky  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:49 PM   #90 
        - lolololol  sandnsea   Aug-07-07 05:53 PM   #92 
        - yup, just keep attacking me!  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:59 PM   #93 
        - Gee...first you said a couple of people  Madspirit   Aug-07-07 08:08 PM   #96 
  - Pure retaliation and for show. They still have to have enough servers  NotGivingUp   Aug-07-07 05:47 PM   #89 
  - you didnt read  iamthebandfanman   Aug-07-07 05:51 PM   #91 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-07-07 06:01 PM   #94 
 

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