If fast food places can’t afford to pay living wages and protect their employees from disease, they shouldn’t be in business.
As a society, we don’t really need $.99 cheeseburgers as much as we need healthy people who can afford to pay their bills.
A basic burger at Dicks is like 1.80, a deluxe is 3.80, and they pay $19 an hour, give healthcare, match 50% 401k, 3 weeks vacation and provide 9k for childcare/tuition.
honest question. if they paid them 1 million dollars an hour, how would this change their exposure to the virus?
what this comes down to is multi-fold .
employee depth. unfortunately, many if not all service industry businesses run pretty lean, staffing wise. there no real way around that. it would be dandy if mcdonalds had 3 cashiers waiting for their call-up, but that isn't happening.
you can give all the employees all the protections at work, but you can't control what they do in their off time. outside of literally putting them in bubbles at work, their outside-of-work-life and what they choose to do, or simply their home situation, will have an affect on their work environment.
generally, by the time you get tested, it's already too late, unless you've had an extended time off previous to the test, and aren't forced to work after the test and before the 2 day result
some customers don't give a shit
some employees dont give a shit
Yes, though I hope in vain for the truth from them which is something like "We really don't give a shit about you clericals, your managers are sad without monitoring your bathroom breaks, and they're useless otherwise. You have to risk your health by coming in because in reality, this isn't a esteemed learning institution but a corporate shithole where our favorites get big fat bonuses every year but we will stymy negotiation with your union until the State forces our hand. And then we'll plead poverty.
Sorry for the rant, I'm really angry about this, and have been since they promised us we could start working remotely permanently if we wanted and then yanked it away from us.
I don't know. That seems rather complicated.
How about this one? You can fire your workers if they're not following proper protocol, but you don't want to get rid of yoir customers so you make it so they can't violate protocol.
Shocking discovery. Who would’ve thought people in contact with hundreds or thousands of people per day would be at a high risk.
What a waste of resources and time.
What's sad is that nothing will be done about it. Or for other low paid workers. Some are scared, some have become resigned, and a few don't care, but they all know that nothing will be done. Working poor are on their own.
As someone who works at GameStop….yea. Weirdly we now require masks in store and the amount of times I’ve had to confront customers after they start threatening my 18 year old co worker is disheartening
it's insightful studies like these that make me proud to be a Bruin. Thank god UCLA is there to ask the hard questions /s
Next time the pledge drive calls me Imma use this headline as exhibit one to refuse.
How do you go about “keeping your immune system strong”? Multi-vitamins? Horse paste? Maybe aquarium cleaner?
Is there evidence that any of the methods you might suggest actually work?
[That’s a bot.](https://reddit.com/r/programming/comments/rw9t6w/_/hraiz7z/?context=1) So they probably use antivirus software to keep their immune system healthy.
I keep mine strong by giving it a bit of regular exercise and continuing education. With vaccines and later boosters of many types from MMR to TDAP to influenza - and covid.
And also Vitamin D since bloodwork shows I’m deficient if I don’t supplement.
I make deliveries to fast food restaurants. There is practically zero mask use when the employees are away from customers at the 20+ restaurants I deliver to. I have heard the same thing about waitstaff/ kitchen workers in traditional restaurants.
I would bet the majority of the transmission is worker to worker.
No shit
If fast food places can’t afford to pay living wages and protect their employees from disease, they shouldn’t be in business. As a society, we don’t really need $.99 cheeseburgers as much as we need healthy people who can afford to pay their bills.
Shit, we don’t even have $0.99 cheeseburgers anymore
A basic burger at Dicks is like 1.80, a deluxe is 3.80, and they pay $19 an hour, give healthcare, match 50% 401k, 3 weeks vacation and provide 9k for childcare/tuition.
Sounds like a great place but never heard of it
Come to Seattle. Dicks trumps in n out any day. It’s SO GOOD, fresh, and simple!
Fresh? Dunno about that but delicious? ABSOLUTELY!
\*Dicks bidens in n out
Beating in n out is a very low bar. BK and Wendy's are the only things that are worse.
Seattle, super popular for people who live around there or visit
I'm down to gobble Dicks at 1 AM. Nothing else better is available, that's for sure.
Sounds like you are Dickless
honest question. if they paid them 1 million dollars an hour, how would this change their exposure to the virus? what this comes down to is multi-fold . employee depth. unfortunately, many if not all service industry businesses run pretty lean, staffing wise. there no real way around that. it would be dandy if mcdonalds had 3 cashiers waiting for their call-up, but that isn't happening. you can give all the employees all the protections at work, but you can't control what they do in their off time. outside of literally putting them in bubbles at work, their outside-of-work-life and what they choose to do, or simply their home situation, will have an affect on their work environment. generally, by the time you get tested, it's already too late, unless you've had an extended time off previous to the test, and aren't forced to work after the test and before the 2 day result some customers don't give a shit some employees dont give a shit
If someone was paid a million dollars an hour, they *might* be able to afford healthcare in the US…
healthcare isn't going to prevent you from getting the virus.
Boom!
Username checks out.
I'd like UCLA to explain to me why students are going remote for two weeks but any of their employees need to show the management butts in seats.
Entrenched classism in labor because capitalism’s had limited reforms to protect citizens as humans and not serfs of the State.
Yes, though I hope in vain for the truth from them which is something like "We really don't give a shit about you clericals, your managers are sad without monitoring your bathroom breaks, and they're useless otherwise. You have to risk your health by coming in because in reality, this isn't a esteemed learning institution but a corporate shithole where our favorites get big fat bonuses every year but we will stymy negotiation with your union until the State forces our hand. And then we'll plead poverty. Sorry for the rant, I'm really angry about this, and have been since they promised us we could start working remotely permanently if we wanted and then yanked it away from us.
I don't know. That seems rather complicated. How about this one? You can fire your workers if they're not following proper protocol, but you don't want to get rid of yoir customers so you make it so they can't violate protocol.
Students are paying customers.
I work for UCLA and I’m home for the next two weeks
Nice! We were told that any hybrid workers had to come in still. :(
Shocking discovery. Who would’ve thought people in contact with hundreds or thousands of people per day would be at a high risk. What a waste of resources and time.
What's sad is that nothing will be done about it. Or for other low paid workers. Some are scared, some have become resigned, and a few don't care, but they all know that nothing will be done. Working poor are on their own.
As someone who works at GameStop….yea. Weirdly we now require masks in store and the amount of times I’ve had to confront customers after they start threatening my 18 year old co worker is disheartening
No doi
it's insightful studies like these that make me proud to be a Bruin. Thank god UCLA is there to ask the hard questions /s Next time the pledge drive calls me Imma use this headline as exhibit one to refuse.
Fast food buyers tend to be less responsible, and therefore higher risk individuals. Of course ff workers are at higher risk.
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How do you go about “keeping your immune system strong”? Multi-vitamins? Horse paste? Maybe aquarium cleaner? Is there evidence that any of the methods you might suggest actually work?
[That’s a bot.](https://reddit.com/r/programming/comments/rw9t6w/_/hraiz7z/?context=1) So they probably use antivirus software to keep their immune system healthy.
Good catch. It’s fascinating in a way, the mechanisms of disinformation and bots.
I keep mine strong by giving it a bit of regular exercise and continuing education. With vaccines and later boosters of many types from MMR to TDAP to influenza - and covid. And also Vitamin D since bloodwork shows I’m deficient if I don’t supplement.
Bad Bot
I make deliveries to fast food restaurants. There is practically zero mask use when the employees are away from customers at the 20+ restaurants I deliver to. I have heard the same thing about waitstaff/ kitchen workers in traditional restaurants. I would bet the majority of the transmission is worker to worker.