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Re:Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways by wybiral on Thursday December 13, 2018 @05:34PM (#18676762)
The problem is that it's the norm in the US. If you have a service job (waiting tables, delivering pizza, etc) that's just how it works. You'd have to change the type of work you do because it doesn't differ much between employers.
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Re:Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways by sfilargi on Thursday December 13, 2018 @05:51PM (#18676869)
Aren't there any unions for the these kind of jobs?
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Re:Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways by berbec on Thursday December 13, 2018 @08:11PM (#18677613)
It's very hard to unionize. I ran a pizzaria for about 10 years and was the owner operator it for another 5. The employment length of tipped employees typically is around 6 months. With people coming and going so quickly, it's hard to develop the bonds that allow such organizing.
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Re:Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways by 51lver on Thursday December 13, 2018 @06:24PM (#18677092)
For positions filled people that are completely replaceable in hours, including finding and training them?
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Re:Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways by sfilargi on Thursday December 13, 2018 @06:30PM (#18677116)
The answer might be obvious to you, but it is not to me. That's why I asked..
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