Subj : Re: wages and tips
To   : JIM WELLER
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Aug 20 2022 05:26:00

-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> decent waitstaff is hard to find (at) U$4.35/hr

 JW> Well of course it is!

 JW> Wait staff here make minimum wage: $14.59 per hour plus tips. Fast
 JW> food workers who generally don't earn tips are getting $17 at most
 JW> places and the local McDonald's is up to $18 plus a benefits
 JW> package. That extra dollar gets them the best, fastest, most
 JW> dependable, and pleasant workers in the city.

I sometimes will send a tip into the kitchen if I have made a "special
request" and it comes out right.  Bv)= 

I think USA is the only country where tipped workers are paid as I 
outlined to Sean.

 JW> Here's a current ad from our really popular, award winning brew pub.
 JW> The young, hip waiters can hit $300 in tips nightly while
 JW> socialising with their peer group and maybe $500 on Friday and Sat.
 JW> Dishwashing isn't fun or glamourous and doesn't earn tips so the pub
 JW> is offering: "NWT Brewing Company: Part-time/Full-time Dishwasher
 JW> needed! We currently pay $23/hour, a free shift meal, staff
 JW> discounts on food, beer and merchandise, company events, and health
 JW> benefits for full-time."  Every time the dishwasher quits they raise
 JW> the wage one more buck!

But a dishwasher doesn't have to tolerate rowdy drunks, Just cleam away
their detritus from the tableware.  Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Dishwasher Lasagne
 Categories: Five, Cheese, Pasta, Greens, Sauces
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
    450 g  (16 oz) ricotta cheese
      2 c  Baby spinach leaves; chopped
      2 cl Garlic; crushed
    1/2 ts (ea) salt & fresh ground
           - pepper
    375 g  (13 oz) pasta sauce *
      4    Fresh lasagne sheets
 
  * Half a jar of your favourite store-bought marinara.
  
  In a bowl, place the ricotta, spinach, garlic, salt and
  pepper and combine. Lay out four large sheets of foil on
  top of each other.
  
  Spoon around 1/4 cup of pasta sauce onto the foil and
  top with a lasagne sheet. Place quarter of the ricotta
  mixture and then pasta sauce again.
  
  Repeat until all ingredients are used, ending with pasta
  sauce.
  
  Roll the edges up tightly on all four sides. Place into
  the dishwasher for a full hot cycle. Do not add any
  dishwasher powder.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://foodlist.pro
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... A competent dishwasher is seldom out of work. -- Notebooks of Lazarus Long
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