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Originally Posted by Robbie
I think there is more to it than that.
You can pay some slacker all the money in the world and they are STILL a slacker because they have no work ethic.
My guess is that getting hired at In & Out is probably a bit tougher than McDonalds. And if you are a slacker you get your ass fired.
The way it should be.
You instill a sense of work ethic and pride in the workplace and people will respond.
When I first got in this business I started a content company with a partner in the 1990's.
I spent a lot of time learning how to shoot and set up lighting. I did ALL the shooting for the company myself. I recruited all the girls myself. I sold the content myself. I did everything (my partner made the initial financial investment in equipment).
The entire time we had that company (from 1998 to 2002) I never paid myself a single dollar. I worked for free the entire time and made my living off of our TGP's.
I busted my ass. And did it all for free. I was building something. And it led me to where I am today.
THAT is how life is supposed to work. Not having money just handed to you for nothing.
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I agree with you 100%, Robbie.
If, as a society, we mandate that $15 per hour is the bottom rung, then where does that put someone who previously was appreciated and more highly rewarded for working harder at their fast food job? Where does that put someone like you who delayed gratification and worked to build something bigger?
I don't mean that Shake Shake and In-and-Out have better customer service because they pay more and pouring more money on people makes them work better and nicer. I mean that Shake Shake and In-and-Out can be more selective in who they hire and the people they hire know they have been selected and are not bottom rung and that higher pay is part of how the companies express that. Make $15 the minimum and the bar is raised to a point where good companies, who pay above minimum for above minimum work now, have much less to offer and hard workers are not rewarded above people who merely managed not to get fired.