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Originally Posted by kane
The story I read about the Chick Fil A place said that the owner of it was basically changing his way of thinking. His theory was instead of just hiring whoever he could for minimum wage or just above, he would pay more and try to find workers who would be professional and stay around longer so he didn't have the added expense of constantly hiring people. I don't know if it is going to work for him, but it is an interesting idea.
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It makes perfect sense. BUT...you don't just START people off at $17 an hour. Jesus...how the hell do you know if they are any good or not?
I'd hire them, and then give it some time and see if they are good and productive or not.
Of course if you get employees who really get into the job and show up early, leave late, kick ass at the job...then you want to keep those people. They have value, they deserve a raise.
You go and hire everybody and START them at $17 an hour? WTF? How do you ever reward those people over time? Give them a raise? No way you could afford to. Especially when you consider that as an employer you have to pay in matching funds on their FICA taxes.
None of the math makes sense. But I could definitely see "promoting" and giving a raise to exceptional employees. Even at fast food. But just starting every person at $17 an hour? That's insane.