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Posted by orange blossom special on Fri Aug 16 15:38:34 2019, in response to Re: Amtrak changes-LD Trains, posted by Nilet on Thu Aug 15 19:07:23 2019. Then there is something historically wrong that is deeper.A) You're talking occupancy, which is fine. But there is a whole food-cost formula matrix that every profitable eatery uses. Unless the hot-dog stand is just doggone lucky, they all go out of business if they don't focus on their cost. Staff is a flexible cost, and not a fixed cost. B) However, in your description, you make it sound like the only restaurant situation where it IS a fixed cost. Maybe it's true. But two things come to mind. B-1) Back in the olden days, before The Court changed everything, employers provided housing. You lived at your department store. You even lived at the Hardware Store you worked at. I even seen the contract where you were obligated to go with the owner to Church every Sunday. Check out those old hotels where the servants quarters get the attic. Rooming is not a new concept. B-2) "at a substantial premium due to overtime and the difficulty of convincing people to work such a demanding job." Then privatize it so they can hire illegals who work in this exact situation. I know a restaurant where the staff works a so-called "split-shift" everyday, for 6 or 7 days a week. The owner wouldn't even give a dude off a few hours so he can upgrade his phone. Maybe Amtrak needs Pepper the Robot. |
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