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In reply to the discussion: Message auto-removed [View all]tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)He's right. Time after time, right here on DU, I've read posts declaring food service jobs as jobs meant for school aged children with no skills and that a decent wage with benefits is undeserved. This is, of course, is hogwash. Restaurants are open during school hours and late nights when school aged people are usually unable to work. As a cook in 1980, I was paid as much as I was paid for hanging drywall and packing shingles and was able to afford my own apartment and the associated costs of providing for myself. These places are and have been staffed by adults with real skills, talent and knowledge of food borne illnesses and how to prevent them.
But screw 'em. No, these jobs can be filled by anyone according to supposed liberals right here on this board so it's not surprising to hear the exact same thing coming from a GOPee-er.