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LEENIEBEENIE93 t1_j68nado wrote

Reply to Urban Greens Co-Op is asking for $50K on GoFundMe by Anonymous_Casual

Probably going to close even if they reach their goal. Probably more than 50 k in debt. I heard the management is poor. Have had numerous friends work there over the years. The old produce manager from Eastside who sexually harassed me for years and got fired from Eastside got hired there as a grocery manager. Fuck them.

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brick1972 t1_j68hf7b wrote

Reply to comment by FrutaFertil in Everyone is asking for a tip these days by leavingthecold

I went yesterday and the prices were about a 20% (a dollar essentially) more expensive than they were just after Christmas on the things I looked at. My sandwich was $9.75 where I last remember paying $8.25 though of course memory isn't perfect. This was the jewelry district location maybe they charge more there generally.

I know my own experience and have seen tons of businesses fail - we all have. 7S with the new owners have increased prices higher than inflation even inflation adjusted for their specific raw materials (other than eggs in the last month of course thanks to the avian flu) You are telling me they also pay less. I was hoping part of this price increase was them paying a better wage. Therefore they are extracting profit on both sides - driving down their labor cost while increasing margins on their prices. That can go as far as the demand will allow them and so far, as you note, demand has kept up with the prices. But there are limits. And clearly they are not in the business as an ego trip or personal passion and they do care about profit.

But I do thank you for letting me know that the employees are paid as tipped employees now.

Now beyond any specifics for seven stars none of this changes my point. If to pay your people a fair wage you have to charge $11 for the sandwich instead of $9.25 then just put $11 on the sandwich and let me decide if I want it at that price. Somehow the entire world outside of a couple countries can work on this system but in the US it's impossible because reasons.

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Double_Farmer_2662 t1_j68h97x wrote

Reply to Does RIH drug test after a job offer was made? by highspaced

I just started at Miriam, so not RIH but still lifespan, and I didn’t have to do any sort of drug testing, and the employee handbook basically just said don’t come to work under the influence of anything, and illegal drug use is not allowed. Didn’t mention anything about cannabis

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TheHorrorAbove t1_j689x1f wrote

Reply to comment by Previous_Floor in Berkshire Place Nursing Home 455 Douglas Ave Providence, R.I. (NEVER SEND YOUR LOVED ONES HERE). My Grandfather died here from sepsis due to neglect. by Chris_Mannix

Lots of covid deaths at most long term care homes though during that timeframe. Impossible to keep infection rates down when support staff are so short staffed that they are responsible for 24 hour care on 13 patients or more each. Add to it that masks, gowns and other ppe were in short supply during that period. Not saying they're not a garbage facility, but everyone was in the same boat at that time.

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kbd77 t1_j685tvv wrote

Reply to comment by RandomChurn in Schools, neighborhoods by Sure_Guest_4535

Yep, my mom worked at Brown for 35 years before Ruth Simmons unceremoniously laid her off because she made more than her more junior colleagues. We always used her health insurance plan because it was much better than my dad’s. But she never even cracked six figures despite being a very senior member of her department. It’s kind of crazy.

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FrutaFertil t1_j685m37 wrote

Reply to comment by brick1972 in Everyone is asking for a tip these days by leavingthecold

I don’t think you know a ton tbh. And I say this as someone who is really upset by the way 7 Stars pays their employees. But the customers always pay for the employees thru the tips or the price but you always pay. I don’t think 7S had increased prices in a minute and the cost of raw ingredients must be wild af at this point. Other bakeries I follow mention soaring prices of butter and eggs.

FYI it was the workers who had lobbied for years to have the POS collect tips. The new owners are bazillionaires from Barrington so idk why they’re paying below minimum wage… but I highly doubt their “house of cards” will be toppled anytime soon if the traffic at Hope St and Broadway is any indication.

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RandomChurn t1_j683n90 wrote

Reply to comment by waninggib in Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

Another transplant who grew up in MA 👋 .. I love RI and Providence!

I think the more someone has lived in other parts of the US and in other countries, the better they appreciate what RI offers, and in such a compact area.

As for driving, I gave up my car and driving entirely, years back. I'm in Fox Point and can walk everywhere I need to go: markets, doctors, dentists, bank, my old workplace (been wfh for over a decade), parks, rivers, the bay.

I find it really pretty darn idyllic 🤷‍♀️

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