Menards then Andy's ..... Did we used to date?????

Go to Hold Fast when they have a food truck on the lot.

It's a problem all over the country, really. Springfield is actually better than a whole bunch of other places, like California, Austin TX, etc.

Consider the playing field. Your specific position does not speak to the eniquailty factor. It only suports what you have experienced. The nuance is greater and not equal to those who do same work but who are subjected to less pay.

We camp on the gasconade every summer. We take at least one float a year, if not more. It’s a fun, smooth float with plenty to look at and tons of places to stop and chill for a bit. It does get pretty busy in the summer, but never so bad that it ruins the float.

Fair enough, I’m just saying if your goal is to gain a new perspective on wages then this may not be the place, however if you want to spread the discourse by all means continue

I have to counter this by saying this sub is about everything Springfield. Livelihood fits this platform.

Agree. Full time servers at Lambert's pre pandemic gross with tips about $100k yr....nights and weekends and every holiday......

Post about inequity

Talking about the owner of Lamberts? It wasn’t just images, he was trafficking underage girls across state lines for sex. But he’s rich…..and sick…..and “does a lot for the church and the community” so he deserves a free pass, right? 🙄

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It's definitely on the list. I've heard nothing but good things, especially about the scenery.

As someone who was a server and bartender for 14 years….I would never ever trade tipping for a flat rate of pay. You could pay me $15 an hour and I would have still been taking a loss. I feel like this “Pay the servers better” is coming from people who just don’t like tipping, not from the employees themselves. As servers we do get paid a minimum wage and if during the pay period we don’t earn an average of state minimum, we do get compensated to make up for the shortage. In 14 years that has never happened to me though. Of course there are tons of variables here but this is my anecdotal experience.

My opinion is that servers should be paid above minimum wage across the board, missouris minimum wage just got increased recently which is good, but with inflation it’s still far below the living wage from like the 70s. Fed min wage is a absolute joke. I am surprised missouris is as high as it is though, considering Springfield is very inexpensive to live in (compared to other cities of its size) it sort of works out, but rent is only going up my friend.

To a lesser point, I’ve never been a waiter but my friends who have been definitely had nights that made up for them making UNDER minimum wage because there were tipped so well, but at the same time the working conditions forced them to do the job of the waitstaff, the busser, seating people and a bunch of managerial duties they were in no way compensated for.

Lastly, they should unionize, big chains like Olive Garden first and then generally.

If you are going to throw out that accusation at least have some reasoning with it lol. In Springfield people complaining about churches are complaining about mega Christian churches. There isn't a large enough Jewish democratic to assume they are being anti Semitic.

It's not or literally every Black church in America that had ever had a Democrat candidate speak there is a violation of 501c3 as well. (Hint: its not)

EFF JRA and Hawley

Honestly I don’t think Springfield mo sub is the right place for this, although I do have an opinion,

This is more of a catch all sub for like, vaguely political but certainly local events, people asking about crime, people asking where the cheapest tacos are, and people complaining about driving.

I would suggest maybe asking r/antimoneymemes about servers being paid minimum wage

When’s this place coming?

lol, that says it all.

I don't know. I hadn't ever considered veteran resources aside from the medical aspect. I guess discounts and close parking are resources, although I had always sort assumed those were marketing tools aimed at conservatives rather than resources. I thought that being in the military got you free college wherever you wanted to go. I honestly don't know much about life after serving in the military, with military service being so varied. I know veterans who were combat soldiers, but most I know had desk jobs, or worked in IT, or a warehouse, or mechanics, or were engineers who designed missiles. Job availability among them is going to be more varied than veteran/non-veteran. Like, saying "I'm a veteran and how is the job scene for veterans?" doesn't mean much compared to "I worked in shipping logistics for the Army for 12 years, are there jobs like that in Springfield?" In fact, it describes skills so vaguely that I thought it was code for something that only veterans know about.

The State of Oregon has min wage for servers. Hasnt broke them yet. Comment is for the opposition here.

So what does that mean you should do?

Huh?

Stronger men conference? That’s a euphemism for white Christian nationalism.