3b.+Marxist+Theory

Labor and Marxism
As a former food industry employee, I was forced to provide free and/or wholly under-compensated labor on a regular basis. It's common knowledge that servers typically make somewhere around $2.50 to $3.00 an hour while working with the justification that tips from customers equals [|the legal minimum wage] or more than the legal minimum wage. All that is well and good (maybe) as long as there are customers in the building and you are serving them. However, servers are mandated by their employers to complete what is called "side-work." This can include anything from rolling silverware, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, refilling condiments, etc. . . In my experience, I was scheduled to come in an hour before the doors opened for customers to complete side-work. I was also expected to stay after the last customer left to do more side-work. The problem? During these hours, I was only paid $2.15. Well below the legal minimum wage. Free labor? Pretty much. Especially over a six year time period. So, when I heard about [|this lawsuit] I smiled a little. #freelabor #Marxism

-Posted by Sara Crocker