Posted on 02/03/2016 11:12:59 AM PST by rickmichaels
A Halifax-area restaurant owner has sparked a social media uproar by complaining that a âfrustrating new generationâ of employees with a poor work ethic has helped kill her business.
A Facebook post Tuesday from Kim Stacey, owner of the now-defunct Emmaâs Eatery, cites several reasons for the closure - but much of the online jousting is over her decision to highlight what she describes as the entitled attitude of young Nova Scotians.
In her post, Stacey complains that during the nine years the Eastern Passage eatery was open, young employees demanded to be âpaid dearlyâ for working shifts that did not interfere with their social activities, hobbies and cellphone use.
Amid the hundreds of passionate online responses - most of which bemoan the loss of the restaurant - Stacey is simultaneously condemned for slandering an entire generation and celebrated for telling it as it is.
In response to one Facebook critic, Stacey goes on to complain about young, socially active adults who still live at home and expect their employers to âput their business priorities below the (employeeâs) extra curricular activities.â
More than a few on Facebook took Stacey to task for her views, saying she has only herself to blame for making poor choices when hiring.
You sound like a typical union steward now...Higher wages is not a guarantee of a better work ethic, that's been proven in both the auto industry and our school systems........
You either want to work and do your best, or you don't, there's no acceptable in between.
And by the way, we're talking about a family owned restaurant here, not a tech giant. The jobs she's offering are entry level jobs for young people which don't require skills and certainly not worth paying $25 an hour as you are suggesting.......
Hypothesis 1: The problem is with the labor pool.Is there someone in the area who can tell us which prediction matches the observed reality?
Prediction: All restaurants in the area go out of business.Hypothesis 2: The problem is with Emma's management.
Prediction: Emma's Eatery goes out of business while other establishments carry on.
They need more “dreamers” up there.doing the jobs that Canadians won’t do.
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