I love the story on NPR about a fast food restaurant in the USA that seems to have bucked the trend in that particular industry.They pay almost $3 an hour above the minimum wage and seem to have very little trouble hanging on to people.
There's a wonderfully vivid image in the newscast about how people in the kitchen are peeling potatoes and chopping them by hand to make french fries.
One employee who works there used to work at a law firm but now makes more money at this restaurant.
At another point in the report you hear an employee say that one of the reasons why he remains an employee is the respect the company has shown him.
It sounds so simple.
Pay people well and treat them with respect.
Now why can't/don't other companies follow the same simple ethos?
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I was hoping someone reading this blog in the US would pop in there and tell me how it is.
I'm thrilled to hear that you went there, just because I've never been and am curious about it.
The power of podcasts eh?
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