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  1. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    While your comments are appreciated, we split this topic off from this thread a while back- and ended up closing the resulting thread. No more comments on this topic please. There was enough time on the other thread to say everything which had to be said. Back on topic now.
  2. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    The subthread about doctors has been split off into Doctors and their Income
  3. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    Subway taught both my daughters a lot about work ethic. The youngest was 11 when we took over- and was working there from day 2, of necessity. Eight years later, and they both have a strong work ethic- both on extended working "holidays" overseas. The 19yo gets paid $20 a day for an 8 hour day...
  4. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    There are a lot of people applying for those jobs. It's difficult to get in. Perhaps Subway is a very popular place to work- but I would get at least 20 applications for every position. At least half of those applications however are hopeless. A good resume can help. Having said that I...
  5. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    When I started at Subway, I was looking hard to find the younger people. By the time I finished, I was hiring mostly people over 21. I had a lot of bad experiences with younger people, and found that the work ethic with an older person was frequently much better- enough to pay twice the rate...
  6. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    There's actually not a lot of usable food waste. It can really influence the bottom line. (Food though is carefully monitored and never used past its usable date- the franchisor checks this really closely). There's probably more waste thrown out by customers. Or left on the tables. When...
  7. geoffw

    welfare vs frugal

    Where did that come from? That's not what Kathryn said. And that's not what the linked article said. It's more like supplementing welfare.
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