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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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I don't know what part of this headline depresses me the most: "52-year-old worked 90-hour weeks in an oil refinery to save money for his business—now he's worth $9.5 billion" (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The 90-hour weeks part?
The fact that he was doing it for a fossil fuel company?
The fact that he's worth fucking $9.5 billion?

Also, not in the headline, but-

The fact that he did it back in the 90s when you could actually successfully open a small business and make money from it as if it's relevant today?

The business is a franchise called Raising Caine's Chicken, which I've never had, but if you go by Yelp reviews, it's either the best restaurant that has ever existed or pretty mediocre.

Also, Wikipedia says very little about his early life, but apparently his parents could afford to send him to a private catholic school, so he didn't exactly grow up improverished.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Graves_(entrepreneur)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Cane's is/was being smart here. One of the biggest issues that a startup restaurant can have is attempting to carry "everything." Do one or two things really really well, and have some extras that require basically no prep. This also helps reduce cleanup later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's not a startup at this point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, but when they were a startup, that was certainly a consideration. As for now, well, why change a formula that clearly works?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Aren't companies generally supposed to diversify in order to grow past a certain size? I mean obviously it worked out, but I thought that was the rule of thumb.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Diversification can be done on the back end of the business, doesn't need to be customer facing. I'm certain that the founder has a healthy stock portfolio with his net worth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I have yet to see an example of a business diversifying and not getting worse. Find one thing you're good at and do it well. Leave other things to other businesses.