Doug Davis wrote:So the new allegation today is Mellow Mushroom has the same policy, mandatory tip pool, but to make matters worse they report for taxing purposes the amount their servers earned prior to paying the tip out.
Wonder how far this is going to spread and how many restaurants will get caught up in it?
Linda C wrote:I might agree with that, but read the comments on the Service Worker Justice site. There are some passionate, well written accounts of terrible management and employee mistreatment. Rather than say, "this happens everywhere", why not mention names , dates and facts ? I have worked in some bad situations where I would have loved to have social media to expose that kind of thing. Nobody should feel so helpless to keep a job that he or she is treated like that. I am glad people are talking and that the truth comes out. I know there are two sides to every story, but the evidence is pretty convincing.
Richard S. wrote:I read the comments, and while they may be passionate and well written (and may be true) I don't see them as evidence, just accusations that prompted dozens of people to call for Lynn's head. To borrow a line from Jurassic Park, people are wielding these social media efforts like they found their dad's gun. They're cheering the fact that they helped shut Lynn's down. A few weeks ago, people were calling for a boycott of Maker's Mark products based on accusations that have yet to be litigated (and didn't involve the distillery operation). I wonder how Bill Samuels is doing these days? Maybe tomorrow Mellow Mushroom will shut down. The accusations are already starting.
Sorry, not trying to be a jerk. I just find it distressing that people are taking pleasure in this.Linda C wrote:I might agree with that, but read the comments on the Service Worker Justice site. There are some passionate, well written accounts of terrible management and employee mistreatment. Rather than say, "this happens everywhere", why not mention names , dates and facts ? I have worked in some bad situations where I would have loved to have social media to expose that kind of thing. Nobody should feel so helpless to keep a job that he or she is treated like that. I am glad people are talking and that the truth comes out. I know there are two sides to every story, but the evidence is pretty convincing.
Amy B wrote:And where are you getting this info from? I work for MM in Middletown and unless they changed policy within the past 2 months I don't ever recall this policy..ever.
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Amy B wrote:Doug Davis wrote:So the new allegation today is Mellow Mushroom has the same policy, mandatory tip pool, but to make matters worse they report for taxing purposes the amount their servers earned prior to paying the tip out.
Wonder how far this is going to spread and how many restaurants will get caught up in it?
And where are you getting this info from? I work for MM in Middletown and unless they changed policy within the past 2 months I don't ever recall this policy..ever.
Doug Davis wrote:" I don't see them as evidence"
So Carla and Richard what of Lynn's on statements to members of the press verifying they she did in fact have a mandatory policy, which appears prima facie to be in violation of Kentucky State Revised statute?
I havent seen a single statement from the management or owner denying said policy.
I can speak only for myself. I am not happy about LPC closing. For better or worse it was a nationally known landmark of Louisville. However there were evidently issues, some of them allegedly in violation of Kentucky state law, that needed to be addressed.
Lynn is the one who decided to close her doors, no one else. Personally I didnt see anything that couldnt have been worked through if her ego had allowed it. But since her, in my opinion abrupt and ill thought out, decision was to instead shut down and put more local workers out of work, I wont cry over it either.Amy B wrote:And where are you getting this info from? I work for MM in Middletown and unless they changed policy within the past 2 months I don't ever recall this policy..ever.
Someone posted this information in a comments section about LPC. As I said its a rumor/allegation. I assume it must be fairly easy to verify one way or the other though by speaking with some of their servers.
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