Food and beer are common perks in hospitality – but are they masking unfairness?

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billy99k · 1d ago

"Free steak dinners don’t pay my rent or stop my boss docking pay for smoke breaks."

One has nothing to do with the other. If they took out the freebies, I don't these workers will get a pay increase.

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Food and beer are common perks in hospitality – but are they masking unfairness?

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