Posted on 02/16/2016 7:06:14 AM PST by simpson96
In the restaurant industry, the darker your skin, the more likely you will work in the "back of the house." It's a world in which your accent prevents you from getting server and bartender jobs, regardless of your qualifications. Unless, of course, you have a European accent. A study by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United, a workers rights group in Manhattan, highlights the pervasiveness of racial and ethnic biases in the industry. Hourly wage and demographic data from the Census Bureau shows that black and Latino workers are most often bussers, runners and kitchen help, and rarely higher-paid servers or bartenders.
Saru Jayaraman, executive director of ROC United, notes that racial segregation is one of the industry's "most pressing, deep-seated problems."
The number of lawsuits filed nationally against restaurants for race-based discrimination is large. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's compilation of significant "race/color" cases lists restaurants as a common culprit, although most cases are settled and not fully adjudicated.
In late 2014, a national fine-dining seafood restaurant settled a 2008 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit that alleged "discrimination against African-American job applicants by refusing to hire them for front-of-the-house positions and by denying equal work assignments because of their race." In 2007, EEOC records show, a "renowned French chef" from an upscale Manhattan restaurant settled a suit that alleged Latino and Bangladeshi workers were "refused promotions to the 'front of the house' such as captains, which instead went to Caucasian workers with less experience and seniority."
Other major EEOC restaurant discrimination cases follow similar patterns: relegating workers of color to lesser-paying jobs, not assigning them to large parties "with greater resulting tips and income," and, in one case, ordering all "African American employees to be strip-searched in response to a white cashier's drawer turning up $100 short."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
“Hourly wage and demographic data from the Census Bureau shows that black and Latino workers are most often bussers, runners and kitchen help, and rarely higher-paid servers or bartenders”
Perhaps because they tend to be the least educated?
“People of color” should be the owners and General Managers and restaurants should be forced to place them there by the federal government. Right? ~sarc
Not being able to understand my server, or my server not being able to understand me, does not contribute to a pleasant dining experience.
Additionally, the tattoo on my server’s neck causes me grave concerns about their, and the establishment’s, hygiene practices.
You want my money, you need to give me a reason to give it to you.
It’s not about race/color. It’s about intelligence/stupidity. Unqualified workers do dishes.
Oh no, it couldn't be that. Remember how the Leftists during the 60s and 70s sneered about the Right "looking for a Communist under every bed"? Today's Leftists look under every rock hoping to find racism.
Yes as all the Japanese Sushi joints in my hood have replaces the chefs with mexicans:-( Moral of story aint going to any of those places anymore as the sushi now sucks.
Useless noise from a group pushing an agenda. Let see, you have a standard issue BLM racist with a chip on the shoulder attitude problem, you are lucky to get a job at all. You are certainly not getting one in front where I have to worry daily when your bigoted world view is going to explode all over my customers.
Hey! Where did all the “Sambo’s” restaurants go?
-PJ
Not sure. They have fried chicken but not watermelon.
I don’t care what color my server is as long as they can get my order right and treat me decently.
The homosexuals are more likely to be found in the front of the restaurant, African-American have a smaller proportion in their population. Perhaps the President can help these people move into the light in the loafer sector.
It’s 2016 America. EVERYTHING is racist.
I had a family member who waited tables at Denny’s when they had to settle their big class action suit on race.
She and all of her colleagues were dragged off to MANDATORY racial sensitivity training sessions.
All over the fact that some thugs from the ‘hood were scamming their Free Birthday Dinner promotion.
Thats just racist. I love to get an ebonics lesson as I’m ordering a $50 steak dinner. :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo%27s
I remember eating with my parents in those in the early 70s...I bet before we’re all done here you’ll see them make a comeback. Culture’s at a point where you’re going to see people do stuff just to piss off the professionally sensitive crowd.
Sambo’s founder bought the New Orleans Jazz, moved them to Utah. Like you need any further proof he was a racist...
Utah? First time I flew into Salt Lake City I said to the people I was travelling with “Geez, this place is so white even the shoeshine boy at the airport is white...”.
That way I know they're not liberal/communist false fronts.
I am well educated. I also was a bartender for 20+ years.
Good bartenders are both intelligent and knowledgeable but if they have a poor work ethic they are not good bartenders.
Restaurant folk with poor work ethics are bussers.
The kitchen/bar has staff who can interact with the general public successfully and those who cannot interact successfully with the clientele.
You speak only Spanish? Back of house.
Racist? If the restaurant/bar was racist they would hire only ONE ethnic type - that is the definition of racism.
EEOC will get everyone replaced with robots which are not subject to the EEOC.
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