One deli in Florida has people hungry for justice.
The store, located in Melbourne, Florida, posted a hiring sign that called minimum wage workers a “mediocre person.”
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That’s not all. The pay scale also called for ridiculous expectations for workers at various levels of its pay scale.
Since going viral, the deli has been flooded with negative reviews on Google.
Although minimum wage has generally risen over the years, the world’s opinion on it has not.
Once you factor in rent, bills, food, etc, many believe it’s not enough money to survive. You may even have to work every day just to earn enough.
That was the case with this one father’s 14-year-old son who tried to work as often as he could at Burger King .
The father, Chris Crawford, actually praised his son’s work ethic on social media.
“HUGE shoutout to this kid of mine, 14 years old [sic] and has a PT job at Burger King, not only does he work every day he can including weekends when most kids are out enjoying their summer he goes in early and stays late almost every time he works, he loves every minute of it.”
He was so proud of his son for becoming a hard worker.
“Making his own money, saving for a car, being responsible in his decisions, becoming a respectable young man!!!!”
While Chris was proud, the internet felt the opposite. They believed that his son should be spending time being a teen instead of working all of the time — at minimum wage.
Speaking of working 24/7, one woman on TikTok had a bone to pick with the service industry.
She’s a server, bartender, and mom, who works 70 hours per week just for a measly $9 paycheck . This means that she has to rely on her tips to survive. We need to do better, people!
If those last two stories didn’t get you fired up about pay, this next one will.
Jason’s Deli in Florida has gone viral for all the wrong reasons after posting a hiring notice that called minimum wage workers “mediocre” people.
Twitter user @HaitianDvorce tweeted a picture of the sign, writing, “Saw this at a deli in town, this realllllly doesn’t sit right with me.”
The sign detailed an interesting pay scale that had people concerned.
For starters, “Minimum wage equals mediocre person,” it read. Then, $9 an hour = a first job, someone who is willing to learn. For a buck more, you should have”some experience” and be “efficient.”
According to the sign, staff making $11 an hour should be “reliable” and “multi-taskers.”
Things got more puzzling from there, with $12 an hour requiring someone who “works like 2 people.” They also expect that the workers are “better than most” and bring “zero drama” to the workplace.
At $13 an hour, workers should be “supervisory material.”
At $14 an hour, the deli wants a worker who “cares like the owner does” and “brings positivity to the environment.”
Finally, for $15 an hour or more, the deli expects an employee who “outshines and outperforms the owner.”
Since the tweet went viral, the deli location was bombarded with 1-star Google reviews.
“They refer to minimum wage employees as ‘mediocre people’ and are wondering why nobody wants to work there,” one person wrote. “Screw the owners, do yourself a favor and don’t support this terrible business,” another 1-star review read.
“Stay away if you want a job that respects you,” one reviewer wrote.
On Twitter, people also sounded off in disapproval toward the establishment. “If I’m working like two people I should be getting two salaries,” one user wrote.
People will be glad to know that the sign was removed. Jason’s Deli President and COO Ragan Edgerly told Insider that the manager of the Melbourne, FL, location was the one who posted the sign.
He said that they had “the intent of letting prospective applicants know that we encourage upward movement for all of our employees through our Career Path.”
He continued: “While the pay scale does reflect the average starting pay rate in that market, the descriptions used do not accurately reflect Jason’s Deli’s hiring practices and the sign was immediately removed.”
What do you think of the deli’s pay scale? Let us know in the comments below!
