Dirty Work, Done Dirt Cheap |
The Wall Street Journal has published what may be the most Wall-Street-Journal-y piece on immigration imaginable.
It’s on the difficulty restaurants are having in finding and keeping dishwashers, a situation exacerbated by Orange Man Bad.
More than 12 million people work in the U.S. restaurant and bar industry. Dishwashers occupy one of the humblest rungs, but they are among the most badly needed. . . . Rick Cardenas, CEO of Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants, said dishwashers are his top employment concern. . . . [Dishwashers are] essential workhorses, often the last to leave at night, after mopping floors and taking out the trash. . . . “Without them, our operation would cease,” said Nichole Thomson, the restaurant’s general manager.
More than 12 million people work in the U.S. restaurant and bar industry. Dishwashers occupy one of the humblest rungs, but they are among the most badly needed. . . .
Rick Cardenas, CEO of Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants, said dishwashers are his top employment concern. . . .
[Dishwashers are] essential workhorses, often the last to leave at night, after mopping floors and taking out the trash. . . .
“Without them, our operation would cease,” said Nichole Thomson, the restaurant’s general manager.
Wow, a job so “badly needed” and “essential” must command really good wages, right? Not exactly:
Dishwashers’ pay........