PigtownFoo
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdriurf wrote
Reply to comment by ObviousGazelle in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
I guess these guys will get away with it because my friend doesn’t seem to be up for the challenge of at least asking for some money for the day’s work.
It’s a tough industry, and I am glad to have left it. Thought the owners learned a few things about humanity after the pandemic, but perhaps not.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdrifaq wrote
Reply to comment by TheBaltimoron in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
I don’t believe he has a record (criminal?), nor do I think he knew anyone who works there. Normally he’d tell me if he know someone. He’s been in the industry and in Baltimore for a while, and often he has worked with someone before or at least knows someone on the staff.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdpgatp wrote
Reply to comment by 131sean131 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
It is some serious B.S. Unfortunately, he seems like he doesn’t want to raise a fuss, despite me telling him he could probably get some compensation.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdpg3ai wrote
Reply to comment by Legitimate_Angle5123 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
It was Magdalena. I’ll let him know about Cindy Lou’s. Thanks.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdpfrjs wrote
Reply to comment by jwseagles in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Thanks. Will let him know.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdodqbv wrote
Reply to comment by CorneliusSoctifo in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Yes. It’s because he told me, and I believe him 100%. In the several years I’ve known him to be many things, but a liar is not one of them. He’s at times irritatingly honest.
That said, I know the point you seem intent on making, so feel free to run with it.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdobgs9 wrote
Reply to comment by CorneliusSoctifo in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Lol. What point do you think I’m missing…? Executive Chefs are certainly able to hire, and that is who offered him the job and whom he sat down with to discuss salary.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdoa0mn wrote
Reply to comment by CorneliusSoctifo in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
He told me that he met with the EC the day after the stage, and they agreed on his rate and an official start date of last week Tuesday. My friend felt certain that everything was set and ready to go.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdo88t1 wrote
Reply to comment by wigwam83 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
I’m hoping so. Life has been hard on him these last few years. It was the look of disappointment and defeat in his eyes when he told me that led me to post. I am former restaurant industry and am friends with many still in, including some owners. But this really rubs me the wrong way. I might be more outraged than he is, which might be due to our age difference.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdo7srf wrote
Reply to comment by donniefckinlarsons in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Yeah. I’m shocked at a 9-hr stage that would not at least pay minimum wage or $100 just to be decent.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdny5g6 wrote
Reply to comment by Status-Condition5708 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Oh, that’s ok! I would expect the same. Really surprised that Magdalena operates this way.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdnxklu wrote
Reply to comment by Status-Condition5708 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
I don’t believe Magdalena is part of Atlas.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdnt4or wrote
Reply to comment by Mikel32 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
Magdalena
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdnmw5z wrote
Reply to comment by Wolfman3 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
It is not. I originally posted with the name of the restaurant and the EC’s name, but it was locked by moderators. I’m not sure what the rules are, but I will happily drop the name again if it won’t shut down the thread.
The restaurant is in a hotel (with three letters in its name…a climbing or creeping plant) and in Mt. Vernon.
Anyway, from what I’ve been reading today these stages are actually illegal. My buddy is in his 50s and old school, but he needs to ask to be paid out.
PigtownFoo t1_jca4esq wrote
Are you graduating from high school, college, or some other program? Do you have any work or training experience?
PigtownFoo t1_j9xh6fl wrote
Love: the affordability. Hate: the littering.
PigtownFoo t1_j9sadcf wrote
Reply to If someone says “the most effective nonprofit (or community group) in Baltimore” - what groups do you think of? by caseyswatts
Food Rescue Baltimore
PigtownFoo t1_j9mm3pp wrote
Reply to BYOB Restaurants in Baltimore??? by dbatyas
Swill in Pigtown.
PigtownFoo t1_j80fjjx wrote
Reply to comment by z3mcs in White Punks on Transit by [deleted]
LOL! Glad I gave you a laugh today. I have a media background. Just going off of years of experience and observation.
Never said that black and Immigrant people would not ever speak to a reporter, but there is a lot more hesitance to do so compared with whites. Similar to the hesitance to speak with police.
Is this such a far-fetched concept?
PigtownFoo t1_j80aud6 wrote
Reply to White Punks on Transit by [deleted]
I don’t disagree with you. I imagine most public transit users are black, and it would make sense for their voices to be reflected.
But I will also say that oftentimes, people of color and immigrants, are a bit more hesitant to speak with reporters.
PigtownFoo t1_j7fz648 wrote
Reply to Opinions on Niche's Baltimore Neighborhood ratings? Any neighborhoods you strongly disagree with the ratings on? by AyyScare
With the way this sub feels about Pigtown, some shades of green are still not the right kind of green in reality
PigtownFoo t1_j6dskw8 wrote
Reply to Sub Demographic by Kaffikup
A Pig from Pigtown
PigtownFoo t1_j2azfmy wrote
Reply to Just watched a car dump handfuls of trash out of their window as they drove through our hotel’s parking lot, they were less than 20 feet from a trash can that they could have reached without getting out of the car. This is why we can’t have nice things. by TheDiscoGodfather
For as charming as the city is, it could be even more charming if more people simply gave AF about the city. Literally not trashing it is like the easiest thing to do. Much of the city is downright filthy.
If Brandon Scott were to go full throttle on an ongoing city cleanup effort and campaign, I would consider this a huge success for his political career and future prospects.
PigtownFoo t1_j1je6ox wrote
Reply to comment by Appropriate-Algae-82 in Where to live in DC to commute to Baltimore? by Appropriate-Algae-82
Live Uptown like in Brightwood or Takoma, DC or Silver Spring for easier access to the highway. Your partner can take the Red line to Capitol Hill.
PigtownFoo OP t1_jdtvdxr wrote
Reply to comment by Glaucon321 in Shady Restaurant Practices - Seeking Advice by PigtownFoo
I appreciate it and will let him know. Will shoot you a message either way.