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Originally Posted by renormalised
Sounds like she got a good deal as far as her workplace is concerned. But she still should've gotten a bit more than $12/hr. I've been in jobs very similar to hers in so far as you're the lackey (kitchenhand, cook etc) and gotten all that she did but my wages were nearly double hers. I've also been in jobs where like I said before, they weren't much chop. You're right about the cost of basics over there being cheaper than here...economies of scale (although quite a few here are just greedy so and so's)...but they make up for it in other areas.
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That really, really depends where you are Carl. There is quite a disparity when it comes to standard wages across the continent.
Don't be a cook (and not get a tip to make it up) in Minnesota, for instance:
http://books.mongabay.com/employment...r_35-2014.html
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Industry comparison
Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN earned 58% less than average for Cooks, restaurant in the United States.
Region/area/city comparison
Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN earned 52% less than the average worker in Rochester, MN.
State salary comparison
Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN earned 50% less than the average worker in Minnesota.
National salary comparison
Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN earned 47% less than the average worker in the United States.
Wage and salary details
More detailed employment information for Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN
Hourly wage data for Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN
Mean hourly wage: $10.05
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage: $6.72
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage: $7.91
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage: $10.02
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage: $11.92
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage: $13.48
Salary figures for Cooks, restaurant in Rochester, MN
Mean annual salary: $20,890
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary: $13,980
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary: $16,460
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary: $20,840
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary: $24,790
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary: $28,040
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And Duncan - I could NOT agree more.
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Originally Posted by toryglenboy
I would say that the standard of service in the USA is MUCH higher than here in Oz, no scratch that, i dont want to upset my Aussie friends, and rightly so, so lets just say, the standard in the USA is SOOOOOOO much higher here than in Canberra, i am sick of not hearing the magic two words "please" and "thank you" anytime i go to Woden, but i digress.
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Always, I would be referred to as "Sir", and be told "You're welcome" and "Come again" by restaurant staff over there.
Here? I can't even remember when a young food-industry worker thanked ME for going to their restaurant.