Context : when i go to a restaurant or a party or anything i have always felt that there should be a culture to clean our own plate like if i just tried to do that at a party or in a restuarant people would think i am weird and the staff will stop me . Like i always thought that cleaning other peoples plate was kinda degrading as in i wouldn't like to do that myself . So i am think that whole culture should change . This is the reason i kinda prefer takeouts . What are your thoughts on this ? (Disclaimer : I do not work in the food industry it is just my opinion and i am sure some people who work there would agree) .

Edit : i am not implying these kinda jobs are degrading but when the consumer is perfectly healthy and capable and is just demanding this service because they are paying and the food industry workers have to do it is kinda degrading atleast in my eyes.

EDIT : Also i am not implying the servers don't have to do anything i am saying the customer should deploy the waste in the basket and give it a little rinse under the water with some soap . Ofcourse the staff still should clean it for food safety . And maybe the price could be a little lower not by much because you still pay the same for in restaurant dining and take away.

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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think the idea is eating out is a break from all the chores associated with cooking and cleaning up.

You're literally paying for someone else to take care of those parts so you can just enjoy a meal.

If the prices were noticeably cheaper maybe.

[+] THEMASTERMIND@feddit.ch -6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

But if you had to work at the food industry wouldn't you rather not clean others plates ?

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I worked retail for fifteen years. Would I prefer customers leave me and my colleagues alone? Absolutely I would.

Unfortunately that's the job. Without going full-boomer and telling people to suck it up in a job they don't like.....if you're uncomfortable cleaning up after others then maybe hospitality isn't for them?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I worked the last year at Lowe’s helping people find stuff in the store.

It was great. I love helping people. I didn’t consider it unfortunate at all that my job was to do things for people.

[–] Nyfure@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I bet everyone wouldnt want to do their job if they could.
But its their job, so they do it.

If you worked as truck driver, wouldnt you want to not have to live in your truck? And unload it? The consumer can do that, for the same price of course.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You don’t usually unload or load your own trailer.

[–] Nyfure@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

In my country thats part of their job, unless they are doing inner-company transport maybe.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s crazy. I would rather have the people who work the equipment every day do it.

I have been 1 or 2 places that didn’t do it, but they had people there that you hire to do it.

[–] Nyfure@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It really sucks from what i have seen.
They are also only paid on the road, so having to load/unload is kinda unpaid time (of course partly compensated via the time they do get paid)
But depending on the items.. worse pay essentially, because more items or difficult ones does not equal higher compensation.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

You can get dock time if the place takes a while to get to you, but that original wait time is factored into the job bid

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I used to do those dishes.

You scrape over, more likely knock it against, a trash can to get it all off and then, spray, rinse, machine.

The kitchen dishes were bad, customer dishes weren’t shit.

[–] THEMASTERMIND@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Finally someone with real life experiance what would you say if what i said came into fruition would you say it was for the better or worse ?

[–] carbrewr84@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is such a a weird thing to focus on. You are projecting your own idea that these jobs are degrading and you fail to think about why these are jobs in the first place.

Sanitization is a massive reason why you don't have people doing their own dishes at restaurants. There is a process that needs to be followed and restaurants are required to follow to ensure pathogens don't end up on clean plates/etc.

Take your average person who dines at a restaurant and expect them to know these rules, and follow them, is insanely idealistic, but no company would ever even try to implement it due to the risks.

You have an unrealistic and idealistic view of this situation. Along with that, who are you to determine what is degrading? What about sanitation workers who pick up the weekly trash? Custodians who clean restrooms? The list goes on forever.

[–] THEMASTERMIND@feddit.ch 3 points 9 months ago

who are you to determine what is degrading

No one i specifically said its my own view and asked for others opinion

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

It wouldn’t really matter to be honest.

I would rather people just have a good time and not worry about it. It takes less than 5 seconds and people are already paying a lot just for the food.

Sit back, kick back, and enjoy

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

There's plenty of things at my job I'd rather not do. But that's not how jobs work.