Comment on Charities of Employees from "non-profit" I was going to donate too
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/…/2023-SDZWA-Annu…
Total revenue per year is 420 million.
Concessions and cleaning staff typically make 35k-40k. Zookeepers ~50k.
These 5 employees. Amount to .8% of the yearly operating budget, while the sum of all other employees totals up to 10% of the 400 million dollar operating budget.
I’m not making any judgements, just offering the numbers.
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They pay cooks less than $20/hour in a city with an average rent of $3000/month. I’ve got no problem passing judgement.
dan@upvote.au 2 weeks ago
So their cooks get paid less than ‘cooks’ at McDonald’s? Fast food minimum wage is $20/hour throughout California.
Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Why did you put “cooks” in quotes? Do you think fry cooks aren’t cooks? Churning out food in a hot kitchen is work, regardless of what you think of the end product
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
While most work is hard, and I dunno how bespoke this gig is, there’s a massive difference between a generic fry “cook” and a restaurant line cook/chef.
Most fry cooks, like a Macdonald’s, are a finely tuned production line where most of the food is pre-prepped and premade (most of the “cooking” is done in a factory). The “cooks” in those roles usually just assemble the pre made components, and in the case of fast food, have finely tunes tools to serve their generic menu.
A restaurant cook/chef requires significantly more attention to detail, skill, flexibility, and knowledge because most of the food is made from scratch, using raw ingredients, which is why there are culinary schools. Real restaurants can’t succeed with a kitchen full of deep fryers and teenagers pushing buttons.
dan@upvote.au 1 week ago
I’m not saying that McDonald’s isn’t hard work - I definitely agree with you there. I was just referring to the fact that McDonald’s food is fairly straightforward to cook compared to a restaurant where they have many different menu items and things are made to order.
TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Correct.