r/science • u/eastbayted • 2d ago

Health Sick food service workers remain top driver of viral foodborne outbreaks in US

https://www.healio.com/news/gastroenterology/20250331/sick-food-service-workers-remain-top-driver-of-viral-foodborne-outbreaks-in-us
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u/barontaint 2d ago

I got $18 an hour to wash dishes when I last was doing it to help buddies out post covid. I'm told the going rate has gone up since then. Granted these are big city Cleveland rates though. If that's not worth her time then that place needs to have an honest discussion about BOH vs FOH payrate and potential tip sharing.

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u/DeshTheWraith 1d ago

My sisters ex used to have a job as a dishwasher here in MD. At a senior home not a restaurant, if that makes any difference (also NOT in a city), but he was making $14/hr during that time. I don't know how much a server averages with tips but I imagine in both our states they're doing better than that. Here even $21 would be straddling the poverty line.