I am so P!SSD off right now.

[randomint]

Originally posted by: bleeb
Quit your whining and better improve your communication skills (learn Spanish)

wow. a constructive remark. makes so much sense. kinda obvious too

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nah. thread crapping is far better!

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: oldman420
I cook for a living and in the last 5-6 years the flood of Mexican immigrants has really overrun my industry. I used to see like 25-35% of the crew being Mexican nationals, these days I am the only American in the kitchen.
now don't get me wrong I am not a racist person and actually like Mexicans and other races, BUT when you are the only white guy they try to make it hard enough on you to make you quit and recently at least the management supports them.
I actually feel bad for them as they get paid much less than I do, like 2-3 dollars an hour less. The management loves them as they work for peanuts and will work straight through with no breaks and don't try to stand up for their rights.
even the legal ones are afraid of deportation so humble down and take unlimited crap from management.
I have lost 2 jobs in the last year and am currently at risk of losing my current one at the Anaheim ca convention center over the same problem.
the situation is that management wants more Mexicans so is pushing and treating me to just quit. they would love to replace this whiny white boy with a quiet slave that cannot even speak English and therefore cannot complain.

am I wrong here do I have to try at 45 years old to change careers?

please help me see some sense in this.

your in like a horse buggy whip business.

market conditions have changed. there;'s no longer a need for horse buggy whips (ie: white kitchen workers).

get ouit. u know what happened to dinosaurs that didnt change w/the conditions,...

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: JEDI

your in like a horse buggy whip business.

market conditions have changed. there;'s no longer a need for horse buggy whips (ie: white kitchen workers).

get ouit. u know what happened to dinosaurs that didnt change w/the conditions,...

Inspiration courtesy of Larry The Liquidator.

 

[sandmanwake]

You have to keep adapting and keep your options open. If it's not immigrants, it's something else. I see it at where I work also. Professional office environment. There are people here who've worked at this same job for years. That's all they've ever done and they never took the opprotunity or time to learn new skills just in case something happens that would cause them to lose their job. Well, something does happen to some of them and these same people then spend months trying to get their job back at the same place, doing the same thing. No pay check while they're fighting to get their old job back. Angry at the circumstances or whatever.

Other people in the office, doing the same thing they do, move on immediately to something else when they lose their job. The difference is that those who could move on immediately took the time all throughout their career to keep their skills updated and learn new things, even things that aren't necessarily related to their current job.

 

[Mermaidman]

You should read Anthony Bourdain's book, Kitchen Confidential. He thinks highly (not kidding) of cooks from Latin America.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: cheesygoldfish
lol, i live in canada

barely 0.5% of the pop. is mexican

yeah, but the problem with that is everyone else is Canadian.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod

Originally posted by: cheesygoldfish
lol, i live in canada

barely 0.5% of the pop. is mexican

yeah, but the problem with that is everyone else is Canadian.

hahaha. that had me rofl

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
If you can PROVE any of them are illegal, call immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) and the local FOX news affiliate.
Whistleblowers are protected by FEDERAL labor law.

And yes, you'll need a new career.

Anyone in Catering / Hospitality / Hotel trades that I went to school with either owns their own business in the industry, or has been replaced by immigrant labor.

winnar

 

[redgtxdi]

Why.........WHATEVER are you talking about???




:|

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: oldman420
I cook for a living and in the last 5-6 years the flood of Mexican immigrants has really overrun my industry. I used to see like 25-35% of the crew being Mexican nationals, these days I am the only American in the kitchen.
now don't get me wrong I am not a racist person and actually like Mexicans and other races, BUT when you are the only white guy they try to make it hard enough on you to make you quit and recently at least the management supports them.
I actually feel bad for them as they get paid much less than I do, like 2-3 dollars an hour less. The management loves them as they work for peanuts and will work straight through with no breaks and don't try to stand up for their rights.
even the legal ones are afraid of deportation so humble down and take unlimited crap from management.
I have lost 2 jobs in the last year and am currently at risk of losing my current one at the Anaheim ca convention center over the same problem.
the situation is that management wants more Mexicans so is pushing and treating me to just quit. they would love to replace this whiny white boy with a quiet slave that cannot even speak English and therefore cannot complain.

am I wrong here do I have to try at 45 years old to change careers?

please help me see some sense in this.

Seems pretty obvious, you must learn espanol, change your last name to gonzalez, get a tan, take $3hr less and not take any breaks.

 

[MX2]

Yeah, I remember you oldman420, you are the one who was a deadbeat for SS a few years ago...must be karma

 

[redgtxdi]

Originally posted by: MX2
Yeah, I remember you oldman420, you are the one who was a deadbeat for SS a few years ago...must be karma

DOh!

:Q

 

[oldman420]

Originally posted by: MX2
Yeah, I remember you oldman420, you are the one who was a deadbeat for SS a few years ago...must be karma

all I can say to that is wow

 

[thescreensavers]

I was at Macaroni grill the other day all Mexican chefs... ow well if you cant beet them join them

 

[BigToque]

If they are hiring legal immigrants who just happen to be willing to work harder for less money, you really have nothing to complain about. If you think the business is doing something illegal, report it.

 

[Mellman]

Originally posted by: oldman420

Originally posted by: MX2
Yeah, I remember you oldman420, you are the one who was a deadbeat for SS a few years ago...must be karma

all I can say to that is wow karma's a bitch

fixed?

 

[BlancoNino]

When we talk about illegal immigration and the problems it causes, this should not even come up. Work is work and you will be paid by what you are worth. The area I live in has a high percentage of mexicans, and there are just as many local restaurants and businesses that won't hire mexicans as there are places that will only hire mexicans. In fact, besides mexican restaurants, I have never seen a place replace everyone with the workers you have described. Odds are, with your experience, you should be able to find a better job.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: Raduque
Don't quit - put up with all their sh1t. If they do end up firing you, go to the state labor board, and complain the company is hiring lots of illegals. At the very least they might get some fines.

Word

 

[Theb]

Originally posted by: Raduque
Don't quit - put up with all their sh1t. If they do end up firing you, go to the state labor board, and complain the company is hiring lots of illegals. At the very least they might get some fines.

The employer is probably being shown some fake/stolen documents during the hiring process and AFAIK as long as the documents look right they're absolved of any responsibility.

 

[KK]

I would expect this out of a teenager, not a 45 year old. I don't even know what advise I could give you as you been doing so well in life, there isn't time to teach an old dog new tricks. Well there is time, but you can't teach a stupid old dog new tricks.

 

[Mo0o]

stay in school kids

 

[Miramonti]

SoCal has a lot of hispanics in the food industry, and that's nothing new. However I find it hard to believe that at 45 that you are competing in your career with illegals. I also find it somewhat hard to believe you can lose 2 positions this year solely dependent on the competition and not your aptitude or attitude.

Seems to me you have two choices in this career...get better at what you do or do it somewhere else, ie away from border states or states with a large number of competent inexpensive restaurant workers.

 

[davidsi]

mexiCAN!!!!! seriously if there are poeple getting paid 2-3 bucks an hour doing ure job...i dont know how much more u can make doing it. maybe its time to look for a better paying job

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: Mellman

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
We really need to crack down on businesses that hire illegal aliens...:|

+1

+100 for me.

 

[Imdmn04]

If they are illegal, report them.

If they are legal, then nothing you can do about. You have to question yourself whether your skills are worth the amount of money they are paying you just because you are the white guy.