I recently started a new job at a diner. It's very old fashioned where the owners are the chefs, and a few waitresses run the front of house. Simple. Homely. Profitable.
However, as I'm shown around the place I see so many things I could change. Mostly environmental things like water conservation, avoiding the constant use of bleach, and not brewing iced tea in the same flimsy tubberware container day after day(the hot water leeching chemicals from the plastic). Yet as a new employee, in a entry-level job, what are my choices?
Many articles and environmental activism books say to write a formal letter expressing concerns, the reason for them, as well as a positive solution. The solution should include a cost-benefit analysis, as well as facts and statistics about the proposed solution. If only there was a section of the Better Business Bureau or something similar that would support employee audits, or create an avenue that one could submit the concerns anonymously if necessary.
One day I'll find the solution to this bigger picture, but for now I'll do what I can right here.
P.S. /just found this as a draft I wrote back in Oct 2013, but it's still as prevalent as ever. Its soul-crushing, yet somewhat just the obligatory way many of us stay employed, as we waste pounds of food, or toss recyclables into trash cans as its the only thing readily available. Courage to find the solutions!
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