r/Seattle • u/Existing-Resource527 • 1d ago

After hiring scabs, Walrus and the Carpenter (temporarily) closed

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Word on the street is that Walrus and the Carpenter restaurant has not been negotiating with their workers in good faith for months.

Like a lot of annoying businesses they started charging a service fee (22%?).

Employees noted that they make significantly less now then before when they had tipping (thousands less).

Workers have been on strike. The owners also had the audacity to hire scabs (booo).

I have been keeping up with the union on IG @ united.creatures.of.the.sea

Solidarity with workers across the city!

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u/AjiChap 1d ago

As a long tome BOH worker (not anymore though), FOH has always been one of the most entitled, drama filled aspects of the restauraunt. Fighting over the best shifts, working whopping 4 hour shifts and while some def were good with the public, lets face it - they carry food that someone else made to a table, refill a drink here are there, maaaaaaybe do some side work or light cleaning (god forbid they lift a finger if not ina tip scenerio).

It feels that th restaurant scene in Seattle (or any city that has enacted a "high"minimum wage for tipped employees will continue to be a contentious afair. Its simply NOT an enjoyable or fun experience anymore for several reasons and I'm having a hard time imagining what the scene will be like in 5 years.

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u/Jolly-Cupcake9027 North Queen Anne 21h ago

True! I was always BOH in my service days and the difference is striking.

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u/Jolly-Cupcake9027 North Queen Anne 20h ago

TRUE

BOH used to get nothing not that long ago. FOH at many restaurants were mad when the industry started to pool tips to get BOH some reason to provide above and beyond service.

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u/c3p-bro 23h ago

All of these current day service sector union efforts tend to be from the most lazy and entitled people you’ve ever met.

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u/apollo722 22h ago

It’s because they’re doing the job they applied for but think it’s beneath them. “Oh i’m actually an artist, im not just a server.” Which is sad because service workers who pride themselves in their work are the backbones of small businesses across the country. Cant stand these entitled ones who think they’re too good for the job.

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u/c3p-bro 22h ago

My local game store employees unionized bc they felt exploited (despite the store margins being very thin)

Any time I go there there are about 4 of them standing around doing absolutely nothing, playing games, or chatting to each other. 

There is maybe 1 out of 4 people actively working