Let's take an honest look.

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(06-11-2024, 02:00 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: The better question is, should it be so hard to provide good service? If you apply for and accept a job with a company, it's not much to expect you to do your job. This has been a staple of the food industry for decades. Honestly, I think its a good model. If a waitress gives up good service, I tip 20-25%. If her service was so-so, but she was super busy, she still gets the same. But if it's so-so and her effort is minimal, I give 10%. 

Americans used to take pride in their work. And mostly, I think they still do. But the decline in work ethic is a lot worse than what I would have expected had you asked me 10yrs ago. But, to answer your question above. The occupations you listen above have (except politicains) have traditionally been good paying jobs and rarely would you get bad customer service (unless you were calling an 800# that passed you on to a foreign country).

But, I'm sure you will come up with an exception.

People used to get paid well for good work too.

Then they busted the unions and sent jobs overseas so the owners could make more profit.

The workers didn't do that.

So today a lot of people will work just hard enough to make what the owners will pay them.  Work harder and the company makes more money and you get a pizza party.

Not every company and not every employee, but we are where we are because "greed is good" destroyed the American way.