[Lord of Alcohol]

Originally posted by The Hunter of Jahanna: It is the same in the resaurant industry, LOA. In the place I work we have 15 cooks in the kitchen. Only 5 of us are from the U.S., the other 10 are from Argentinia,Mexico,Guatamala and we have 1 guy from Panama.I agree with you that they have less expenses and try to send a lot of the money they make home to their families.I disagree with you that they get work simply because they will work cheaper. They get more jobs in my industry because they work harder and better than most. Being a chef isnt easy,50 to 80 hour weeks are the norm. We get American kids in there who think its easy work and all they do is bitch and whine about how long the hours are or how busy it is. The Spanish kids get in there and just do it, they dont complain,they dont cut corners, and they are always happy to cover for each other.If American workers worked like the Spanish workers , well we would have all American workers. I dont think the problem is immigration, I think it is that they younger generation doesnt have very much of a work ethic.

I can agree that a lot of American kids are spoiled. But I know that more than a few who quit or get fired eventually understand what it takes to hold a job. I know a few who have "grown up". Yet now its to the point of over-saturation of the available jobs.