hi. i am new... and i hope this thread doesnt earn me some hate points...
...just kidding... sort of.
i am a vegan who works in a restaurant that serves meat. i have been working in restaurants on and off for a long time.
i have quit different restaurants many times because of my ethical beliefs....
but i am a student, and relatively poor. i always seem to go back to serving in restauraunts because the tips are amazing; i can earn a wage that is quite good - with my wage and tips i end up making about twenty-five dollars an hour; compared to the eight to ten dollars an hours i would make anywhere else. i live in vancouver, bc; the rent is ridiculous!
if i did not serve in restaurants i would be well below the poverty line... which is obviously not the best place to be.
but... i have some SERIOUS ethical conflicts in regards to what i do for a living.... obviously.
i feel like a bad person/bad vegan for working in restaurants. i feel like i am selling my soul for money. its a horrible feeling. but at the same time, i have tried working at other places and i ended up being so poor that i could barely afford to buy food! it was awful.
i have asked many friends what they think of this situation (none of these friends are vegan-some are vegetarian), and most people seem to think that a jobs a job. as long as im not eating it, its ok.
i am curious what other vegans think (please dont be too harsh, i feel horrible about my current situation)
so yeah, i would love to hear other vegans opinions/input/comments/ideas/suggestions/conclusions about my restaurant situation.
oh yeah, if youre going to say "work at a veg restaurant!" ive tried. they are EXTREMELY hard to get into because EVERYONE wants to work at them.
thanks so much
ps this is long; sorry
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