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How the Subminimum Wage Affects Disabled and Tipped Workers | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Power Dynamic of Employees

Saruja: "We saw that get very ugly during the pandemic. It got incredibly explicit" She says women are often asked to take off their masks so customers can see how cute they are, which is called 'masculine harassment' People of color who tried to tell a customer what to do were screamed at and punched in the face, she says. Saruja: A lot of us hit rock bottoms emotionally and people fiscally. The idea of what do I have to lose? Well, I can't lose a job. So COVID took the job from you for a while.

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