Be Glad You Don't Work For Steve Finley
San Diego Union Tribune story about Steve Finley bouncing checks to employees of his restaurant in Del Mar. In August he told them they would be paid soon.
As of yesterday, the workers have still not been paid.
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Sure
lots of restaurants go out of business. But stiffing the workers and writing bad checks is an entirely different thing.
I wasn’t really commenting on this situation, but more in general. I wonder if the article gets written if Steve Finley wasn’t one of the partners of the LLC that owned the restaurant though.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 22, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
A player who earned $70+ million
in his career not paying a dishwasher and busboys certainly adds to the story.
But not running the story simply because he is a baseball player is equally wrong.
What he made or how much money he has doesn’t really matter. I’m sure his other partners have made money elsewhere, too.
The article also states that Finley has already put some of his own money into this project to keep it afloat. Where is the outrage over one of the other partners who didn’t put any extra money into the deal?
Yes, it’s a bad thing that these workers didn’t get paid. But it’s the fault of the ownership group in general, not just Steve Finley.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 22, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Ya, it sucks
It happened to me in college. I was delivering pizzas and showed up for work on Saturday morning as I usually did and the owner of the restaurant met me outside saying that they were closed because they were painting. I had a feeling that the clown was going to stiff me and I should have confronted him about it right then but I didn’t. When I showed up the next day they had gutted the restaurant and none of us got paid. Luckily for us, this was in Oregon which allows video poker to be played in bars (like this one) and the restaurant owner had to post a bond for the use of the video poker machines. As an employee, we had a super-priority for the allocation of funds (in this unformal liquidation since the guy split) and the cash from the bond were used to pay the back wages to employees.
by Michael White on Feb 22, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
More importantly, how did the painting go?
by Eric Stephen on Feb 22, 2010 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
Finley fell for the glitz of owning a tangible product like a restaurant, or a car dealership that tends to eat money fast instead of less tangible products like CDs or bonds.
There’s probably a fair amount of utility to be gained by owning a restaurant. Kind of cool to bring friends around to “your” restaurant.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 22, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Until you realize that they’re moochers.You’re working in a market where the primary product must be sold at a rapid rate due to the perishable aspect of food.
Unless you’re making hands over fist, you can’t give away free food to your friends. That’s a profit that could be made elsewhere, and that’s assuming you’re busy enough to worry about that.
I’m saying there might be more to it than money. What if someone just wanted to own a restaurant because they like food? So they can get their name out there again?
by Eric Stephen on Feb 22, 2010 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
So, what your saying is
we should never expect you to bring donuts to a TBLA event?
by Michael White on Feb 23, 2010 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
This week, Finley canceled the bankruptcy, saying he’s negotiating with someone about a deal to take over the restaurant and pay back wages. "I am going to refile (bankruptcy) if this doesn’t work out," he said.
Tripon - The Donut Nazi
no donuts for you as he slaps the hands of his friends as they try to sneak a donut out from under the glass. At least if you had friends it wasnt’ because you were free with your family’s donuts.
I agree wit Eric, owning a restaurant has some cache. Kind of like writing for a Dodger blog:)
At least Finley is not on the same level of Mike Smith of the Clippers who talked a golfing friend into a real estate deal, then when the deal went south his friend ended up losing his house. Bad judgment on the friends side but it still sucks for him.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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