Why do the service industry get so many breaks

Something something required for the economy something something. I agree though, they do get a lot of digouts and pay staff the minimum they can get away with. Mostly with the owner then rocking up in a fancy new or new-ish designer car.

Also, there are plenty of waiting staff out there who don't expect tips, but do appreciate them because of aforementioned crap wages. However, I wouldn't expect a tip for normal service.

A local hotel just sold for a few million, reason being, it was a gold mine, even though it wasnt the busiest hotel in the town, was told this by an employee who works there. Hotel staff are treated really poorly from my experience, like slaves really, the hotel owners are making a fortune, look at the prices they are charging now.

Was told lately by a hotel worker who worked in a posh castle hotel, where the staff have houses on the grounds, they pay rent for this accommodation but aren't allowed have friends over. This guy had a girlfriend over and the sad act of a manager he has, young guy, knocked on his door, I believe you have someone here, can I check? He walks in and checks the house, then asks to check the workers bedroom, checks the room and opens the wardrobe, finds the workers girlfriend hiding in the wardrobe.

why would anyone want to work in such an industry?

our economy has been gradually moving towards service industries, and away from traditional industries such as manufacturing, employment is a critical metric for measuring the wellness of an economy, hence incentives and state supports towards the service industries, i.e. to maintain high levels of employment. the owners of service industries also tend to be the primary owners of assets, and the value of assets such as property, also play a critical role in the reflection of the wellness of an economy, by maintaining high value of assets such as property, its perceived that an economy is doing well. but this ignores the potential negatives, i.e. it ignores the quality of jobs created, pay and conditions of these jobs etc, and those that simply cannot gain access to the ownership of assets such as property etc

well very angry man - why dont you get into that business yourself if its such a cushy number

If my Aunty had bOLLOCKs she would be my uncle.

we dont live un Japan so it has nothing to do with the service industry in Ireland.