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Alice B.

(741 posts)
2. Anyone else notice this:
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 11:19 AM
Apr 20

“Lilly Hall found work at a Delbarton restaurant. But it's unpaid until a waitress position opens — enough to preserve her benefits, but far from ideal.”

I’m not saying a restaurant in Mingo County is flush with cash but the idea of people “volunteering” this way sets off alarm bells for me.

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