Shared in Work Reform@lemmy.world 5 days ago

Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore

0/2000

And here you see the purpose in the design.

I remember in 2007 I would have to work two hours for a pack of smokes or a gallon of gas working in fast food. 0/10 would not recommend.

☂️-@lemmy.ml 3 days ago

this is sustainable because we let them do it to us

RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 days ago

That’s why they need to work two jobs at closer to 60 or more hours per week, no weekends off, in order to have anything at all.

lookitsjustin@lemmy.ca 3 days ago

Minimum wage here in Alberta, Canada remains $15/hr. and hasn’t changed since 2018. That’s eight years. Absolutely insane now that I’ve looked it up, fuck me.

Jankatarch@lemmy.world 3 days ago

Isn’t minimum wage also half that?

Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 days ago

Yup. This is why we were trying to get it increased to 15 back in fucking 2011.

Today we need it to be nearly double that.

NutWrench@lemmy.ml 4 days ago

Also, do you really NEED sleep?

BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago

That’s the neat thing, it isn’t for us.

My boss makes a dollar, I make a dime,

This rhyme comes from a different time,

My boss makes a dollar, I make a cent,

That’s why I can no longer afford rent.

HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days ago

Huh, I always thought a dime was $0.01

rethnor@lemmy.zip 4 days ago

And any positions that are paying minimum wage aren’t hiring full time for those positions, that means more than one job which increases transportation costs and reduces free time.

liimnok@lemmy.ml 4 days ago

And they do that so they don’t have to provide health insurance, which means the employee will have to pay for their own and thats expensive. Highly predatory.

jj4211@lemmy.world 3 days ago

This is a reason I feel like public health care should be a bipartisan issue. Business people should love not having to do health insurance for employees.

HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 days ago

I have had plenty of full time minimum wage jobs. Also had a few zero hour contracts which absolutely suck in comparison.

fucmm@lemmy.zip 4 days ago

We need to start taking to the streets my friends and just take what you need. Fuck corporate America. I’m gonna take what I want and throw what I think it’s worth on the counter on the way out. Who’s gonna stop me. I need food and clothes for me and my kids. You gonna fucking stop me? The fucking guy checking receipts gonna stop me? No it’s gonna be the Karen bitch that voted for trump and I’m gonna Sparta kick that hoe out my way

BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago

I don’t see people stealing food.

Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago

That’s the spirit.