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0 pointskortilla4y ago0 comments

> For many people, of all ages, there aren't starter jobs - they're the only attainable jobs.

Citation?

I have family members that weren’t very ambitious and they work in these jobs. However, they don’t make minimum wage because nearly every company offers some raises for people who just consistently show up for 6 months+ straight.

In order to be stuck at minimum you have to additionally have stability issues or issues in general that cause you to consistently get fired or pushed out. These habitual min wage earners are not even a meaningful portion of the people earning minimum wage at any given time.

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ac294y ago

> I have family members that weren’t very ambitious and they work in these jobs. However, they don’t make minimum wage because nearly every company offers some raises for people who just consistently show up for 6 months+ straight.

But what kind of raises? Starting at minimum wage and grinding out a 25c/hr raise each year for a decade is still going to leave you in poverty. No one starts at $8/hr and is making $35/hr for the same position 6 months later.

kortillaOP4y ago

Do you know what “minimum wage” means?

kylebyproxy4y ago

> nearly every company offers some raises

I've worked at least a dozen jobs. Received exactly 2 raises: one for $0.25, the other $0.33.

> In order to be stuck at minimum you have to additionally have stability issues

Or just not be able to afford a bachelor's degree

kortillaOP4y ago

You don’t need a bachelor’s degree to become a shift manager.

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0 pointskortilla4y ago0 comments

> For many people, of all ages, there aren't starter jobs - they're the only attainable jobs.

Citation?

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ac294y ago

kortillaOP4y ago

Do you know what “minimum wage” means?

kylebyproxy4y ago

> nearly every company offers some raises

I've worked at least a dozen jobs. Received exactly 2 raises: one for $0.25, the other $0.33.

> In order to be stuck at minimum you have to additionally have stability issues

Or just not be able to afford a bachelor's degree

kortillaOP4y ago

You don’t need a bachelor’s degree to become a shift manager.

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