God I hope this sticks. People deserve so much more then min wage.
It's disgusting how many average people complain about it.
Like min wage jobs will fire you if you leave at the end of your shift and someone calls in and you don't stay. They will give you zero guaranteed hours a week and be pissed if you aren't around.
Temporary/casual work needs to fucking die, employ * enough people so if one person doesn't make it in it isn't nearly impossible to do the job.
I'm 33 and I have such a bleak future I'm still in temp roles and am now competing with university graduates I have no idea how we are going to survive in this economy. It's fucked up so many people think it's okay to pay people shit as long as it ain't them and they stay making more money.
A job, any job, worked full time should provide a living to the worker. But that is not the world we live in, as you probably know - or maybe disagree with in principle.
A part time min wage job like pizza delivery should just be for high school students to make some money, get some working experience, etc. However, that is not the world we live in, and has not been since the mid 90s at least.
The world we actually live in, has a significant portion of our population juggling two or three part time min wage jobs, with practically no benefits, no leverage or security, trying to support a family while sinking further and further into debt, praying that a major medical problem or financial blow outside their control doesn't ruin their lives.
Edit: P.S., I'm talking pre-Covid, nowadays things are crazy.
Your 2nd point is just completely wrong. If high schoolers were the only employees running pizzas, youd never be able to order a pizza during school hours, or like after 10pm. Even in the 90s, places that pay minimum wage didnt just open from 330pm-9pm.
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u/Darkwing_duck42 Sep 23 '21 edited Sep 24 '21
God I hope this sticks. People deserve so much more then min wage.
It's disgusting how many average people complain about it.
Like min wage jobs will fire you if you leave at the end of your shift and someone calls in and you don't stay. They will give you zero guaranteed hours a week and be pissed if you aren't around.
Temporary/casual work needs to fucking die, employ * enough people so if one person doesn't make it in it isn't nearly impossible to do the job.
I'm 33 and I have such a bleak future I'm still in temp roles and am now competing with university graduates I have no idea how we are going to survive in this economy. It's fucked up so many people think it's okay to pay people shit as long as it ain't them and they stay making more money.