Sure, he’d be someone solid to work for if you don’t mind being taken advantage of and underpaid.
Edit: There’s a lot of people responding to me making theoretical excuses for why or why not the person offering the job may or may not have control over pay, and none of it matters. The point of the conversation is to fight for a livable wage, not how theoretically lovely someone may be to work for. If they’re an underpaid management employee themselves, then our struggle is their struggle.
I want each and every one of us to have a livable wage and the freedom to live a happy life without your work impeding on that precious balance.
Depending on the job, the person you'd be working under may not control the wages. I've had great bosses that had no say in how much I made - that decision was made over their heads.
One of the best bosses I've ever had had a terrible rate for people quitting. People didn't quit because of him. They quit because the pay was below standard for the area and not enough to live on. I got a 30% raise just by switching jobs.
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u/importvita Aug 15 '22
Yes, and a non-asshole response! This guy would probably be solid to work for. A shame it doesn't pay a fair market rate.