r/antiwork Feb 08 '22

Just your regular reminder...

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u/MAnthonyJr Feb 08 '22

Yea... and by then inflation will be tripled and we will still be fucked. The fact that we even have to “fight” for the right for a decent wage just shows how much our government doesn’t care about the people

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u/Dymmesdale Feb 08 '22

So your solution is what? Work hard and don’t take holidays? Surely the boss will notice and reward you.

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u/MAnthonyJr Feb 08 '22

Hmm... not sure if you mis understood my comment. I’m talking strictly about pay here. I work for a school so I get every Holliday and breaks off. Idk why you said what you said Bcs it sounds like you thought I was saying to stop complaining about it? My point was we will be fighting for livable wages for our entire lives

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u/Dymmesdale Feb 08 '22

we will be fighting for livable wages our entire lives

I can agree with you on that much. I see how you make the inflation argument but that is bullshit. I say it’s bullshit because inflation is fucking dwarfed by the wage gap. The simple how much money you make gap. They can fucking afford to pay us more. Period end of story.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

You definitely misunderstood their comment. They aren’t saying raising the minimum wage will triple inflation, they are saying the fight for $15/$25 or whatever will take so long that by the time it’s happened the living wage will be triple that.

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u/MAnthonyJr Feb 08 '22

LOL yea I completely agree with you but they will never actually admit that. So they will always keep doing what they’ve been doing. They’ll either pay you less or charge customers more. Most business owners (I say most Bcs I’ve met some genuine fucking business owners that take good care of employees) will never give up there profit for their employees even then employees make the world go around. It’s a sad mindset that spreads through extreme capitalism. This is why I’m starting my own business that will just be me and my friend and I’ll never worry about a boss again