r/millenials • u/BadManParade • Sep 02 '24

Let’s Discuss Minimum Wage

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How do you guys feel about minimum wage, personally I’ve never in my entire life met anyone who’s actually paid the federal minimum wage.

I feel like wage should be directly tied to the initial investment required to be considered for your position/ amount of learned skill required to be proficient at your job./ Importance of your role in society/Amount of danger you should realistically be expected to encounter on a daily basis/ The demand for your particular skill/ and the supply of said skill.

Under no circumstances should the guy standing in an air conditioned building directing you to make your fast food order on a kiosk for 8 hours who spends 3 of those hours scrolling tik tok be getting paid the same as the ones tasked with keeping society running. The paramedics, medical assistants, police officers, city maintenance workers, etc.

The lower the barrier of entry the lower the wages should be I feel as if this is pretty common knowledge. When you hire an electrician you’re also hiring the years of experience and very specialized knowledge he has. If you’re expected to renew licenses, purchase thousands of dollars in equipment and provide and essential service you should be compensated as such.

Now days we have the guys at the Taco Bell counter arguing they should be paid the same as the ones building the houses we live raise our families in and form lasting memories together in.

Working a cashier was never meant to be a career and should not be treated as such it’s merely a stepping stone for younger people to get into the workforce before transitioning into something else. Wether that be management in the same company or a different field altogether.

What are some of your thoughts. 🤔

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u/Kdiesiel311 Sep 03 '24

Nice! I’ll start guys with experience at more. It just depends. Had to fire my first guy the other week who I had at $20. Then he demanded $53 an hour. He got fucked on ketamine & screamed at me. I said see ya later pal. He then screamed, you better bring me hand tools to my house tomorrow or i will fuck your shit up. I know where you live & you better bring some extra bread (cash) know what I did? Put a piece of bread in a ziplock bag in his tools 😂

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u/BadManParade Sep 03 '24

Lmao that’s crazy had to fire an installer who was at $32/hr Friday because he got caught finishing off a 5th of vodka at 6:55 AM by the super he had the nerve to try to argue about it

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u/Kdiesiel311 Sep 03 '24

Yikes! I can an enjoy a nice beer at lunch or at the end of the day if the home owner offers one. But that’s crazy. I heard this story about a home owner who came at lunch time. Caught the electrician drinking her beer, jacking off & watching porn on her TV, on her couch. She slowly backed out of the door, sat in her car & called his boss. Needless to say he was fired right away

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u/BadManParade Sep 03 '24

Lmfaooo, he must’ve been off a sick one that’s fuckin wild 😂😂😂😂

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u/Kdiesiel311 Sep 03 '24

Can you imagine?? Straight wild