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arrow-up158message-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.@MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@YurkshireLad@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoMinimum wage is simply the lowest full time salary a company can legally get away with paying. Nothing more, nothing less. I’m primarily talking about large corporations that make millions and billions, yet claim they can’t afford to pay more than minimum wage.
minus-square@foksmash@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•9 months agoCan you name one? I don’t know a single person who actually makes minimum wage. Legit question.
minus-square@tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-29 months agoI no longer work there but in the last year I worked for a “leading global source for education materials” according to Forbes, worth 2.8 billion and I was paid minimum wage as a retail employee.
minus-square@foksmash@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoYikes, hope things are better now! Thanks for sharing!
Minimum wage is simply the lowest full time salary a company can legally get away with paying. Nothing more, nothing less.
I’m primarily talking about large corporations that make millions and billions, yet claim they can’t afford to pay more than minimum wage.
Can you name one? I don’t know a single person who actually makes minimum wage. Legit question.
I no longer work there but in the last year I worked for a “leading global source for education materials” according to Forbes, worth 2.8 billion and I was paid minimum wage as a retail employee.
Yikes, hope things are better now! Thanks for sharing!