In America you're lucky if you make a living wage; too few of us build anything such as a thriving wage. This is unacceptable and unsustainable.
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You forgot to mention that you have to spend about half of that remaining "free time" sleeping just to maintain basic bodily functions.
I have been trying to get some overtime to help my family keep our heads above water. After 2 months of working 4 extra hours on top of my 10 hour shift, my heel now is killing me. I try to rest on my days off but that stops anything from getting done around the house. I fe...
Obviously, the solution is to just work even more hours! That's what it takes to (make my business) successful! After all, what are your other options - become homeless and be exploited as an example to keep others in line, or maybe sell your children to a middleman who will t...
Anyone being paid minimum wage today is being exploited.
Anyone being paid under $30 an hour is being exploited, no matter what line of work you're in.
"But all the workers have to do is to organize so that they can put their hands in their pockets; when they have got their hands there, the capitalists can't get theirs in. If the workers can organize so that they can stand idle they will then be strong enough so that they can...
A third of our waking day? 8 hours sleep is a third of our 24 hr day. So if you count only the time expected of you to work- just 8 hrs, it’s half of your walking life. If you count getting ready, commute, and getting/maintaining job specific necessities, it’s at least 10 hrs ...
*1/2 waking day
Thank you!
this hits way too hard, like congrats on the "win" but also why does surviving feel like a flex now
Why, I, minimum wage?........I, no, work hard, minimum wage......
You can afford lunch on your lunch break?
dont forget all the chores you'll be doing on your freetime
Most jobs used to pay full medical/dental too, which still sucks that our healthcare is tied into our job ~ ahem slavery! ~ My employer keeps trying to BS me into working more time than I claim too. "Can you do me a favor?" .......is this a work task type of favor lol...
I think one of the issues is people expecting the economy to accommodate them, and have a job available. But I think if we prioritized useful skills in schools, not only would we be more self sufficient, big box stores and fast food places would dry up and die.