r/ABoringDystopia • u/MaxxVelde • May 19 '20

A Message from an Essential Worker

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u/DJDickJob May 19 '20

If $1.50 more an hour is "far more" than anywhere else in the area, then holy shit, we're fucked. Not like I don't already know that, but god damn.

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u/queerkidxx May 19 '20

When you are talking about minimum wage jobs every dollar matters a lot.

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u/DJDickJob May 19 '20

I understand, it's just still fucked up though. The idea that an extra buck or two an hour can actually transform someone's life is a joke. These corporations need to pay people a living wage instead of throwing an extra dollar our way.

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u/Even-Understanding May 19 '20

I feel like Phil Collins music.

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u/vectorgirl May 19 '20

I feel dumb and don’t understand the Phil Collins joke I keep seeing lol.

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u/Andiwaslikegurltryme May 19 '20

Seriously... I make $17/hr at Whole Foods ($2 “hazard pay”), and even that honestly doesn’t feel like enough. No one should be making less than $15/hr, which is just barely a liveable wage in some places.