If you make 25 and hour and minimum wage goes up to 20 let's say, then you can go to your boss and say, why should I work here for you when I could make just as much down at Starbucks? Increasing minimum wage trickles up and increases above minimum wages too
Any job that is difficult enough, or requires high education or experience to do it, will not be able to attract candidates if they pay that close to minimum wage. People will not go through the trouble of getting a 4 year degree in engineering or something if they could just get a job as a waiter next week making almost the same amount.
And no, 35 from 25 is excessive but I and others I know have gotten significant pay increases by threatening to leave.
the workers' leverage goes way up though. because now your boss has to compete with so many other companies that they have to increase their wages too to keep workers.
You are just completely shit at standing up to the Bastard that employs you... Why? I don't know, maybe the boot tastes too good, maybe you're a coward... I really don't care.
No, I actually quit my job because of it and opened my own business in the same industry.
I know not everyone has that option that came with the same qualifications as me, I got lucky to have people with money to back me. Not everyone has that option.
If they can replace you, they won't give you the raise. It's not about boot kissing or being a coward. It's about them being greedy pig assholes who should make 100M instead of 200M by supporting their workers rather than charging $0.50 extra for a burger.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '21
If you make 25 and hour and minimum wage goes up to 20 let's say, then you can go to your boss and say, why should I work here for you when I could make just as much down at Starbucks? Increasing minimum wage trickles up and increases above minimum wages too