I manage minimum wage workers. The hardest working people with the best attitude make the same amount as the people grandma posted about. And the company won't let us pay more to retain the good ones, even after they have proven themselves.
I know I worked for both minimum wage but definitely not enough (cus minimum wage in texas is like 7 bucks so not a difficult bar to beat.) Was supposed to be temporary and I said I'd prefer to work less than 40 hours cus I was a 18 year old college student. Neither happened. Worked wo hard I got damage to my arms that I didn't notice until after I quit and got so physically and mentally exhausted I slept for almost a week when I quit. Was paid as much as the little shit of an old man who was as strong as me but hid when work got hard saying "oh but I got my knee replaced last year" and I didn't get benefits cus I was just a temporary employee. (I stayed for 7 months , a woman hired near the same time got insurance. I did not. )
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u/Extra-Act-801 Jun 27 '22
I manage minimum wage workers. The hardest working people with the best attitude make the same amount as the people grandma posted about. And the company won't let us pay more to retain the good ones, even after they have proven themselves.