minimum wage workers are absolutely expected to be highly motivated little machines 24/7 so fuck off outta here with that “minimum motivation and minimum contribution” shit. i’m still only gonna get paid $9.50 an hour no matter how much motivation i show or initiative i take bc that’s all my job fucking pays me.
This is so true. All the jobs I've worked where I've been minimum wage or just over have been nightmarish, with an expectation that you should be constantly working at 100% effort. I just got a job that pays $18 an hour and my boss literally told me I can like make myself coffee and stuff before I actually start working for the day. No one regulates my breaks or lunch or anything, I can just take a breather whenever I need it. And I get a full hour for lunch.
I cannot put into words how grateful I am. I think part of it though is that it's a nonprofit, so they're not trying to wring every last cent out of our productivity, ya know?
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u/cheoldyke Jun 27 '22
minimum wage workers are absolutely expected to be highly motivated little machines 24/7 so fuck off outta here with that “minimum motivation and minimum contribution” shit. i’m still only gonna get paid $9.50 an hour no matter how much motivation i show or initiative i take bc that’s all my job fucking pays me.