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I think to there is also an attitude about minimum wage going up that - hey it's great they get raise. But if 75% of the country is getting a raise why am I not
by jakejake 11y ago
I think to there is also an attitude about minimum wage going up that - hey it's great they get raise. But if 75% of the country is getting a raise why am I not getting a raise as well?
Or for some people who worked hard to get up from minimum wage to get to $10/hour. They are now, in a way, demoted back to making minimum wage!
- Absentinsomniac 11y agoEh, I work in the service sector and when everyone was bumped to 9/hr I got bumped to 10. It wasn't a 1 to 1 bump but only like 2 people complained. Not sure how financially viable this is for other companies, but we're a median sized grocery chain. At any rate isn't it a little weird that it feels so bad that other people start at a higher rate than I did? Kinda like how some people have rich parents and others don't... Maybe there's a comparison here. Course if prices adjust this is null, but I don't think small min. wage bumps will cause prices to adjust.
- jakejake 11y agoThat's fair at least you got recognized with a salary increase. Just curious, would you have been a little upset if everybody got bumped up $9 and you didn't get a raise so you stayed there at $9 with everybody?
- Absentinsomniac 11y agoYes, I don't know why really. I actually started at like 8