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$4 an hour is I guess in the region of a 10% to 20% raise. Not sure about you but I wouldn't turn that down when the difference is working for one faceless onli
by zxcmx 9y ago
$4 an hour is I guess in the region of a 10% to 20% raise. Not sure about you but I wouldn't turn that down when the difference is working for one faceless online platform versus another.
The funny thing about salaries that many companies don't understand is that those extra few dollars can make a huge difference to workers.
There's this kind of narrative going around recently that beyond some magic figure (pick a silly number like $70k or whatever) extra money doesn't make you happier etc.
What this totally misses out on is that to have a financial future you have to make money over expenses.
If it costs you $20/hr to live and you make $24 then $28 actually doubles what you have left at the end of the month.
This applies whether you make $15/hour or $150.
- brianwawok 9y agoThe flipside is many expenses are discretionary. Your $120 a month iPhone bill? Cable TV? You can choose to say no to either. But consumerism encourages people to max bulls to the ceiling.
- m0llusk 9y agoThis is a valid point but it is worth pointing out that in this specific case most Homejoy cleaners were making $11-13/hour working usually 4-6 billable hours a day in big cities and as such could not afford $100+ a month for wireless or cable.