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The thing is, most humans are not doing those types of jobs for YEARS like robots. Humans can learn on the job and acquire skills and impress their boss and get
by peacetreefrog 9y ago
The thing is, most humans are not doing those types of jobs for YEARS like robots. Humans can learn on the job and acquire skills and impress their boss and get raises and maybe become the boss and apply to other jobs or find something like better. That's why it's called "ground floor", because you can move up, and most people eventually do.
The % of people making minimum wage at any given time is a snapshot, and it covers people at all stages of their lives. Are there some people working their ass off and not making it a la an Upton Sinclaire book? Sure. But that's not most people. In fact, most people (1) making minimum wage are between the ages of 16-24 and aren't going to be making that forever. And even among those who aren't, most are well above the poverty line.
[1] https://www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/report/who-earns-the-minimum-wage-suburban-teenagers-not-single-parents https://www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/report/who-earns-the...
- FussyZeus 9y agoIf an employer expects you to be available at any time for any shift, regardless of the job, then you should be paid enough to live off of that paycheck. Full stop. Whether you’re feeding cats, flipping burgers, tending wounds, or just answering a phone, we have entire lines of work now where despite the fact that you’re expected to always be available and never turn down a shift, you get paid bare minimum wage, and never get enough hours for benefits. It’s disgusting and immoral.