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In what sense are Amazon warehouse workers, who are not paid enough to do thing like purchase a home in the area where they work, “middle class”?
by mbgerring 6y ago
In what sense are Amazon warehouse workers, who are not paid enough to do thing like purchase a home in the area where they work, “middle class”?
- refurb 6y agoThere are warehouses across the US including areas where houses cost $150k.
- cellar_door 6y ago2 people * $15/hr minimum * 2000 hrs/year = $60,000 household income US median household income is $61,937.
- sigwinch28 6y ago2000 / 52 ≈ 38 hours a week, every week of the year. That's 9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri with 30m for lunch. So basically a household of two full-time jobs to make £45k/yr gross. When exactly do these two people take holiday or sick leave?
- grecy 6y agoAnd how do they pay for childcare, or actually enjoy their lives.