$100/hr is considerably more than I make as a software engineer. if my employer was required to pay a janitor $100/hr, they would fire them and have all the jun

$100/hr is considerably more than I make as a software engineer. if my employer was required to pay a janitor $100/hr, they would fire them and have all the junior engineers spend the last hour of their day cleaning. having someone clean the building is essential for any business with a physical presence, but it's only worth hiring a person specifically to clean if they can be paid less than your core employees or if they can do it much more efficiently. this is why restaurants typically do not employ janitors.