I've only visited the US twice, so most of what I know about the US low-wage labour market is from here or the media. From my understanding, it's a toxic place

I've only visited the US twice, so most of what I know about the US low-wage labour market is from here or the media. From my understanding, it's a toxic place for employees and I'd never want to work in it: * No job security - if your boss decides they want to fire you, you are SOL figuring out how to pay this month's rent * No healthcare * No paid time off - not that the standard 2 weeks for higher wage earners is much better * Having to deal with abuse from management and customers with no recourse * Scheduling hours so you effectively have no free time outside work * The legal minimum wage, being expected to be propped up by tips, so you can actually survive * The only incentive to work better is from the fear that what you do have could be taken away at any moment When I was younger I worked a grocery store and it had none of these issues. There were full time employees there who were pretty happy (the wage was low, but you could live a meager life without struggling). Is it really a suprise that it's hard to find employees if you treat then like they are worthless?