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It's a shame. I'm guessing it wasn't always so? I have memories as a kid of Home Depot staffing older, knowledgeable people. And going to a department store
by silisili 5y ago
It's a shame. I'm guessing it wasn't always so? I have memories as a kid of Home Depot staffing older, knowledgeable people. And going to a department store with my mom and seeing the sales ladies help her with every little thing.
Today both places are very much 'good luck, youre on your own' and staffed by people who seem like they very much don't want to be there.
Did they use to pay better, comparatively?
- ravitation 5y ago1) Yes, they did. The competitiveness of minimum wage has been in decline for the better part of the last 70 years. 2) Another piece of it, speaking to your example, is that women in the workplace were much more often "second-earners" 50 years ago. This is much less true today.