> I don't believe it is lack of money. We are definitely in a IT bubble. It is DEFINITELY about the money. We have dunkin donuts and plenty other places sayin

> I don't believe it is lack of money. We are definitely in a IT bubble. It is DEFINITELY about the money. We have dunkin donuts and plenty other places saying you can make "Up to $20/hr - including tips (but in 1/4 the font size)". Or person is paid $20/hr for the work of 2 humans, and the management says to do these roles too without extra compensation. Or you negotiate for 40h/week average, and management expects 50-60h/week. Or benefits are slashed. Or you get your 3% "raise" which is 1/2 inflation. > The best advice I can give is to enjoy your work and don't get hung up on a $$ track as your measure of success. Really? Ive heard management saying this kind of garbage before. I have better advice: get paid closer to your surplus value's worth. And then when you HAVE capital, you can decide how you want to live your life. And there really is no stability in our system, no matter how pretty things are. We employees/workers have low to no representation in companies. We don't see how the C-suite does stuff, and it's too late when they do. (All of this is primarily US focused, since we take caveat emptor to living and working and everything. It's sickening, but we have to play in this sham system until we can subvert it.)