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>Lots of people seriously undervalue what homemakers do. This is a very serious issue with America's current manifestation of capitalism. You have people who a

by cc-d 4y ago

>Lots of people seriously undervalue what homemakers do. This is a very serious issue with America's current manifestation of capitalism. You have people who are ESSENTIAL to society, EMTs and the like, not even being paid what they would make at walmart or mcdonalds To say nothing of teachers. I've been saying for years that becoming a US public school teacher is a massive mistake. Now the very same ignorant people who ran their teachers off by accusing them of teaching their kids to be gay or something like that, completely unironically, seem to be becoming only more relevant to the lives of normal people as time goes on. That's the sort of shit you should be afraid to say in public, it really doesn't matter if they actually believe it or even really know what they're saying. they genuinely believe the shit they see on the TV or are told by Alcoholic bob down at the local 7-eleven parking lot. and now that can't figure out why nobody wants to go to school for 4+ years, likely taking on a substantial amount of debt, to make less than a mcdonalds cashier while dealing with massive political pressure from truly shockingly ignorant people (depending on the state) I look back on what I remember seeing grown fucking adults say to/accuse teachers of, why would anybody who is genuinely educated ever, ever voluntarily choose to deal with that sort of (in some cases, quite literal) violent ignorance

seibelj 4y ago
If EMTs were so hard to find, they would be paid more money. In Massachusetts it’s significantly less training and requirements to be an EMT than a hair stylist (for whatever government-regulated reason). McDonalds and Walmart jobs are often valued less by people (such as yourself) who see them as some sort of hell-on-earth so the wage reflects the value to the organization and what has to be paid to keep competent people there. McDonalds has created more Latino millionaires than any other company on earth, and I enjoy their food once in a while. I don’t denigrate people who work there. Maybe you should try and see that workers at all jobs have value and don’t hate their lives despite people poo-pooing their careers. Here is an EconTalk podcast about what working at Walmart is actually like. It may be illuminating to the HN crowd https://www.econtalk.org/platt-on-working-at-wal-mart/ https://www.econtalk.org/platt-on-working-at-wal-mart/
- Spooky23 4y ago
  Walmart is a pretty shitty place to work. I worked for one summer at one right after the took away the ESOP that made many early employees wealthy. The managers are move around and are company lifers, it’s a weird culture. McDonalds isn’t too bad if your need for shifts lined up with their demand peaks. The managers are the most exploited.

by cc-d 4y ago

seibelj 4y ago

If EMTs were so hard to find, they would be paid more money. In Massachusetts it’s significantly less training and requirements to be an EMT than a hair stylist (for whatever government-regulated reason). McDonalds and Walmart jobs are often valued less by people (such as yourself) who see them as some sort of hell-on-earth so the wage reflects the value to the organization and what has to be paid to keep competent people there. McDonalds has created more Latino millionaires than any other company on earth, and I enjoy their food once in a while. I don’t denigrate people who work there. Maybe you should try and see that workers at all jobs have value and don’t hate their lives despite people poo-pooing their careers. Here is an EconTalk podcast about what working at Walmart is actually like. It may be illuminating to the HN crowd https://www.econtalk.org/platt-on-working-at-wal-mart/ https://www.econtalk.org/platt-on-working-at-wal-mart/

Spooky23 4y ago
Walmart is a pretty shitty place to work. I worked for one summer at one right after the took away the ESOP that made many early employees wealthy. The managers are move around and are company lifers, it’s a weird culture. McDonalds isn’t too bad if your need for shifts lined up with their demand peaks. The managers are the most exploited.