> and get paid a whopping $12/hour. It’s even worse than this in the UK. For the first year of your apprenticeship you get paid £4.81 per hour which works out

> and get paid a whopping $12/hour. It’s even worse than this in the UK. For the first year of your apprenticeship you get paid £4.81 per hour which works out at $5.78 an hour. Unless you’re living with parents who won’t charge you rent, the apprenticeship route is off limits unless you find a company that pay a proper wage. They do exist but competition for the places is extremely fierce. The wage does go up in your second year to your age band’s minimum wage, so if you’re 23 you’ll get a whopping (/s) £9.50 an hour, but if you’re 18-20 you’re on £6.83 and if you’re still under 18 you’re stuck on the £4.81. Absolutely disgraceful.