If an alien descended to Earth and offered me a job for $40,000 a year, and I was barely scrapping by as a part-time employee at a coffee shop. I'd probably tak

If an alien descended to Earth and offered me a job for $40,000 a year, and I was barely scrapping by as a part-time employee at a coffee shop. I'd probably take that job and be incredibly grateful. Got a solid gig. Rock on. If I later learned that the alien's race on average makes $50,000,000 a year, and that $40,000 was something they give their children in allowance... Would I feel exploited? No. Would I think, "wow I'd love some of that", probably. But because the salary I make earns me a living relative to those around me, I really wouldn't see the issue. I think you are ignoring the economic context. And no, Foxconn employees are not, for all intents and purposes, Apple employees. That's kind of absurd to say. If Foxconn employees are essentially Apple employees, then hell, so was I. In a previous job, I worked for a company that supplied services to Apple... I guess I should have demanded a higher salary, and that would probably look nice on my resume. Maybe I'll add it.