> I'd be very happy to work for less than the minimum wage if that's all my work was worth and the alternative was no job. Is this a scenario you feel you are

> I'd be very happy to work for less than the minimum wage if that's all my work was worth and the alternative was no job. Is this a scenario you feel you are qualified to answer for? Have you, as somebody with meaningful living expenses, ever been in a scenario like this? If not, I'm certain you do not have an accurate picture of what that would be like and what you would consider your options to be.