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Federal minimum wage : $7.25 per hour 40h work week: $290 per week 52 weeks per year: $15,080.00 Federal Poverty level for 2024(family of 1): $15,060 https:

Federal minimum wage : $7.25 per hour 40h work week: $290 per week 52 weeks per year: $15,080.00 Federal Poverty level for 2024(family of 1): $15,060 https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fpl/ https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fp... McDonalds average pay(Crew Member): $13.03 per hour https://www.indeed.com/cmp/McDonald's/salaries/Crew-Member https://www.indeed.com/cmp/McDonald's/salaries/Crew-Member 40 hour work week: $521.2 per week 52 weeks per year: $27.102.40 Average McDonalds pay for crew member puts you above Federal Poverty Level for a family of 3 ($25,820). If you take the family of 1 numbers, you are $12,042.4 above poverty. Almost double. I think that qualifies for well above. I also don't think it is good living but take it up with the federal government if you want to talk about where the Poverty Line and Inflation numbers come from, since they are the ones who like to screw with it to make themselves look good. Edit: I missed the part about requiring an absurd number of dependents, that isn't true. With one dependent, numbers don't look that bad but having 2(family of 3) you are basically living hand to mouth with no savings.

silverquiet 2y ago
Spotted the person who's never been a retail/fast food wage slave. You don't get 40 hours. At best you'll get 34 or whatever makes it so you aren't classified as full time. And that's a good week. If corporate is trying to save hours, you might get 8 or 10 that week. You'll need a second job, obviously, but given that there's no set schedule, you'll spend even more time trying to coordinate the two.
- themaninthedark 2y ago
  I have, worked as a cashier for a couple years. I know they never let you get to 40 hours, if you do then they have to start offering benefits. However, that wasn't part of the exercise. Grandparent stated that: > McDonald's for 40 hours puts you well above poverty line I decided to run the numbers rather than go with gut feeling of no way. Figured I would share since I did the work. Grandparent was only haft right since they also state you would need a crazy amount of dependents to put you at Federal Poverty Level. If you had 2 dependents, you are above but living hand to mouth and one accident away from povert.
  - silverquiet 2y ago
    That’s a fair point about it merely mirroring the grandparent’s exercise, and looking back on it my post had an unnecessarily antagonistic start. But I do believe it’s worth telling people that crappy jobs are crappy for reasons besides pure hourly pay; they have other features that are both demeaning and austere.

silverquiet 2y ago

Spotted the person who's never been a retail/fast food wage slave. You don't get 40 hours. At best you'll get 34 or whatever makes it so you aren't classified as full time. And that's a good week. If corporate is trying to save hours, you might get 8 or 10 that week. You'll need a second job, obviously, but given that there's no set schedule, you'll spend even more time trying to coordinate the two.

themaninthedark 2y ago
I have, worked as a cashier for a couple years. I know they never let you get to 40 hours, if you do then they have to start offering benefits. However, that wasn't part of the exercise. Grandparent stated that: > McDonald's for 40 hours puts you well above poverty line I decided to run the numbers rather than go with gut feeling of no way. Figured I would share since I did the work. Grandparent was only haft right since they also state you would need a crazy amount of dependents to put you at Federal Poverty Level. If you had 2 dependents, you are above but living hand to mouth and one accident away from povert.
- silverquiet 2y ago
  That’s a fair point about it merely mirroring the grandparent’s exercise, and looking back on it my post had an unnecessarily antagonistic start. But I do believe it’s worth telling people that crappy jobs are crappy for reasons besides pure hourly pay; they have other features that are both demeaning and austere.