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If I owned a store and could pay a 18 year old $10 an hour to run a register or a 45 year old $20 an hour what do you suppose I'm going to do? Most unskilled positions have salary caps. The ones that typically don't are government jobs and union jobs. Which is why historically they both run out of control with overhead.
let me guess what you would do - both workers would be laid off and replaced with someone at minimum wage.
let me guess what you would do - both workers would be laid off and replaced with someone at minimum wage.
Of course, the truth is somewhere in between. I did that job, briefly, as a teenager. I was getting more than minimum because there was some training involved and because market wages (no pun intended) were higher.
However, to the good Sergeant's point, yes, I would be looking to hire and keep my cashier workforce at the lowest rate the market would dictate. Maybe just a bit higher so the turnover would not be so great. After, 20 something years, I would hope that cashier was making significantly more then where they started. However, after 20 something years, I would also hope that cashier had moved up the food chain.
I can answer that - because it's $19 per hour for a cashiers job. I think this type of job is meant to be a stepping stone to other positions, not a lifelong career of inflated wages that the customer is paying for through higher food costs. If the cashier wants that type of pay, then he/she should look at other jobs in the store, like management, and work his/her way up.
$19/hr for a cashier is ridiculous, and part of the reason why unions can have a bad rap...
I have worked mostly in the private sector and $19 for a cashier position is pretty darn crazy. I know all about unions and the systemic problems many of them face because I worked at an operation that was union for awhile (didn't like it very much at all). The position required a decent amount of training and the highest amount I earned per hour was $15.
I can answer that - because it's $19 per hour for a cashiers job. I think this type of job is meant to be a stepping stone to other positions, not a lifelong career of inflated wages that the customer is paying for through higher food costs. If the cashier wants that type of pay, then he/she should look at other jobs in the store, like management, and work his/her way up.
$19/hr for a cashier is ridiculous, and part of the reason why unions can have a bad rap...
I agree. If someone wants to work as a cashier or some other low skill job their entire life than that's their preference, more power to them. But society should not be compelled to subsidize above market wages to suit the preference of these individuals.
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