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Of course many are grouchy. Minimum wage workers often have to work not 1, but 2-3 other jobs, working 7 days a week day and night. I had a friend who was like that. Working 3-4 low wage jobs, 2-3 hours of sleep. One time fell asleep behind the wheel and nearly slammed into a bus full of kids.
One minimum wage job, 40 hours a week, can easily support 2 people. Could you elaborate your friend's situation?
One minimum wage job, 40 hours a week, can easily support 2 people. Could you elaborate your friend's situation?
In a rural area perhaps. When I was living in NYC I was basically living out of my car making $12 an hour. Even a bedbug infested room will cost you $1500 per month there.
Most minimum wage jobs are not full time, but part time often a few hours a week. So a lot of people have to juggle multiple jobs with varying shifts.
I went to Wal-Mart and Hardees this morning. I tried to get some deli meat at Wally World, and the clerk was very surly. Only one line was open, backed up with customers, and the cashier there was also very unfriendly. The Hardees was unclean and I ordered a chicken biscuit, and ended up with sausage. If these people can't do better than this, why do they deserve a raise?
I am curious why you are assuming that those you encountered make minimum wage. Just because they work there does not mean they have just started working there.
People also have bad days just like everyone else or there is a possibility they just had a customer before you that treated them poorly and assumed they are minimum wage earners who do not deserve to be treated like humans.
Cashiers do not control how many cash registers are open and I have found the self check out lines are usually empty and if I have one or two items I will use those.
If you think you can do their jobs better perhaps you should go and work there and show them how it's done.
True, and a lot of folks can't work multiple shifts because of an on-call or short notice availability.
I was working two jobs once, one as a customer service rep and another part time job at BK. I got a phone call during my customer service job by the BK manager to come in. Of course I refused and when I showed up the next day I was canned. Fast food and retail jobs are not steady 9-5 40 hour a week jobs. Heck, when I was working retail/fast food I was often sent home early, or called and told not to come in at all. Naturally they don't want you on the clock when there is no business.
It sounds like they were understaffed and the employees are left to deal with the mess. If you want to save a few cents and get wally mystery meat deli products don't complain.
^THIS. Don't blame the little guy because the big guy won't hire more people so people like you can save $0.05.
No one should shop at Walmart ever if you want any change in our country.
^THIS. Don't blame the little guy because the big guy won't hire more people so people like you can save $0.05.
No one should shop at Walmart ever if you want any change in our country.
It's getting to the point where a lot of people simply can't afford to shop anywhere else. I don't make a lot of money at all, but I shop at a local unionized grocery chain. The stores are always neat and clean and the workers seem pretty happy to be there. Sure the prices are higher to reflect this.
Utopian, if nobody shops at Walmart, what's going to happen to the millions Walmart employees and millions more from suppliers/vendors Walmart uses?
They would get contacts with the better stores that would have to be put in place to replace Walmart. (Similar to when Walmart came and put every other store out of business.)
And then we could ALL stop subsidizing Walmart and their workers. Would you not appreciate this? I know i would!
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