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I also worked in baskin Robbins in high school, made more than minimum wage. Worked at a grocery store during college, made more than minimum wage, worked at best buy as a second job 5 or so years ago, made more than minimum wage. So I know a bit about retail.
If you had experience in retail, you would probably know that the primary variable in earning a higher wage in any corporate stores is not "working harder."
I will cut you some slack for having had to work at Best Buy. God almighty.
I got a better job before the real estate bubble, I did that job in 2000.
I have no sympathy for her. She could easily get a better job by applying herself. Even working harder at her current job to get a promotion.
this ^^^ sounds amazingly naive. You've never worked anywhere that workplace politics played a huge role in who gets promotions, raises, etc., etc. What if the woman has missing teeth and can't afford to get them fixed? Do you think she'll be top on the list for getting a new job? You all seem to live in some sort of bubble where "merit" is the only thing considered in hiring. Also, how does this woman get a higher education or new skills training if she doesn't have the money to pay for it? Did you go to college for free? Did you have to help support an extended family while you were in college?
You don't even have to be able to add or subtract anymore. The computer does it all for you.
In other words, they must deal with numbers in the same way as 99% of Americans who work jobs that deal with adding and subtracting. Groundbreaking stuff on the C-D forum tonight.
No wonder these idiots work fast food jobs. Demanding $15 an hour shows exactly zero knowledge of the labor market, running a business, or common sense for that matter.
Perhaps the woman whining about not being able to get by should've thought of that when she decided to have a family of 7.
If they do form a union, they will fit in quite well with their fellow degenerate parasites.
$15 an hour for fast food work??......lol lol lol lol
mcdonalds, taco bell and the likes are very rich, it wouldnt hurt if they paid decent wages.. for god sakes how can you pay someone 7.25 in nyc?! i would be ashamed to do that... oh well disgusting people all around us.
Bascailly all that will mean is more automation coming and less of thsi work avialble. The market actasully set the rpice and people are not goig to pay higher rpices for fast food to the degreee needed to support that raise.
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What if the woman has missing teeth and can't afford to get them fixed? Do you think she'll be top on the list for getting a new job? You all seem to live in some sort of bubble where "merit" is the only thing considered in hiring. 
Also, how does this woman get a higher education or new skills training if she doesn't have the money to pay for it? Did you go to college for free? Did you have to help support an extended family while you were in college?
