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the median asking rent for a one bedroom in New York City in June was about $2500, according to a Zumper analysis.
Why quote median one-bedroom in the City? How much is a low-end studio apt within an hour commute to her job? That's all she needs to move out of her car.
She IS living cheap. Did you read the article? She lives in her car.
Someone making $40,000 doesn’t have to live in her car. She just needs to move to a cheaper location, within an hour’s commute, and get one or two roommates. Maybe even rent a room in somebody else’s house. People do that all the time.
If she can't afford to live in NYC, why stay? Amazon pays warehouse workers pretty much the same everywhere I thought. It's not Amazon's fault that NYC is a hot mess and unaffordable by most people's standards. Some people are more than willing to shell out most of their income for the thrill of living in a lively city, but eventually, most people will get sick of it if there is no way for them to get ahead financially.
I feel bad for her, but what's Amazon supposed to do? She's already being paid nearly $20 for a warehouse type job.
Sure, I get it that $19 an hour is not even close to a livable wage in parts of New York, but that's not Amazon's fault. I'm not an elitist but the only ones that can help people like her, are the individuals themselves. Either move to a lower cost city/state, or get a higher paying job like something in tech that pays double or triple that amount.
No.. The executives that get golden parachutes and that makes millions and billions off the backbreaking sweat of their workers can gladly pony up more money for their workers.
Amazon would CEASE to exist if it lost its entire workforce. It would however survive a long time without its overpaid corporate empty suits and ties in the corner offices of the ivory towers
But it won't because there's plenty of people willing to work for 19.30 an hour. If she doesn't feel the compensation is adequate, nobody is forcing her to keep the job. I get the frustration but she obviously feels she is fairly compensated for her time. When I was just out of college making 25/hr in a less expensive city than NY I had roommates. It would have been nice to have my own house and BMW instead of an old Honda and sharing a rundown duplex with two other guys... But I couldn't afford that on 25/hr.
I feel bad for her, but what's Amazon supposed to do? She's already being paid nearly $20 for a warehouse type job.
Sure, I get it that $19 an hour is not even close to a livable wage in parts of New York, but that's not Amazon's fault. I'm not an elitist but the only ones that can help people like her, are the individuals themselves. Either move to a lower cost city/state, or get a higher paying job like something in tech that pays double or triple that amount.
Why quote median one-bedroom in the City? How much is a low-end studio apt within an hour commute to her job? That's all she needs to move out of her car.
Why does it have to be a studio, why does it have to be within an hour, and why does it have to be in the City? Rent a place in Newark and commute. Rent a place on Long Island and commute. Live where you can afford.
Or is it some kind of right to be able to afford a place of your own within one hour of work?
Why quote median one-bedroom in the City? How much is a low-end studio apt within an hour commute to her job? That's all she needs to move out of her car.
I just checked. A studio apartment in Rahway, NJ is being advertised for $1250 a month. It’s 45 minutes into NY. Quite doable.
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