#but i've seen multiple jobs saying their starting wage is the old minimum wage or below even that one | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

awkward-teabag · 4 months ago

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Employers: We can't find anyone to work for us!

Also employers: Lists the entry wage below minimum wage and only has a ~$4/hour difference between part-time untrained new hire positions and full time 3+ year experience store managers. A post-secondary degree and several years of experience may or may not (but usually is) also required.

#i get using the wrong wage shortly after minimum wage goes up #but i've seen multiple jobs saying their starting wage is the old minimum wage or below even that one #it's been months to years since that wage was legal! it does not bode well when a company can't even get that right #requiring a full driver's license and/or ability to move 75+lbs unassisted aren't uncommon either #for jobs that don't even require lifting and only need reliable transit #so you have part-time jobs that pay within $3 of minimum wage that require a degree plus experience plus a license plus physical ability #and then employers whine about how no one meets their requirements and how lazy everyone is now for not 'wanting' to work #and of course the right-wing talking point is ~immigrants~ are taking our jobs #yeah no #that's a mix of employers abusing the tfw program so they can pay below minimum wage and prevent employees from quitting #and corporations funneling money upwards as they would have never increased minimum wage if they weren't forced to #what wasn't forced was adjusting wages over the new minimum so there's a major wage squish and less and less difference #between new hires and people with more responsibilities/experience/are trusted to get shit done #what happens to motivation when you have to jump through hoops to get a crappy entry-level job in the first place #and the store manager makes all of ~$5 more and there's no chance of promotion beyond that?

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