minimum wage Archives

‘They said that I wasn’t efficient enough’: Woman says she got fired from Canada Goose for talking about her salary online

'I would have to sew 300% faster to make a penny over minimum wage.'

On Nov 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman sitting at table caption 'Was anyone an extremely hard worker for their minimum wage job in highschool? Like such a good, extra worker that your manager would put you on every week with the most lazy, incompetent co-worker just because she knew that you would feel obligated to pick up their slack when they didn't do their job? Me too.' (l) peanuts on cash on white background minimum wage concept (c) woman sitting at table caption 'Was anyone an extremely hard worker for their minimum wage job in highschool? Like such a good, extra worker that your manager would put you on every week with the most lazy, incompetent co-worker just because she knew that you would feel obligated to pick up their slack when they didn't do their job? Me too.' (r)

‘Single-handedly keeping a business alive at 17’: Woman reflects on what it was like being ‘an extremely hard worker’ for a minimum wage job in high school

'Being the only reliable worker in a restaurant full of adults.'

On Nov 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

Subway with caption 'Pay your workers 15$ an hour' (l) subway window painted with 'Starting @ $15.00' (r)

’15 dollars an hour nowadays is nothing’: Subway franchisee brags about starting pay being $15, sparking debate

'$15 is the new 7.25.'

On Oct 17, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

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‘We can fight for better wages without putting another group of people down’: Woman called out for criticizing increasing wages for fast food workers

'Be mad that a teacher isn't making enough, be mad the minimum wage hasn't been raised for EVERYONE.'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

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‘If you’re making less than $25 an hour right now, you should be terrified’: Business creator shows how wages under $25 an hour don’t meet average expenses

'I make more money than I ever have in my life and I still can’t do more than barely scrape by.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

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‘They made me have a doctor’s note to have a water bottle with me’: Publix worker calls out grocery chain for terrible employee treatment

'Just a friendly reminder that major corporations do not give a sh*t about their employees.'

On Sep 7, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

‘It’s demanding, thankless & we don’t get paid enough’: Film PA says he’s treated like ‘sh*t’ while working 18-hour days on set

'Being a [production assistant] made me leave the film industry. It's not worth it.'

On Jul 29, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

IRL

'Break the Record Day!' flyer from Chick-fil-A (l) man with hand on head in disbelief (c) close up of the flyer with 'the most amount of cars in one hour (262!)' (r) all with caption 'What did the chick fila employees do to deserve this'

‘What did the Chick-fil-A employees do to deserve this?’: Customers encouraged to break drive-thru record of ‘most amount of cars served’ in an hour, sparking debate

'That’s the day the employees need to go on strike.'

On Jul 20, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘Managers are shady like that’: Worker says her boss asked her to leave mid-shift—after first asking her to stay late

'I would've said thanks and clocked out.'

On Jun 21, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Minimum-wage was a lie’: Former ranch hand says dude ranch paid her $20 for a 14-hour work day

'How's it legal to have a minor work 14 hrs straight to begin with.'

On May 30, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

Woman greenscreen tiktok pointing finger over job description caption 'Salary $ 11.50 - $13.50 an hour' 'full job description' (l) Woman in car holding glasses up like they're sarcastically confused (c) Woman greenscreen tiktok over job description after interview caption 'The start date will be Friday, May 6, 2022' ' SF- Your hourly pay will be $7.50/ hr plus tipshare ' (red circle around this text) ' To confirm acceptance of this offer, please respond to this email directly (r)

TikToker calls out ‘misleading’ job listing for advertising $13 an hour—when they pay barely minimum wage

'You're counting on half of your employee's salary to come from the generosity of your customers.'

On May 5, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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‘Now properly compensate them’: McDonald’s workers celebrate serving 141 cars via drive-thru in 1 hour, sparking debate

"All that for $10."

On May 4, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Nick Huber on his youtube show with tweet on left side '18 of our 40 employees are located in the Philippines. Insanely competent, great judgement and $5 per hour. If you run a small business and you don't have overseas help you're at a disadvantage'

Startup dude dragged after boasting about saving costs by paying Filipino workers $5 an hour

Twitter users accuse a startup evangelist of being too proud about shipping jobs overseas.

On Mar 31, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech

‘More than what I make.. bye medical field’: Viral TikTok about how Target raised starting wages to as much as $24 an hour sparks debate

This nurse went viral after pointing out that Target pays more than her job.

On Mar 10, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Church's Chicken sign (l) 'Starting pay $9.00 Apply inside' sign

‘No…lmfao’: Church’s Chicken criticized for $9/hour starting pay, sparking debate

'Wouldn’t even get out of bed for that’

On Jan 27, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

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