There is no part of this diatribe that is not amazing or 100% true.
SAY IT AGAIN FOR ALL TO HEAR
The line I saw a while ago that seems relevant: “There is no such thing as unskilled labor, only undervalued skills.”
I can’t find a counterexample.
As someone that’s worked several years in retail I can confirm this is beyond true and accurate.
every friend i know in white collar jobs just sits on their asses and watches netflix at works and me and my blue collar friends bust our fucking asses for peanuts
I worked retail for 9 years, and when I left I was a merchandise manager who got paid $12.50 and hour. That’s right, I was a manager who got paid what amounts to $22,000-24,000 for the year. That’s below the poverty line.
I would keep my phone on me to count my steps, and routinely would get between 11,000-13,000 steps in an 8 hour shift.
The minimum wage needs an increase bad. That is all