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Lieutenant_Joe t1_j0gf8w0 wrote

Reply to comment by 404-GeezManIDK in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666

Yeah, no, I haven’t seen a job offering paying this in awhile. Even the stingiest employers are paying 14 an hour by now. They literally would not be able to hire an unemployed guy across the street if they paid any less. Most places are doing 15 at a minimum.

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mlo9109 t1_j0gla4o wrote

>Most places are doing 15 at a minimum.

Exactly... Oddly enough, I had a teacher's aide who left to work at Target because it paid more than what he was making as a teacher's aide at $15/hr. I know actual classroom teachers considering doing the same.

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Lieutenant_Joe t1_j0gm2n1 wrote

I currently work at target. They’re paying three dollars more an hour at the Walmart just down the road.

Education wages in this country are a global laughingstock.

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eljefino t1_j0lmriv wrote

Government jobs lag in raises (COLA or otherwise) because of the elaborate budget approval process.

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