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cielorossa t1_j63kg0u wrote

Reply to comment by Bartleby_TheScrivene in A Philly cafe stole $1,200 in tips from workers, the city Labor Department found by crystal0001

I would question the veracity of her - or her attorney's statements.

As of a month ago, I was told by one employee that their pay was $15/hr plus tips.

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Bartleby_TheScrivene t1_j63lu5t wrote

Even still, that's quite a bit. More than garbage men make, more than many trades make. Hell, more than school teachers make.

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cielorossa t1_j63nfyf wrote

I have family members that work at Starbucks, CVS and Target and their pay starts at $15/hr.

A yearly salary on $15/hr is about $31,200 - without benefits. That is not enough to allow people to live independently. It's not about pitting one profession against another. Everyone deserves a fair wage and fair working conditions.

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justanawkwardguy t1_j6441p6 wrote

You clearly don't know what people make... Garbage men get paid well for a number of reasons. 1) it's a government job 2) people typically don't want to do it, so they incentivize with higher pay 3) there's a pay increase due to the danger related to the job. These are the top 3 reasons, but the list goes on

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mortgagepants t1_j63mlg6 wrote

i mean maybe those people should ask for higher wages? i'm pretty sure the teachers and garbage men have a union, and there are plenty of unionized trades too.

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Bartleby_TheScrivene t1_j63nf0z wrote

If you're in a union you don't get to ask for higher wages lol. It's set by the union.

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mortgagepants t1_j63nsep wrote

yes i know how it works. the union will have to negotiate for higher wages.

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Bartleby_TheScrivene t1_j64gv3u wrote

Every union? Because then we're back where we started and now everything goes up in price.

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mortgagepants t1_j64kbdr wrote

all prices just went up but wages didn't. maybe those two things aren't as closely linked as you think they are?

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Bartleby_TheScrivene t1_j64tkp4 wrote

Didn't wages increase a ton in the last 2 years? I swear you must be reading different news than the rest of us.

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mortgagepants t1_j657zzc wrote

nonfarm payrolls are up 5.1%, inflation was 9.1; corporate price gouging was responsible for over 60% of the increase.

i must be reading different news because whatever you're reading is not grounded in reality.

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Bartleby_TheScrivene t1_j65fse7 wrote

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FT_21.12.14_PandemicWages_1.png

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mortgagepants t1_j65gvt3 wrote

lol so the hospitality sector, which was closed for 2 years, has had the highest wage gains.

are you surprised by that? what about gas prices? do you remember when a barrel of oil was less than zero dollars? what happened there?

i'm sure you could give me a full economic breakdown, but like your namesake, you'd "prefer not to".

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