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helloiamaudrey t1_iwk6lbp wrote

Reply to comment by PGHthrowaway393 in upmc by Safe-Pop2076

14.66 to 18.76 is crap?! Compared to my previous job (at Giant Eagle) making less then 10 dollars an hour, that's MONEY MONEY

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sebileis t1_iwkk8u8 wrote

With all due respect to retail workers, I can’t imagine the chaos and bullshit UPMC workers (or any healthcare workers for that matter) have to deal with on a constant basis is worth a minor pay increase over stocking shelves and bagging groceries…and I know first hand working retail is hell.

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themardbard t1_iwlb1in wrote

$10/hr and $14-$18/hr are both crap salaries. Neither of those is enough to sustain a person anymore, hasn't been for a long time. You can have suffered bad wages and still recognize other people suffering bad wages. We're in this together.

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cawkstrangla t1_iwlil82 wrote

My last boyfriend used to beat me and cheat on me, but my current boyfriend only cheats on me so he’s a great guy.

This is what you sound like with that garbage.

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helloiamaudrey t1_iwliq4s wrote

Look I live with my mother so it's better

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cawkstrangla t1_iwljc7p wrote

You are correct that $18/hr is objectively better than $10/hr.

You are, however, not correct that it’s good money. Until recent history, people could support a family on a grocery store cashiers wages. Now, without your mother, or if you had no family then 3 other roommates in a shit apartment, you couldn’t support yourself on those wages. Never mind a family.

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