• Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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      What the fuck you talking about. That fucking Google. I make 18.50 and don’t have a degree our work in tech. And I don’t live in a city that has high cost of living. You out your mind saying 19 is good enough?

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      What exactly is your point here? That they should have been good, grateful little wage slaves for their $19 hourly wage?

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      In what realm is $19/hr “lucky” wages? And who is working an office job for $11??

      Gas station employees and fast food employees make $15/hr here and I’m in one of the most affordable cities in the US. Office work starts at around $20 for low skill positions.

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      $19 is sickeningly low regardless of whether or not it is typical. It tells me Google hearkens yearns for the conditions of the Great Depression like Ford and Disney.

      The ownership class will tremble before a communist revolution, but even that is better than the fury of the famished masses coming for aristocratic heads.

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      $19 is fucking nothing. Minimum wage adjusted for inflation would have been around $26 an hour several years ago. That’s just a liveable wage. Wage increases are supposed to be from the bottom up. Pretty much guaranteed if you aren’t an exec who needs the amount they earn slashed you are underpaid.