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IronLionZion

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4. Entry level jobs of any type tend to have lower wages

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 10:39 AM

Jun 2018

my current coworkers still don't know how I clawed my way out of the crab barrel from washing dishes for $4.40 an hour (below minimum wage, no tips) 20 years ago to a business management position now.

Most people would not believe how many people tried to step on my head along the way to stop me from climbing up the ladder.

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The health care industry needs workers. So it's turning to former factory and retail workers [View all] IronLionZion Jun 2018 OP

In Minnesota, entry-level medical staff people get minimum wage. MineralMan Jun 2018 #1

Entry level jobs of any type tend to have lower wages IronLionZion Jun 2018 #4

Yes, but, if you're a Certified Nursing Assistant, you get MineralMan Jun 2018 #10

That's the case with many jobs IronLionZion Jun 2018 #12

"entry-level medical staff people get minimum wage." mitch96 Jun 2018 #7

It'll be interesting to see what happens to the wages/attitude toward healthcare workers if WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #2

I've seen coding jobs without any US citizens applying for them, only H-1bs IronLionZion Jun 2018 #3

Some of these jobs will also be Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #5

Health care is part of the human experience IronLionZion Jun 2018 #6

It is indeed part of the human experience Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #8

There are limits to what can be automated IronLionZion Jun 2018 #9

I used to think that Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #11