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In reply to the discussion: Fast-Food Workers Photograph What Life Is Like When You Make Less Than $15 an Hour [View all]drmeow
(5,012 posts)The first is that the underlying message is that it is OK to pay young workers less for their labor - just because they are younger. BS! Doing a task should be worth a certain value regardless of your age. An 18 year old who has been flipping burgers for a year should make the same amount of money as a 35 year old who has been flipping burgers for a year - and it should be a living wage for both of them!
The second is that high schoolers should earn less at those jobs because they are working fewer hours because school takes up their time not because their pay rate is lower.
The third is that I worked at a fast food restaurant in HS and at that time I was paid a much more living wage so what has changed now other than the greed of fast food restaurant owners?
[Of course, I was fired right before I was due for a raise - I was too naive to realize that the whole firing was BS but also didn't really care - I was planning to give my notice in 2 weeks anyway - but my manager was in tears over having to fire me cause I was his best worker.]