I thought those were the ones that were supposed to be working at Taco Bell for minimum wage?! LOL
I'm sorry. I have too much self-respect to work for a-holes that don't appreciate me and are satisfied with sub-par results because it's cheaper. Sue me. Enjoy trying to get blood from a turnip.
"Backup fields" is something older generations didn't have to have because employers used to value them and take care of them and work hard to keep them happy for their entire careers. Good luck finding that these days! Wait... didn't someone point that out earlier.
Now we exist in a labor economy where one full-time skilled job doesn't pay the bills. If you don't have a side-hustle (hello, proliferation of MLMs and other predatory sales industries,) or a second job the traditional American Dream is no longer within reach for the average American. Au contrair, many don't even have the luxury of even one stable full-time job to supplement, but rather find themselves cobbling together multiple part-time job schedules or trying to subsist in the no-mans-land of gig economy.
Unemployment may be down, but the job market is THE PITS. Everyone's like "Hey, minimum wage jobs aren't intended for you to raise a family and pay grown-up bills on!" but heck... that's MOST of what's out there!
Realistically, though, even $15 an hour isn't enough for an adult that is a sole-provider for dependents to get by on in most areas. It's NOT EVEN a "living wage" and still everyone is whining about the notion of having to pay it.
Look, I get it. Your profit margins suck, too. Let's do something about that.
I haven't read all of this thread. Just feeling ranty and this seemed like a good place for it. Sorry if it's redundant.