via motherjones:
“By the end of the work day I’m exhausted and dirty…Back at the Labor Ready office, I have to wait nearly 30 minutes to receive my check. The job paid $8 an hour—minimum wage. For five hours of labor, I get $37.34 after taxes. I am not paid, however, for the four hours on call, or the time spent in transit to and from the job site, or waiting to get paid. None of this meets the legal definition of wage theft, but it sure feels like it.”
“Everyone Only Wants Temps,” in which our reporter signs up with this economy’s employer of last resort.
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Im in the same boat bro.
This sounds so much like The Grapes of Wrath. What has improved in this country for the average person since the 30s? Statistics say the rich have done very well and the rest of us have stagnated, trying to survive. Minimum wage of $8? OMG.
It’s a terrible situation, and it’s one I hope we can turn around someday. But it will be especially difficult with a wealthy class of people who apparently want even more.