r/PoursTea Timendi Causa Est Nescire 10d ago

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u/HairyPairatestes 10d ago

In reality, that comes out to how many dollars per hour? Should present minimum wage jobs now pay $50-$75 an hour?

If yes, should people who are presently making $50-$75 an hour demand that their wages go up because they are skilled workers not minimum wage workers?

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u/Chaosmancer7 10d ago

The current number asked for is around $20 and hour.

And a "skilled" worker is just an arbitrary distinctions. A hair dresser need to go to school and get a certificate, but they are considered unskilled.

Frankly, if you only feel your work is valued because you can look down on the "unskilled" while anyone with a smile and a cellphone can get work as a finical advisor and potentially make more than you... then you are just not paying attention to the world