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Originally Posted by cfrizz
Sorry, I'm not feeling sorry for those who work at Amazon or Walmart for minimum wage. We are all responsible for our own lives and where we choose to work. If you want to earn more than min. wage, then increase your skills and work somewhere else.
There are plenty of jobs out there that only require a high school diploma. They might start low, but if it's a full time job, you will have benefits. If you stay, you will probably get increases.
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In theory, I agree with you completely. However, I have seen firsthand how Walmart keeps costs low. My son worked for Walmart for about a year while he was in high school. Pay was fine for an unskilled worker as expected. However, he (and about 10 others) were hired with the promise of working 20 hours/week or more. This lasted only about 6 weeks, then ALL were cut to 10 hours/week while the company hired a new group of 10 people and did the same thing to them.
There were very few full time employees at his store at all, likely to avoid paying benefits.
They certainly are not the only company to follow this practice. I believe McDonald's was one who used to have a lot of full time positions until the Affordable Care Act was passed and companies had to pay more for health insurance; fewer full time positions and more sub-29 hours positions opened up.