• Chocrates@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I made minimum wage at Shopko and had lots of coworkers that were adults with no other prospects.

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      1 year ago

      When was this and what state? I inherently dont believe anyone is making federal minimum wage in 2023 other than slave workers aka prisoners or bracero type field workers

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        1 year ago

        Well, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, 1.6 million workers are at or below the federal minimum wadge. And I could break down the groups for you to show you it’s more than prisoners and field workers. But seeing as you could have just googled it yourself instead of incredulously asking internet strangers for anecdotal evidence, I’ll assume doing so would be a waste of my time.

        Still, if you are genuinely curious, here is the report I mentioned.