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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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$15/hour minimum wage in California. $31,200/year before taxes if working 40 hours a week. I haven't seen anything that pays more than $18/hour ($37,440/year).
I'm a disabled veteran in California. I hear you. The government chooses my quality of life and they have chosen poverty.
"Thank you for your service!"
Tell me you have zero marketable skills without telling me you have zero marketable skills.
The tech sector can't find workers fast enough. Manufacturing is endlessly looking for workers. People that can string a few coherent words together are being hired on-the-spot. Just say you are lazy and drop the charade.
I do network engineering and also have worked in manufacturing (mostly driving forklifts). Those things are indeed hiring; but they only want to pay $18/hour. How hard of a concept that is to understand?
But if you wanna pay my tuition, I'd be happy to get a degree in something instead of just being Cisco and A+ certified and just going by years of experience doing the work.
The job market is horrendous in tech right now. You have no clue what you're talking about.