Hofmaimaier@feddit.org to memes@lemmy.world · edit-215 hours agoAn employee who allegedly burned down a California warehouse compared himself to Luigi Mangione in a message to co-workers after setting the fire.feddit.orgimagemessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1615arrow-down1imageAn employee who allegedly burned down a California warehouse compared himself to Luigi Mangione in a message to co-workers after setting the fire.feddit.orgHofmaimaier@feddit.org to memes@lemmy.world · edit-215 hours agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenull@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·4 hours agoYou don’t know what the worker was being paid. You don’t know what the other workers were being paid. Being in CA it was a minimum of ~$17/hr.
minus-squareSquirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoMinimum wage is almost half the estimated living wage in CA for a single working adult. Living Wage Calculator - Living Wage Calculation for California. My source.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThere are $1500/m apartments on Zillow in that area. Less than that if you commute. Minimum wage covers that and more without even having a roommate. Should they be paid more? Yes. They probably are. But this guy decided to put his coworkers at risk of homelessness which is the point I’m arguing.
You don’t know what the worker was being paid. You don’t know what the other workers were being paid. Being in CA it was a minimum of ~$17/hr.
Minimum wage is almost half the estimated living wage in CA for a single working adult. Living Wage Calculator - Living Wage Calculation for California. My source.
There are $1500/m apartments on Zillow in that area. Less than that if you commute. Minimum wage covers that and more without even having a roommate.
Should they be paid more? Yes. They probably are. But this guy decided to put his coworkers at risk of homelessness which is the point I’m arguing.