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changes in 20 years...

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Tatooed_Lady:
Okay, so the ONLY way this is hot tub related is due to it NOT being able to support the purchase of one, either then or now.
My son and I went to McDonald's the other day for a quick, cheap lunch. They had applications on the counter (mini-apps is more like it), and it listed the starting wages. $6/hr. Now, that might seem "right in line" with the current minimum wage rate and all, BUT....I sat and considered something else....19 years ago I worked for McD's, and then the starting wage was $3.35/hr......in almost 20 years the wages have only gone up by $2.65?!?!?!
WOW!

wmccall:
In 1975 the McDonalds the McDonald's paid $1.95/hour.  

Brewman:
There aren't any places around here that can get away paying minimum wage, except jobs that also pay tips, like restaurant servers.  
The starting wage at McD's and similar is more like $8, and they have a hard time getting employees.  

The minimum wage has trippled in the past 35 years, roughly.  Probably not keeping with the rate of inflation, from the looks of it.  But when they raised it recently, it hardly caused comment here, since nobody gets away with paying it.  That's how it is here, other places probably are different in that respect.

Chas:

--- Quote ---In 1975 the McDonalds the McDonald's paid $1.95/hour.  
--- End quote ---

My first job was at a Mickey Dees - I was paid $1.65 per hour, but they took a dime an hour back as a food allowance.

They let us eat all we wanted. That lasted a month, I think.


But I had a Harley and I could go two weeks on a full tank of gas - which cost me less than one hour's wages.

wmccall:
I've never looked down upon a person for what kind of job they had, with the exception of McDonald's Managers.  All of the ones I had were child abusing over bearing monsters who couldn't make it anywhere else adn this is the only job the judge would let them have around children.  Now of course I realize that is just a stereo type, but a boss would not walk away from me now if he had done some of that stuff to me now.

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