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TranscriptA tweet saying "100k a year to take someone's order at Taco Bell . Totally makes sense.". It has a reply saying "Where the hell did you get that number? If someone's working enough hours to make that on $15 an hour, they deserve it. $15 an hour, a person working 40 a week makes $31,200 a year." the reply has 2 likes.

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[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People can work for less, under the table or via wage theft. Very common in the lowest tiers of sex work, in house cleaning services, and in the agricultural sector where human trafficking is common place

[โ€“] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Goodwill pays less than the federal minimum wage to disabled people.