It makes me so angry how badly people devalue labor.

If you work a full time job but don't make enough money, so many people tell you "Well that's on you, if only you had a better job." As if the work you already do isn't valuable, and you don't deserve to be paid accordingly to it.

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FloridaGuy · 46-50, M

Not all labor has the same value, right?

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@FloridaGuy Apparently. If you work a full time job as a cashier or a janitor or a bartender, your work isn't worth enough that you deserve to make enough money to support yourself and you need to take on a second full time job and shut the fuck up.

Or so people tell you.

FloridaGuy · 46-50, M

I’ve been there. Still, I believe the compensation for labor should be based on the value that labor contributes with no regard to the employee’s cost of living. @BlueMetalChick