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Re:Borderlands' sponsorships came about as an alternative to... by tehwebguy on Monday May 15, 2017 @05:25PM (#14345261)
Yeah there are definitely off hours when employees still need to work. But I would guess that hourly employees earning minimum wage are almost never given vacation or sick time.
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Re:Borderlands' sponsorships came about as an alternative to... by icelancer on Monday May 15, 2017 @07:03PM (#14345983)
>But I would guess that hourly employees earning minimum wage are almost never given vacation or sick time.

Why? Just because they make ~$12/hr? I have employees making $15/hr (lowest we pay) who have 2-4 weeks of PTO plus flex days, and I don't consider myself exceptionally generous.

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Re:Borderlands' sponsorships came about as an alternative to... by tehwebguy on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @03:01PM (#14352303)
> Why? Just because they make ~$12/hr?

Yes, if the employer is paying the minimum wage my guess is they are also paying for the minimum number of hours.

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