Facebook's underclass: staffers enjoy perks, contractors barely get by

Re:Facebook's underclass: staffers enjoy perks, contractors ... by bennettfeely on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:19PM (#15351328)

Perhaps part of the difference is those $15/hour contractors working three jobs to support their families are also working for a company that is making $9 billion a quarter.

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Re:Facebook's underclass: staffers enjoy perks, contractors ... by qudat on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:28PM (#15351407)

Hmm, pay is based on value the employee produces not how much the company makes. If an employer can get away with paying an employee $15/hr -- aka people are voluntarily willing to work there -- then what is the problem?

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Re:Facebook's underclass: staffers enjoy perks, contractors ... by tyingq on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:27PM (#15351405)

Are they "contractors" though? My impression is that they are employees of some service company.

The word "contract" was around the idea that Facebook contracted with some entity like "ABC Cafeteria services".

So low wages is a problem, yes. But why Facebook's particularly? Is that significantly different from the low wage employees at the Burger King around the corner from Facebook?

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