Amazon worker’s median pay in 2017: $28,446

Re:Amazon worker’s median pay in 2017: $28,446 by sol_remmy on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:48PM (#16878842)

> I find it gross that..

Can you leave the mock disgust behind? You probably live in an urban/suburban area just like the rest of us, yet your lecturing us.

$14 an hour is not as bad as you think. Median nursing salary in England = 23000 pounds = 32300 usd. So the median amazon warehouse worker makes 82.5% of what the median nurse makes in the U.K. Is that really so bad?

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Re:Amazon worker’s median pay in 2017: $28,446 by thirdsun on Friday April 20, 2018 @01:29AM (#16882359)

You can't compare absolute wages between the US and europe. This kind of money will buy you a way better life in europe if you consider health care, social security and overall working conditions.

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Re:Amazon worker’s median pay in 2017: $28,446 by deadmetheny on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:11PM (#16879063)

I do live in a rural area of the USA, and I can verify that making $14/hr is enough to live a modest lower middle class lifestyle around here. Is that good enough for you?

A lot of people here have preconceived notions about the living conditions of non-coastal areas and, to be frank, it gets old. OP is correct to lecture people because they are completely fucking correct in most cases.

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