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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by drb91 on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:40PM (#17930258)
I’ve noted that the most fulfilling jobs tend to pay the least. Are all minimum wage jobs satisfying? No. But I’d bet the average social worker is more dedicated than the average engineer.

Furthermore, after having talked to several employees of whole foods over the years... I think there’s higher satisfaction there than elsewhere. People enjoy doing things well, even if it is an every day thing.

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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by Marsymars on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:44PM (#17930275)
In my home province, average social worker pay is comparable to average engineer pay.
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by opportune on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:47PM (#17930295)
I bet your home province doesn’t have many engineers
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by Marsymars on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:18PM (#17930488)
Roughly 20% less than average for the country (Canada). (Keeping in mind software developers generally can't call themselves "engineers" in Canada.)
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by cliffordthedog on Thursday September 06, 2018 @08:43PM (#17931015)
Opposite problem, too many relative to jobs.
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by drb91 on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:46PM (#17930282)
That’s either great or terrible, but I can’t tell which. Are they paid well?
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by Marsymars on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:20PM (#17930500)
Yes, pretty well. Individual median salaries about on par with median household income.
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Re:Whole Foods workers seek to unionize by vkou on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:03PM (#17930392)
Where I live, average social worker pay puts them only one rung above the people they are supposed to care for.
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