'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters

Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by wcunning on Friday September 06, 2019 @10:28PM (#20901405)

Citation on the average wage? Federal minimum is $7.25/hr, and at least in my midwestern town, McDonald's is paying $11.25/hr, starting, so that seems shockingly low as an average. Or is that the average of the tipped staff, before tips?

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Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by CoolGuySteve on Friday September 06, 2019 @10:35PM (#20901436)

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Waffle_House%2...

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Waffle-House/salaries

But really, if the employee was making $11.25/hour, would that somehow make it more ethical? $22k/year is still borderline impoverished for a 3 person household: https://www.thebalance.com/federal-poverty-level-definition-...

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Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by Scoundreller on Saturday September 07, 2019 @09:28AM (#20903633)

Does it?

Here’s the kind of house that $35k BUYS you in Cleveland:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2840-E-122nd-St-Cleveland...

I can only assume the neighbourhood and/or it’s schools are atrocious, but damn.

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Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by diminoten on Saturday September 07, 2019 @12:31AM (#20901790)

Wouldn't it be $44k/year?

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Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by pessimizer on Saturday September 07, 2019 @12:43AM (#20901826)

The usual estimate is 2000 hours/year.

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Re:'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters by diminoten on Saturday September 07, 2019 @01:30AM (#20901985)

Yes, per person, and two people who can work in the household.

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