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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jahaja on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:57PM (#23814691)
Why shouldn't someone working full-time be able to have a family?
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by novok on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:37PM (#23814968)
The same reasons why teenagers probably shouldn't?
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jahaja on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:43PM (#23815009)
What? A teenager isn't expected to be self-sufficient.
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jjeaff on Sunday July 12, 2020 @11:31PM (#23816897)
Which is why minimum wage jobs are ideal for them. Unfortunately, there aren't enough jobs available farther up the chain. So older people with families are taking the low wage jobs.
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