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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by koheripbal on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @08:44AM (#23831182)
It's hard for robots to compete with below minimum wage illegal immigrant labor. I pay $100 for two people to spend 4 hours cleaning a 3000 square foot home - including laundry.
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by monkeynotes on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:30AM (#23832389)
$12.50 an hour, how does someone make a living from that?
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by missedthecue on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:32AM (#23833116)
By not being the sole income earner. If their partner works a comparable job, suddenly youre looking at $25/hr which is perfectly comfortable in most areas.
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by monkeynotes on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:52AM (#23845988)
That's just about surviving, and with both partners working. How do you have a family and any sense of security and health like that?
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by pantaloony on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:17AM (#23832911)
Lots of room/house mates, possibly to the point of illegality (that is, beyond the legal occupancy limit).
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Re:Ex-Googler's startup comes out of stealth with simple, cl... by learnvella on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:48AM (#23845937)
better to have the option of working for 12.5/hr than being forced to be unemployed.
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