50% of All Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010

Re:50% of All Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010 by nknight on Thursday October 20, 2011 @04:47PM (#3136901)

As a fairly young person whose health isn't that great, I find your assertion that 54 hours/week is "not too much to ask" to be disturbing, to say the least, particularly for that kind of crap pay.

I'm lucky when I can do a full 40, and I make a lot more than $26k. A LOT more.

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Re:50% of All Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010 by Shenglong on Thursday October 20, 2011 @07:42PM (#3137655)

Yeah, that is pretty crap pay, and I certainly wouldn't work 54 hours a week for it - but that's because I can get much more, for about the same amount of work. That isn't the same for everyone.

Several of my friends, while great people, unfortunately have a close-to-minimum-wage skill set. I'm just saying that these people who are making so little could make more, if they put in more time.

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