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Re:Anyone else witnessing a panic inside NLP orgs of big tec... by HPsquared on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:56PM (#35190097)
Only about 1% of workers are on minimum wage, you wouldn't expect an average lifestyle from that.
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Re:Anyone else witnessing a panic inside NLP orgs of big tec... by glasss on Thursday March 16, 2023 @07:41PM (#35190559)
Very anecdotal, but I don't know anyone making minium wage for my area. I do know tons of people making within 1-2 dollars of minimum wage though. If we divvy up the data into groups like that, I wonder how much that 1% jumps.
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Re:Anyone else witnessing a panic inside NLP orgs of big tec... by prottog on Thursday March 16, 2023 @08:07PM (#35190782)
I don't know how accurate this data is, but this website[0] breaks the US average down to single percentiles, and has detailed data for many metro areas, as well.

[0]: https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-household-income-percen...

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Re:Anyone else witnessing a panic inside NLP orgs of big tec... by amrocha on Thursday March 16, 2023 @08:34PM (#35191053)
The comment I was replying to stated that that lifestyle is achievable for traditionally minimum wage (or close to it) jobs as long as you choose to live in a small city though
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