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A comment on The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1: The Anglosphere. Parent comment

Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by SoftTalker on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:32PM (#35364029)
Nobody pays minimum wage anymore, at least not if you want to hire anyone.

$12/hr is the absolute lowest I've heard of in the past year or two.

Employers do value experience at menial jobs, at least for their own entry level positions. Any work experience is better than none.

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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by dragonwriter on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:41PM (#35364152)
$12/hr is at or under the minimum wage in 19 of 54 US jurisdictions (50 states + DC, VI, PR, CNMI), so depending on where you are, that’s…not that significant.
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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by SoftTalker on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:08PM (#35364524)
Where I live minimum wage is the federal minimum of $7.25/hr. Major chain fast-food jobs are starting at about $14/hr here, so nearly double.
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