[BigWaylon]

Anybody else read this and just shook your head?

Evidence is surfacing that some workers are asking their bosses for fewer hours as their wages rise - in a bid to keep overall income down so they don't lose public subsidies for things like food, child care and rent.

Link to full story on Fox: Seattle sees fallout from $15 minimum wage

 

[Hybrid Moments Pass]

Not surprised.
I have a friend that used to be a manager at a dollar tree in the Baptist hospital area of WS while he was in school
He was an assistant and the manager was a guy with no backbone.
Anyway, he had a lot of employees that were on benefits and just WOULDNT come to work once they hit X number of hours. If they went over that amount then they made too much money and it affected their welfare/wic/whatever it was.
The spineless guy wouldnt fire them cause he was scared of who knows what, so my friend, for about 8 months until he was done, had to endure being understaffed at a store that was near a lot of section 8 housing (aka they real busy. Dont get me wrong, he was two blocks from Ardmore etc, but the crappy housing was across the street)

It was a dang shame just to hear about it, knowing there are folks who would WANT to work 25-30 hours (or whatever they did for part time), but because the head manager was scared to let these people go then he had to endure people constantly calling out.

So yeah, not surprised by this.
Will be even more 'not surprised' when costs of goods/living increases and these people are back to complaining about not having enough money. They lack little knowledge/education of basic economics, they felt that magically receiving 15 bucks an hour would solve all their financial issues and put them in a great spot.

 

[sr30]

Fuckin leeches

 

[Scott88]

If people doing so would put as much energy into moving their life forward instead of cheating tax paying Americans out of money, they would be unstoppable.

 

[Mikew]

Yep now $15 is only worth about $7.

 

[Grungewehr39]

This lets them make the same amount of cash each week, and allow them more time to go to protests. Think about it. Used to make $7.50 each hour for 40 hrs. Now, make double that and can work 20 hrs for the same amount and still get the freebees that fall from the sky for free. What to do with the extra time? Why not protest for the mf'er that got you the raise.

 

[mig1nc]

This lets them make the same amount of cash each week, and allow them more time to go to protests. Think about it. Used to make $7.50 each hour for 40 hrs. Now, make double that and can work 20 hrs for the same amount and still get the freebees that fall from the sky for free. What to do with the extra time? Why not protest for the mf'er that got you the raise.

Nah, protesting takes effort. The FSA doesn't DO things for free, they just want stuff for free. Better to spend the time leveling up on the current XBox game.

 

[Mikew]

FSA

FSA ? I googled but couldn't find one that made scene.

 

[.EC.]

Free Shit Army.

 

[Grits]

Not surprised.
I have a friend that used to be a manager at a dollar tree in the Baptist hospital area of WS while he was in school
He was an assistant and the manager was a guy with no backbone.
Anyway, he had a lot of employees that were on benefits and just WOULDNT come to work once they hit X number of hours. If they went over that amount then they made too much money and it affected their welfare/wic/whatever it was.
The spineless guy wouldnt fire them cause he was scared of who knows what, so my friend, for about 8 months until he was done, had to endure being understaffed at a store that was near a lot of section 8 housing (aka they real busy. Dont get me wrong, he was two blocks from Ardmore etc, but the crappy housing was across the street)

It was a dang shame just to hear about it, knowing there are folks who would WANT to work 25-30 hours (or whatever they did for part time), but because the head manager was scared to let these people go then he had to endure people constantly calling out.

So yeah, not surprised by this.
Will be even more 'not surprised' when costs of goods/living increases and these people are back to complaining about not having enough money. They lack little knowledge/education of basic economics, they felt that magically receiving 15 bucks an hour would solve all their financial issues and put them in a great spot.

Hate to tell you this but people have been gaming the system for generations. I know. I have saw it done.

 

[drypowder]

Graphic representation of the "welfare cliff":

Of course, with $15 minimum wage, more companies will find it economically sensible to invest in robotics, which will eliminate many of these jobs.

 

[Armorpl8chikn]

What we will have are machines dispensing fast food soon.....along with the other prophetic goodies from this documentary...

 

[.EC.]

Graphic representation of the "welfare cliff":

Of course, with $15 minimum wage, more companies will find it economically sensible to invest in robotics, which will eliminate many of these jobs.

This graph utterly destroys liberalism in one single glance. It's too bad not everyone knows what the hell they're looking at.

 

[DrSideways]

This graph utterly destroys liberalism in one single glance. It's too bad not everyone knows what the hell they're looking at.

If it was that easy to destroy liberalism everybody would do it.

 

[Armorpl8chikn]

If I read this graph correctly, I now qualify for welfare....or....it means people on welfare make more money at the end of it all than I do. I am thinking it's probably both.

 

[Hybrid Moments Pass]

Hate to tell you this but people have been gaming the system for generations. I know. I have saw it done.

I do not doubt it at all, I know its not a new thing and this is why its gotten as bad as it has. People see these loopholes and ways to cheat and pass it on from generation to generation.

 

[Grungewehr39]

It really pisses me off that some ass-clown punk can make this fresh out of H.S. flipping burgers. I will never support, to the best of my abilities, any company that think this is sustainable. How could a business afford to pay this without raising the price of good and services? And, do these idiots still think there will be any kind of raises given t/o the year? Almost every job I have had, the raises were given yearly and based on performance, attendance and merit. Enjoy your $15 / hr, but that will be the last increase until the politicians use the hike to buy an entire voting block again.

 

[Grits]

What we will have are machines dispensing fast food soon.....along with the other prophetic goodies from this documentary...

At least the robot stays at work and doesn't lay out like it's human counterpart.

 

[Grits]

I do not doubt it at all, I know its not a new thing and this is why its gotten as bad as it has. People see these loopholes and ways to cheat and pass it on from generation to generation.

I have been in the fast food industry for 36 years with the majority as a manager. I had people 30 years ago turn down raises and promotions for not wanting to mess up their gov benefits.

As I type this I had an employee no show no call for the opening cashier. When the system goes tits up, there are going to be sol. I'll help me and my own. Screw the rest of them.

 

[sr30]

Hate to tell you this but people have been gaming the system for generations. I know. I have saw it done.

In the time my mother was on welfare she never once cheated the system. During that time I saw many who did though.

I know of 10x more now though and it's just sickening.