RJ Yoakum
HR Management
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May 31, 2017 Minimum Wage Essay From working in a industry that starts usually at minimum wage I can relate to the movie, “ Minimum Wage.” Even though Minimum was created to set minimum living standards for men and women. It isn’t enough to live on in today’s world. I think people need too action because Barbara Ehrenreich experience.
Minimum wage will never be enough to live on by working brutal hours and not getting paid enough. In Barbara’s book Nickeled and Dimed she said, “ someone ought to do the old fashioned kind of writing, go out and live on minimum wage for themselves" (Ehrenreich1). I coul=d never see it happening, but as her journey went on she had to rely on herself to survive. She started …show more content…
It was very tough for Barbra being treated unfairly and pushed to her limits. She was experiencing brutal physical work and got thirsty like any other person would, but she said “ there is no fluid or food item can touch a maids mouth, when she's working inside a house" (Ehrenreich82). Barbara had many instances where her boss's were putting making money over treating their employees right. As the book went on I started to realize how many times she moved based on how much money where in her paychecks. When it made me realize how unstable and hard life really is when you get paid minimum wage. " Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person is in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support herself by the sweat of her brow." …show more content…
I am moving to London this summer to work for 6 weeks, and finding a place to rent for a reasonable price, is nearly impossible. The restaurant I will be working at is number 26th rated restaurant in the world and being small I imagine I will be working six days a week, with 12 hour days. I am not saying it is right for them to pay me such minimal money but I am doing it for the experience. Sometimes the things that you want, are willing to sacrifice pay in my opinion. I don't agree with paying people minimum wage that work just as hard as someone who makes one-hundred dollars an hour. " Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes good business."(Jim SinegalCosco) I don’t cook for the money but I know for example when I got my first job making above minimum wage I came to work happier and left wanting to come back the next day. I felt more secure and didn't have to worry about working hard and just getting
HR Management
PWF
May 31, 2017 Minimum Wage Essay From working in a industry that starts usually at minimum wage I can relate to the movie, “ Minimum Wage.” Even though Minimum was created to set minimum living standards for men and women. It isn’t enough to live on in today’s world. I think people need too action because Barbara Ehrenreich experience.
Minimum wage will never be enough to live on by working brutal hours and not getting paid enough. In Barbara’s book Nickeled and Dimed she said, “ someone ought to do the old fashioned kind of writing, go out and live on minimum wage for themselves" (Ehrenreich1). I coul=d never see it happening, but as her journey went on she had to rely on herself to survive. She started …show more content…
It was very tough for Barbra being treated unfairly and pushed to her limits. She was experiencing brutal physical work and got thirsty like any other person would, but she said “ there is no fluid or food item can touch a maids mouth, when she's working inside a house" (Ehrenreich82). Barbara had many instances where her boss's were putting making money over treating their employees right. As the book went on I started to realize how many times she moved based on how much money where in her paychecks. When it made me realize how unstable and hard life really is when you get paid minimum wage. " Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person is in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support herself by the sweat of her brow." …show more content…
I am moving to London this summer to work for 6 weeks, and finding a place to rent for a reasonable price, is nearly impossible. The restaurant I will be working at is number 26th rated restaurant in the world and being small I imagine I will be working six days a week, with 12 hour days. I am not saying it is right for them to pay me such minimal money but I am doing it for the experience. Sometimes the things that you want, are willing to sacrifice pay in my opinion. I don't agree with paying people minimum wage that work just as hard as someone who makes one-hundred dollars an hour. " Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes good business."(Jim SinegalCosco) I don’t cook for the money but I know for example when I got my first job making above minimum wage I came to work happier and left wanting to come back the next day. I felt more secure and didn't have to worry about working hard and just getting