As 1099's they can also apply for the EIDL, and PPP if they'd make more there than unemployment.
Financial Relief Options For The Full-Time DJ Operators
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Don't forget that $15 / hr that you want put in place - that will raise prices on everything .. from food to rent to gas to .. well everything.
Nah we be good. You all say Americans wanted cheap everything, and that is why manufacturing moved to China. ...Well...Let's practice expensive everything and see how it works out for us!
"THE BEST CONSUMER OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY IS THE WELL PAID WORKER" FDR
Pretty selfish of anyone to believe that the hardest working jobs, and the jobs that those refuse to work because "I am too good for that kind of work" believe they need to save 20 cents on a product, so others should suffer low slave wages." ...And then the response is "Well, they should get a better job". ...Not always possible, and there will always be a need for someone to have to pick up the trash, or serve food, or be a store stocker. WHY? ...Because those are ESSENTIAL jobs. That's why. So pay them fair!
FYI...Dunkin Donuts near me offers $14/hr to START to their employees now. The drive thru is always packed, and the business is booming...even when meal menu prices jumped up 50 cents about 6 months ago
...Their CEO made $4,889 PER HOUR last year.
That's exactly why everything moved to China - and many people have admitted it. Some guy on Shark Tank admitted it the other day - he will move production to China because it is MUCH cheaper, which lowers the price for purchase. My point was simply that you want more pay and you want more this, more that .. but you as a buyer refuse to buy higher cost items, which generally allows organizations to pay better wages. You want .. but you don't want to support. That's a problem. You also seem to not understand that if you raise minimum wage, then the cost of everything else goes up and/or the service level goes down.
True, there will always be a need for someone to pick up trash, serve food, be a store stocker .. and other entry level type jobs .. and those jobs should be for employees that are new (kinda why it's called entry level job). If you've been at your job for several years and you're still making minimum wage, then you might want to think about a new job and new skills .. and your supervisor/manager is charged with explaining that - if you, the employee, can't understand it.
Some places are paying more than minimum wage so they appear better. DD's biggest sales are in the morning and their biggest seller is coffee - like $3 a cup. 20 cars is 60 bucks. I don't think they have alot of full time staff.
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Everything moved to China due to CORPORATE decisions. Those decisions lead to much higher CEO/Executive pay outs, and higher earnings for share holders.
Raising the National Minimum wage is long overdue.
In the decade since it was last raised, the minimum wage has failed to keep up with inflation, failed to keep up with average wages, and—most dramatically—failed to keep up with incomes of the top 1 percent and CEOs, contributing to America’s growing inequality.
As a result, low-wage workers are not benefiting from economic growth and productivity. If the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity increases, it would be around $21/hr. Just 30 years ago, the average pay gap between CEOs and workers was 59 to 1; last year, it soared to 361 to 1. The average CEO makes $13,940,000, while a minimum wage worker makes $15,080: a gap of 924 to 1.
The roughly $120 billion extra paid to workers would be pumped back into the economy for necessities such as rent, food, and clothes. Economists have long recognized that boosting purchasing power by putting money in people’s pockets for consumer spending has positive ripple effects on the entire economy.
In one recent poll, 67 percent of small business owners support the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. They say it would spark consumer demand, which would enable them to retain or hire new employees.
And raising the wage doesn’t seem to compel employers to cut jobs. As states and cities across the country have raised wages, research has found no statistically significant effect on employment.
You're the CEO of your own company .. are you paying your employees as fairly as you suggest? Are you investing in the best products money can buy to help give you better sales (as well as show that you're buying from companies that invest in their people)? If not, then how can you tell others what they should or should not be doing?
I don't have employees. In fact, when I book them on an event, they make $4 to every $1 that I take in the deal. And they have never only made $15 per hour on any event!
The last time I paid a roadie, they earned about $25 per hour, got a meal paid for, PLUS had free transportation from me to, and from the event to their house.
Most businesses at least here in the DMV area are paying a little higher than minimum wage just because finding good people at minimum wage is difficult. PG and MOCO have higher minimums so many businesses probably can't offer much higher to start. However, up here it is $10.10, and most businesses are offering $11.50 or higher just because they can't find employees who stick around if they offer any lower.
Most businesses will have a hard time keeping people at minimum wage because of the same issue - the employee believes they should have more than they're being paid and the business wants more performance and/or more requirements. When these don't line up, the people leave.
Regardless of what you're paying said roadie, I guarantee you that they believe they are entitled to and should be paid more .. and though you paid for the meal and transported him, that usually doesn't factor in their mind. Additionally, you get to write that off - and this is a benefit to you, not them.
Regardless of what you're paying said roadie, I guarantee you that they believe they are entitled to and should be paid more .. and though you paid for the meal and transported him, that usually doesn't factor in their mind. Additionally, you get to write that off - and this is a benefit to you, not them.
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I will agree that it may harm the moms and pops a little but the average business can handle a $12-$14 minimum wage. Places like Walmart can dip in to the 132 Billion profit a bit too I'm sure
I think places like Walmart are paying more than minimum wage and though I don't disagree with profit, try telling the shareholders to take a hit - see what they say about it. Regardless my point was that minimum wage is a starting point for you to move up from .. and if you're still 'starting' after 'x' amount of time, then YOU need to change it.
Personally I'm not a believer in ANY minimum wage. Companies should be able to offer what they wish and employees should be able to leave and find a better offer if they desire. We just have too many minimum wage employees who aren't willing to put in the effort to get better so they can command better wages. Simply paying them more doesn't help anyone as all costs and prices will rise.
A rising tide lifts all ships.
Here's the thing Minimum wage is entry level yes but it's also dead end. Unless you are the exception to the rule you wont get too much past minimum wage in a job like that so unless you like the job just that should be motivation enough to move on most do. It's a very small percentage that toil in minimum wage jobs their whole life.
There was one girl I know (and I call her girl because she pretty much was) who started in the same training class with me at Burger King in 1987 that still works there today. She never had a side gig or a Husband just worked hard. There's another lady that worked there since 1980. It's fast food you never get too much more than minimum wage regardless of your tenure. Incidentally they both love the job that's why they staid...It was their calling
I know a few others over the years that stayed at low paying jobs for various reasons but for the most part but there's always those that can't.
Trickle down hasn't worked for as long as trickle down has been around maybe it's time to try trickle up give it to the bottom let them jack the economy they are the ones spending not the yacht set
In some cases that's true but we all do things for different reasons and it doesn't change the fact that it's people that aren't millionaires that spur the economy.
Very rarely it's lazy because from experience I can tell you that I worked MUCH harder at minimum wage than I ever did above it. Most times it's opportunity or situation that keeps them there and sometimes like in the cases I stated above they just like what they do...
Spurring is one thing .. but "most" people at the minimum wage level (other than young folks in their first jobs) are rarely pushing themselves. It's genuinely why they are typically AT the minimum wage level .. and raising that doesn't make them better workers.
If your employer cut your pay down by 50% because they felt you really don't work any harder than you would if you were being paid half. Would you understand and agree with them? Also, would you work just as hard if you were paid half of what you earn now?
We have been paid half of what we earn now. We didn't want to be there and did something about it. If you lose 50% of your pay without it being linked to some shared cause (and agree with it), most people would leave that facility. If you're at or around minimum wage and you take a loss, it most likely isn't the employer. Additionally, if you are reassigned to a lower paying position within an organization, you most likely also have less duties.
If you're trying out for a baseball team and you can never hit or catch the ball and are constantly on the bench .. you are more than welcome to try out for another team and sport. If you are consistently on the bench, it ain't the teams fault.
Most states are 'Work-At-Will' states which mean you may be fired at any time for any reason (barring illegal reasons) and you may also quit at any time for any reason. If you're not happy with what you do, what they pay you, what you've learned, how you feel treated or anything else, you are free to leave at any time.
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Generally speaking, people take their jobs more seriously the more they are paid. They will also be more eager to do what they need to do in order to keep a higher paying job, and the boss happy compared to lower wage jobs. Paying employees well creates a better team of employees.
The Fast Food places I patronize today, I feel have a better quality staff than fast food places typically had 10+ years ago.