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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Why is everyone here assuming the worker makes minimum wage? [/b]  Was it a union shop?

I worked at a large chain grocery store when I was in college in the early 90s.   The pay and benefits were actually pretty good.   The category of "Food Clerks" included cashiers, produce department, Dairy department, Frozen foods, and those that stocked the grocery shelves.   Pay was $15/hr--this was back when minimum wage was $4.25/hr.
Time and a half on Sundays.  Triple pay on holidays.   extra 50 cents per hour for time worked between 6pm-midnight.  Extra $1/hr for time worked between midnight and 6 am (mostly those stocking the shelves.)
EXCELLENT medical insurance benefits including dental, mental health, and chiropractic.[/quote]

Because DCUM likes to assume that everyone not a doctor, lawyer, fed, or office worker is making pennies.

My uncle was a grocery store manager and made $119k/year before he retired.

My best friend worked at Victoria's Secret to to help put herself through college.  Started as a sales associate and worked her way up to store manager during her 4 years in college.  She was making $60k/year her last year of college.  She couldn't find any job once she graduated making anywhere near that in her field, so she kept working at VS and applying for jobs.  She then got promoted to district manager and made $90k/year as a fresh-faced 23 year old recent college grad.  She worked for VS for about 8 years as a district manager before quitting to have kids and was making $113k/year when she left.  She was out of the workforce for 2-3 years and went back as the district manager of another retail store.  She's never once used her degree and was able to pay off her student loans in just over 2 years after she graduated.

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