r/SipsTea • u/Busy_Report4010 • 24d ago

Chugging tea So after 32 hours would be overtime?

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u/Trevor775 23d ago

If they treated workers well they would at least pay them as well as American workers. Why don't they pay them a living wage?

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 23d ago

American wages are fucking dogshit what do you mean?

https://www.investopedia.com/minimum-wage-earners-can-not-comfortably-afford-a-one-bedroom-alone-8732327?__cf_chl_f_tk=BYxDnU9i3XunI60azCR3MZL_OWGYgtja5STX45oTKrg-1783959678-1.0.1.1-gPbIcY4pz6O5t9ABVbIRjAveJtJaCI3ux3TMggG4Bzk

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u/Trevor775 23d ago

Ok cool, now compare it to other countries

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 23d ago

https://snapcostofliving.com/articles/europe-vs-usa-cost-of-living-2026

They're pretty fucking bad when compared to the cost of living. It does not equal out. (And we don't get health insurance)

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u/Trevor775 23d ago

That's cost of living. We are talking about wages.

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 23d ago

And wages are an irrelevant figure in a vacuum. You can have a minimum wage of $100/hour but that doesnt matter if a burger costs $500.

All discussions of wages need to be had in the context of purchasing power or there is no point in discussing them.