“No one wants to work”, we counter this my saying “We do, we just don’t want to work for peanuts”.
Anytime I’m ranting about not being able to find a decent paying job my mom always regurgitates the same “You’re not gonna start out on top” “Stop worrying about the pay and just work” “You’re asking for too much”.
Really I’m just looking for atleast $14/hr as a college student with 4+years in Fast Food and Retail. I can’t even find jobs offering to start me at $13. No matter how much experience and good qualities I have, I’m asking for too much or another candidate accepts lower compensation. Idk if Texas is considered a high COL state but the averages wages here surely don’t make up for the price everything is down here. I’m not trying to work myself to the bone for a measly $300-400 a week. My mom also states that I’m not paying any bills (despite her sometimes for help on rent +my 5k tuition my FAFSA didn’t cover) which leads me to think she doesn’t believe young people deserve higher pay or something which is just beyond frustrating.
TL;DR: Jobs are not paying actual living wages, yet my mom think it’s okay because “I’m on the Bottom”