So I’ve been unemployed for a long time due to health problems. I have a huge gap in my employment history so it’s been near impossible to find work and even more impossible to find work I can actually do bc I’m limited physically. My sister offered me a job working for one of her businesses online and I agreed.
And yeah, I should’ve had her give me an actual number for how much I’d be earning before I started. I know. But I never expected it would be $6.60 an hour (clear).
I called my one friend and described my job to her then asked how much she thought I was being paid hourly. She said $15/hr. When I was silent she said, “$12..?” in a voice that was like omg it’s not $12 is it?? And I had to reply no, half that. She was like how tf is that even possible.
I know a beggar like me can’t be a chooser but still. STILL. Like I’m sitting here rn trying not to cry. My parents were so excited that I finally got work. Same with one of my doctors who knows how hard it’s been for me.
Like it’s 2023 not 1983. How is paying someone this little even possible?? (That’s a rhetorical question/don’t answer. I know. It’s called living in the U.S.) Like what do I even say to being paid $6.60/hr tho???
*Edit: I meant clear as in after taxes. I think the wage is $7.25 but what I actually got was $6.60/hr based on my hours and the amount deposited.