re: Is Gen Z etc totally out of touch about salaries?

This is what happens when we spend decades putting down “burger flipping” jobs as an insult.

The list of highly successful people whose first job was at McDonalds flipping burgers is long. The list of successful people who worked for free or close to it, as an intern just to get a foot in the door is longer.

The thought of having to live with roommates, forego owning a top of the line smartphone, subscribing to multiple streaming services, etc is beyond most young people today. Work ethic has been replaced by entitlement. They believe that the non-unionized manufacturing jobs are better off overseas because it’s better than American workers getting raped by management. You, the customer, should be happy they showed up for work today and you are an annoyance for showing up at their place of employment as a customer.

The problem is they over value themselves. An unskilled individual with basic educational background think they are worth more than they are. They also do not see the value of healthcare coverage when the government picks up the tab.
Let’s be real here, the government and social media have painted this narrative that the lazy assed folks who never are motivated to better themselves are victims. Struggling to eat....here’s some food stamps, can’t pay your rent....here’s some bs regulation blocking eviction, can’t make what you think you’re worth.....let’s tax the big bad successful business man. I guaran damn tee your great grandparents didn’t whine or refuse an opportunity to earn a wage and put food on the table during the depression.

Try living in lafayette, the rent is the same as Houston but the opportunities are far more limited. Muh small city with a big city attitude BS.

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I think you have no idea how much things cost today. Go try to make a living and raise a family on that type of money and then get back to me. Yes, a lot of people nowadays are lazy and don't want to work, but $15 an hour is no longer a living wage in this economy.

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It's an entry-level position. Nobody, except maybe a brainless dope like you, would try to raise a family in that position. I think the real problem is that some of you are so soft and coddled in your lives that it's no longer possible for you to discern the difference between "needs" and "wants". My fiancée earned a DMD and Ph.D. and was paid a stipend during her Ph.D. effort that was barely $20k/year. She paid her living expenses and still saved up over $50k by the time she graduated dental school to pay for her residency program. This idea that a person can't make a living on $15/hour is bullshite, nothing but soft crybaby bullshite.

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An unskilled individual with basic educational background think they are worth more than they are

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These people have been told they're worth way more than they really are.

The way to more money is to increase value. Why would employers overpay for people who have no initiative? Why would anyone support more programs for people who will not work?

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I guaran damn tee your great grandparents didn’t whine or refuse an opportunity to earn a wage and put food on the table during the depression.

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Probably because manual labor wages could actually put food on the table.

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good luck finding someone worth a shite for $15

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Very true. But a lot of people who think they’re worth more aren’t.

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They have been screwed by the boomer generation

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The same Boomers who let them live at home rent-free, all expenses paid?

That’s some serious screwing!

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Why would employers overpay for people who have no initiative?

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If they can't fill the position then they aren't overpaying.

But I guess you understand markets and I don't, right?