re: What is your advice to this manufacturing worker?

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I think it's increasingly a myth that someone can work harder and just magically be in the upper middle class.

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And for my final comment, it's always been a myth.

Working harder doesn't mean diddly poo.

It's about creating value.

That is the single bottom line when it comes to compensation for 'work'.

Now often times, working harder does create more value in what you produce, but not always.

That guy used to create $18.50 an hour (or more) of value for his old company. Now he only creates $10.50 an hour for his new company.