A lot of you guys missed the point.
Im in a similar situation now… rent is going up, gas is going up, cost of living is going up SIGNIFICANTLY, and people are resulting to drastic measures to survive comfortably out here.
I had a convo with an uber driver yesterday about the city I’m in. I was looking for another source of income and asked him how did he enjoy doing it, he hated it but he literally said with his expenses (child support seemed to be his biggest gripe) he had to do what he had to do.
My company literally LOWERED my salary last year and brought up some shyt about earning more PTO hours and I was like
I actually refused to sign the contract for months and talked to different people that are over the contracts in regards to it. They are now getting investigated by the Department Of Labor and just dropped a check on one of my co-workers under the same company I’m under because of this.
COL is going up but jobs are not willing to pay workers what they’re worth because of greed.
Not to mention, I’m single making a certain amount in this country with no dependents and I’m getting fukked in taxes too… all because I have chosen to avoid kids. I’m actually thinking of moving as well…
I wish he had put the company on blast too. He literally said he respectfully asked for a raise or to be transferred somewhere else where he could survive with his current pay since most the office already worked remotely. I honestly feel that him being a black man had something to do with it as well.
He’s bringing awareness to a very serious and real issue