a company that “can’t afford” to pay their employees above a livable wage shouldn’t be in business.
AND YES THAT INCLUDES THOSE LIL FUCK ASS MOM AND POP STORES TOO
If more people shopped at the mom n pop stores instead of the big box stores (like, shop local movement) they would be better able to afford to pay their employees more
if a business owner is so incompetent to not budget in paying their workers a livable wage they should not go into business. it’s a crucial business expense and the answer is not “i can’t afford this so i’m going to exploit my workers”. Try again.
When my dad and stepmom started up a store, we didn’t have any workers because guess what… we couldn’t afford it! We chose instead, for the three of us and the other artists who had works for sale, to work there ourselves until we could afford to hire someone.
Unfortunately, the town we were in wasn’t kind to artists (especially those charging real prices for their work) that it eventually shut down.
We deliberately chose to work harder ourselves, than make someone else suffer because of the nature of the town and the business. And that’s how it should work. If you can’t afford a livable wage for your workers, you either do it your own self, or don’t do it at all.
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