• ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Sam’s Club is boosting pay for nearly 100,000 hourly workers, with the retail chain’s starting wage rising by a buck to $16.

    1. Sam’s Club is owned by walmart.

    2. $16 an hour is $33,280.

    3. Walmart’s CEO was compensated $26.9 million. Thats $12,930.00 an hour.

    4. Walmart revenue over the past few years

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      2 months ago

      And most people I’ve met at these wages (I make $15) don’t even get full time, so 12-30 hours a week would be more precise. Most of my coworkers, even the full time ones, need a second income.