Comments on: Employers Should Not Exploit Minimum Wage Employees http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/ Personal Finance for College Students and New Graduates Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Green Panda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Green Panda Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/10/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/#comment-836 DFR: Yeah, I missed that update. Thanks for putting that in. While $5.85 is better than the $4.75 I was making, it still is not enough to really live on. What stunk was 1/2 my paycheck then went to the family. :( Being responsible can be a pain. DFR: Yeah, I missed that update. Thanks for putting that in.

While $5.85 is better than the $4.75 I was making, it still is not enough to really live on. What stunk was 1/2 my paycheck then went to the family. :( Being responsible can be a pain.

]]> By: Debt Free Revolution http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Debt Free Revolution Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:47:47 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/10/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/#comment-835 Just for the record, federal minimum wage here in the United States is now $5.85/hr as of July 2007. We were all happy about it over the summer LOL because that was about the only way we got a raise when I worked for Domino's. Just for the record, federal minimum wage here in the United States is now $5.85/hr as of July 2007. We were all happy about it over the summer LOL because that was about the only way we got a raise when I worked for Domino’s.

]]> By: Green Panda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Green Panda Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:46:10 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/10/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/#comment-827 Thanks Blue Panda! Thanks Blue Panda!

]]> By: Blue Panda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Blue Panda Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:57:32 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/10/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/#comment-822 After doing a quick Google search on "high employee turnover," I'm not even sure companies really want to use the defense that the "employees can leave at any time." Obviously, each employee that quits means a new employee must be trained. But, in addition, the new employee will likely provide lower-quality customer service than a veteran employee. (This could translate to lost sales or longer lines at cash registers, for example.) Further, if the employees want to quit (but can't at the moment), then the reduced morale will also reduce the quality of customer service. Of course, nobody goes to Wal-Mart for customer service (the receipt check when leaving is outright insulting, even if I know why they do it); everybody goes for the low prices. Wal-Mart probably sees no financial incentive to treat its employees better. After doing a quick Google search on “high employee turnover,” I’m not even sure companies really want to use the defense that the “employees can leave at any time.”

Obviously, each employee that quits means a new employee must be trained. But, in addition, the new employee will likely provide lower-quality customer service than a veteran employee. (This could translate to lost sales or longer lines at cash registers, for example.)

Further, if the employees want to quit (but can’t at the moment), then the reduced morale will also reduce the quality of customer service.

Of course, nobody goes to Wal-Mart for customer service (the receipt check when leaving is outright insulting, even if I know why they do it); everybody goes for the low prices. Wal-Mart probably sees no financial incentive to treat its employees better.

]]> By: Green Panda http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Green Panda Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:15:43 +0000 http://www.greenpandatreehouse.com/2008/01/10/employers-should-not-exploit-minimum-wage-employees/#comment-821 It doesn't seem like that especially when it's the lower paid employees who bear the brunt of the sacrifices. It doesn’t seem like that especially when it’s the lower paid employees who bear the brunt of the sacrifices.

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