de facto minimum wage

The lowest hourly rate most people would accept to make the job worth their time. It is higher than the government's minimum wage, which is always too low to afford basic needs.

Company: "We offer a competitive rate above minimum wage! $27/hr"
Candidate: "meh, barely the de facto minimum wage in Sydney. I get more on welfare doing nothing"
Company: "Why does noone want to work for us???"

by wagie2023 August 12, 2023

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DL wage

Getting shitty treatment from a DL (downlow) guy.

He’s paying me a DL wage and excepts me to be happy?

by Weat July 7, 2021

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Wage Quit

Quiting one's job because of a minimal or low salary.

That last job paid nothing so I wage quit.

by Derranes October 31, 2018

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wage rage

When you get really angry because there's inflation, but your nominal wage doesn't adjust

Damn it Peter, inflation is at 4% but I still earn as much as last year. I got such a wage rage!

by qe082020 March 31, 2020

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Minimum Wage

A law put in place to defend restaurant workers and convenience store workers from union-busting tactics spearheaded by republicans and corporate lobbyists that requires them to pay their employees a living wage.

They want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour

by Kersplooch January 31, 2021

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