Minimum wage is a disease spread around by companies who don't pay their workers alot of cash
Guy 1: Welp I'm off to my part time job

Guy 2: BACK UP I don't wanna catch the minimum wage
by Laskofansmakemecum January 13, 2021
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The form of payment you receive through employment in a communist country; described as a 'honey wage' as it is spread out evenly.
I can't afford my bass harmonica, I only get a honey wage.
by biish September 23, 2013
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Working a shitty job where you are only able to afford your bills, and nothing else including gas for your car and you have to borrow your homies bike to work because your broke AF.
Damn, why is Jerome riding his bike to work? Doesn't that fool have a car?
He's working for that chicken wages, fool.
by Rock lobster July 17, 2015
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Seems like a good idea, but its not. Creates unemployment and violates freedom of contract, if you dont understand how this could be true, check out an economics book, its basic econ.
Attempting to raise the minimum wage will result in poor people losing their jobs.
by youknow2 May 9, 2005
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When your employer/boss/manager breaks the law by not paying you all you're entitled to get. Not paying overtime, not paying minimum wage, deducting money from your paycheck, not reimbursing you for expenses, not paying you on time, paying "under the table", misclassifying you as an independent contractor, etc.
Lisa server broke a couple of bottles when she tripped on the way to the customer's table. At the end of the week, Lisa noticed that her manager deducted the cost of the bottles from her paycheck and remembered about wage theft.
by Solid Rep April 19, 2014
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A term used by people do describe how much overpaid joiners are on for the botched up jobs they do, they own 5 computers, 4 laptops, 2 cars, and are on about £60,000 a year for butchering wood
£500 for a processor ?, you must be on chippies wages !!!
by Gazster September 2, 2006
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