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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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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minimum wage warrior

An adult 25y+ working a minimum-wage job with full effort, especially funny when they have a university degree and expect better job offers to come flowing in soon.

Oscar: hey look at this chef in this fast food restaurant chain! he works so hard, for what?
Alex: hes a true minimum wage warrior. he better work harder, and his boss might be able to afford a porsche next week.
Oscar: what a waste of life...

by i like thugs August 29, 2025

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Wagee

Cortes from LRS

Cortes from LRS is a wagee

by Jown w August 20, 2023

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Suicide Wages

when your employer pays you an amount of money that is substantially much less than a living wage

I worked at XYZ corporation, and the pay was so abysmal that I questioned my reason for existence.

Fortunately, I was able to realize that this job was not worth the necessary effort to show up the next day.
I quit and moved on with my life for brighter horizons. Joe whe did you quit??? .... Mary I'm not working for Suicide wages for anyone.... I don't care if he's family

by Mister Spock 95 April 5, 2024

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