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If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation, it would probably be about $12 today.

I think it's more a lack of good paying jobs than minimum wage, and it's companies that want high skills for $10 an hour.

If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation, it would probably be about $12 today. I think it's more a lack of good paying jobs than minimum wage, and it's companies that want high skills for $10 an hour.

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There are many paths which lead to wealth building in America. Working for minimum wage is not one of them.

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No, it's certainly not. It used to be a first step to a career, but now companies want it to be the maximum pay.

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As manager myself it's hard to find people who are willing to put in the work or take on additional responsibilities to progress past entry level work. It's pretty sad.

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I can't speak to your industry, but I will say as an employee in the technology world, the term "entry level" has been abused to the point where it's a literal joke, and most just completely ignore anything that has the term attached.

I've had an entry-level position, it required a 2-year degree in the field. Experience was helpful, but not necessary. It paid decent, you could live on it but you weren't getting rich, and it had some decent benefits. After 6 months, you received benefits and all the other perks at a decent cost.

I started with people that were looking for a change and had years in the field, and there were plenty of rank amateurs that just graduated. Almost everyone stuck around except for That Guy, and we all know him.

Now, when I get an "entry level" position contact, it's almost always advanced degree required with several years of experience in some pretty dedicated fields, and the pay is always less than my entry-level job from 30 years ago. (Or it's a bit more, but the Amazon Warehouse pays more. The local lumberyard pays yard hands more than some of these.) I'm sorry, no one is going to be an advanced electronics tech for $14 an hour, of if they are they're gone in 60 seconds the minute they find a new job.

The people that you may want may be like me, and just ignore anything that says "entry level," so you get the people that reply to the "Must be alert and well groomed when reporting to work" jobs.