Lazy Americans.....‘We’re a Movement Now': Fast Food Workers Strike in 150 Cities (edit) OP is poor, don't act like I am being all high and mighty!

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prayformojo said:

spurgeonryan said:
They went on strike so they could take a break from their hard work of standing and flipping burgers, taking out trash and talking over an intercom. Oh, and lets not forget the horrible task of pressing buttons, looking at the menu, swiping cards, and talking to humans.

Clearly you've never worked fast food for a living. That shit is modern slavery. Sweat shop work. It's totally disgusting and these people have every right to be angry. 

Except it isn't slavery. They have the choice to work elsewhere that pays more, but unfortunately they don't have the interpersonal skills to obtain those positions (hence they flip burgers.) That means they must work on bettering themselves so that their labor is more valuable. I work part time at walmart as a cashier starting at a wage of 8.4/hr while attending full time classes. And honestly, the job entails much more responsibilty than cooking fast food. I know very well that I am selling my labor for a $375 pay check every two weeks. That is not slavery. I benefit and walmart benefits. I can end the contract anytime I want, and so can  Walmart. The same is true for these fast food workers.