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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn that sucks. I hope things improve for them. (and us too)

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know. You are starting to see where education level is no longer providing the premium that it used to in the labor economy. So, you have hazardous jobs with a labor rate assuming anyone can do the job and professional jobs where it was assumed that this isn't the case. It turns out that those hazardous jobs need an increase in pay to attract workers, but part of the reason everything is built in China is because of lower than average labor costs.

If you are a new graduate, you may want to wait for a job in your field rather than take a 996 job at a factory.