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@emstyle18 Those are two sides of the same thing which is the point I was trying to make. The generation currently entering the labor force can afford to have these attitudes because it’s currently very difficult and expensive for employers to replace them. Your statement about a college grad...

@emstyle18 You can’t really judge a labor market by what you currently make. You need to look at who is successfully hiring. The excellent preschool teachers getting paid $16/hr here leave to get paid $25+ as nannys. The school will need to pay much closer to $25/hr to replace them. They cannot...

@emstyle18 The flip side of this is that if you advertise a position as $15/hr a certain group of applicants is going to apply and if you advertise it as $25 then a different sort of applicants are going to be attracted. The labor market is very tight right now. People who are reliable...

@kparker10 If the doorknob is too hot to touch there is probably active fire in the room on the other side and it’s not the escape route you needed anyway. It’s better to stay put, stuff some clothes under the door, and get rescued out the window.