Minimum Wage for Minimum Wage
An American labor historian and playwright was born in Brooklyn in 1941. Barbara Garson's earlier accomplishments, MacBird! and a children's play The Dinosaur Door, were in the theater. After her involvement in the theater, Garson started to write books about the blue- and white-collar workforces. "Garson says that her goal is to reinsert humanity into work processes by telling the stories of the individuals with whom she works, while sounding an alarm on larger societal issues" (800). Garson's essay, "McDonald's-we do it all for you," is an example on how she is trying to accomplish her goal. Barbara Garson interviewed four different McDonald's employees, who held various jobs, about their diverse work experiences. While speaking with each of the employees, it was stated to Garson that each of them could easily be replaced. Since I have worked at a Burger King sporadically for two years, I understand how these employees feel about their jobs in this type of corporatio! When people seek a part-time job, they often look at fast-food restaurants for employment opportunities. When I was searching for my first part-time job at the age of sixteen, I applied to three different fast-food joints
"McDonald's employs 500,000 teenagers at any one time" (252). Out of the three places that I applied to, Burger King was the only place to call me back for an interview; however, that was not until three months after I applied for the job. Why should a sixteen year old make minimum wage when a twenty year old can make more money? This is the only question that I ask while working at Burger King. Then, once the worker has been at the job for an extended period or has the ability to perform certain tasks, then he or she should receive a raise. Although most employees of fast-food restaurants are hired at age sixteen, the youngest a person is allowed to work such a job, does not mean the employers have to pay the worker minimum wage. My starting salary at the toy store was higher than the money that I was earning even with the raise at Burger King. Since I was offered the job, I am able to relate to the employees that Barbara Garson interviewed for the construction of her essay. I believe that age does not make a difference with the amount of money one is eligible to make. After job hunting for about a month and handing in several applications, I was finally offered a raise. However, I know that the only reason why I was offered a raise was that my new employer called for a reference. Burger King should have a starting rate for the job regardless of the employee's age. Since I was making just minimum wage, I decided to look for a new job.
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