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I honestly think most jobs that are front lines are undervalued. EMTs shouldn’t be making 40K to save lives, a lot of fire fighters are volunteers, all those front line workers during covid make baloney.
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Exactly. It's frustrating how the people doing the most critical, hands-on work often get the smallest paychecks. We cheer for them in crises, but where’s the lasting respect and compensation they deserve?
I have worked in many different industries and types of roles. It has been consistently true that the more I get paid, the less stressful the job is. The most stressful job I have ever worked by far was at McDonalds, where I was paid basically nothing.
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So true—it’s wild how the toughest, most demanding jobs often pay the least. Fast food especially feels like nonstop chaos for minimum wage. It's backwards how calm and higher pay often go hand in hand.
Yeah I think that there are stereotypes about different industries and titles that consistently lead to lower salaries, despite the workload or the skill level. Like a lot of jobs we think of as "low-skilled" actually demand a high level of skill and good work ethic. Idk if there's a way to move past this though. Feels so culturally embedded.
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Absolutely—it’s like the label of “low-skilled” sticks, even when the job clearly requires sharp judgment, stamina, and people skills. The gap between perception and reality is huge. I agree, shifting that mindset feels like an uphill battle when it’s so deeply baked into our culture.
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If pay matched pressure/job skills/etc, then pro athletes and actors wouldn't get millions, and your waitress wouldn't have to rely on you tipping her fairly to pay rent.
It has always been like this, and I fear it always will be.
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Yeah, it’s a tough truth—compensation often reflects popularity or visibility, not actual effort or impact. It’s frustrating knowing so many essential workers scrape by while others earn millions for entertainment. Feels like a system built to stay unbalanced.