Mar 8, 2023
Me and presenting my business plan for a competition: We plan to pay our employees living wages so we adjusted our pricing so we would be able to do that.
Judges: Even teenagers?
Us: Yes?
Judges: But why not just pay 2 teenagers 7.25 instead of a skilled adult for $20.
Us:
#this happened a week ago and Im still simmering about#like#why is it so hard for people to understnad that children. teens. and all the in betweens are people too??#reasons why capitalism sucks#the fact I almost had to explain that actually. no. not teens live at home with all their expenses paid for#i almost snapped at these fuckers#I shouldve#*not all teens