Originally Posted By: Benito
Originally Posted By: Clevy
We get shafted up here. When I lived in Detroit I was absolutely flabbergasted at the price differences on everything. From car parts to milk the difference was unreal.
Car parts were roughly half what we typically pay here. Milk iirc was 1.99 a gallon. The necessities of life were far less costly in America however I do remember that minimum wage was disgustingly low. Waitstaff made 2 bucks an hour or something ridiculous. They basically survived of their tips.
We started labourers at 12 an hour. 1099 them for taxes.
We had a lot of Mexicans working for us. When they found out we would pay them 12 an hour,and actually pay them they couldn't believe it. I remember one older fella welled up with tears.
Anyways back to the topic.
Canadians get the shaft
And Mexican laborers in Detroit it seems.
We paid anyone who worked with us fairly. If they were more than just labour we paid them accordingly. I don't care what colour a persons skin is. If they work hard and make me money I pay them well.
At one point I had 50 Mexicans working for us. They were the demolishion team when we renovated big office buildings.
They worked very hard doing carppy work and never complained. However there wasn't many American firms who would hire them at all.
I did learn one thing in America I could have done with out knowing and that's racism. The hate I saw there was new to me. I didn't understand why there was such a deep rooted,seething,stewing hatred for people of colour.
Originally Posted By: Clevy
We get shafted up here. When I lived in Detroit I was absolutely flabbergasted at the price differences on everything. From car parts to milk the difference was unreal.
Car parts were roughly half what we typically pay here. Milk iirc was 1.99 a gallon. The necessities of life were far less costly in America however I do remember that minimum wage was disgustingly low. Waitstaff made 2 bucks an hour or something ridiculous. They basically survived of their tips.
We started labourers at 12 an hour. 1099 them for taxes.
We had a lot of Mexicans working for us. When they found out we would pay them 12 an hour,and actually pay them they couldn't believe it. I remember one older fella welled up with tears.
Anyways back to the topic.
Canadians get the shaft
And Mexican laborers in Detroit it seems.
We paid anyone who worked with us fairly. If they were more than just labour we paid them accordingly. I don't care what colour a persons skin is. If they work hard and make me money I pay them well.
At one point I had 50 Mexicans working for us. They were the demolishion team when we renovated big office buildings.
They worked very hard doing carppy work and never complained. However there wasn't many American firms who would hire them at all.
I did learn one thing in America I could have done with out knowing and that's racism. The hate I saw there was new to me. I didn't understand why there was such a deep rooted,seething,stewing hatred for people of colour.
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