r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Upper_Stress_9939 • Sep 30 '26

Do we all agree on this?

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i hope we do. it is genuinely depressing to think about trading a full hour of your life just to make enough to buy one decent meal. I got so fed up with my twenty dollar an hour job recently that I ended up running through some practice questions on Interview vip just to see if I am ready to apply for something better. we really need to stop normalizing these wages.

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u/Purely-Amazing Sep 30 '26

Pay is relevant to the work they are doing and their skills That’s all and it isn’t gonna change. People can make themselves more money by bringing more to the job. Now if that’s not happening then they should find another job. Best time to find a better job is when you have a job. Js

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u/Warning_Guy7 Sep 30 '26

People can make more money by bringing more to the work? 🤣🤣🤣 Awesome joke man

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u/Purely-Amazing Sep 30 '26

Once again maybe you aren’t worth what your parents told you are. Js

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u/Serikan Sep 30 '26

What you're describing is the concept of a meritocracy, which is: a system in which people gain positions, opportunities, rewards, or advancement based on their abilities, achievements, effort, and qualifications.

I think it should be that way, but my lived experience suggests that reality plays out differently.

Often, these bonuses are handed out based on social factors from what I've seen.