A TikToker has called out a woman for criticizing increasing wages for fast food workers while educational assistant wages remain lower in California, drawing nearly half a million views
The video was made by Luis (@luis.wtf) in response to @misspriss19766, who was expressing frustration that fast food workers in the state of California could expect to make $22 if a bill raising the minimum wage for that sector is passed.
“How much sense does that make, that somebody with zero education can go to work at a McDonald’s and make $22 an hour, but somebody with an education working in an educational system, molding young minds, makes $15.53?” she says in the video.
In his response, Luis pushes back against the idea that different jobs are inherently worth less in compensation.
“You put a lot of emphasis on California, and the fact that some teachers only make $15.53 an hour in California, implying that California is expensive to live in,” he says in the video. “Good job, you’re right, California is expensive to live in, and the cost of living in California continuously goes up. Does that mean people who work fast food, retail, or any job that does not require a degree, don’t deserve to live?”
He also criticizes the idea that fast food employees are not important to the daily lives of people who have higher levels of education and are working in different fields.
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