As much as we would like for people to have equal income and be equally financially stable, the world doesn’t work that way. Some professions require an education, while others don’t, some professions are more dangerous than others and some of them come with a bigger responsibility than the rest, so the ones that require more are compensated more generously.

But even that’s not always the case. Reddit user glasswitch88 who works as an administrative assistant at a law firm shared her interaction with her boss when she said to her that Target employees earn more than her.

Law firm admin assistant shares how indifferent her boss was to the news that she earns less than a Target employee

Image credits: peggydavis66 (not the actual photo)

Besides being an administrative assistant in a law firm, the Original Poster (OP) is also a single mom to a cat and she has to make her furry child’s life better. She heard that Target raised their starting wage to $24.

On Target’s official website they said, “The new approach will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations, positioning Target as a wage leader in every market where it operates.” The minimum wage will still be $15, but some positions will have a higher starting salary.

The admin assistant heard the news that some Target employees are offered $24 an hour when she earns less than that

The problem is that the OP earns about $23 an hour in a law firm in New York, which...

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