Surviving on Minimum Wage | IN Close
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2015
- Seattle has voted to boost its minimum wage to $15 an hour over time. The first increase takes the minimum wage to $11 an hour. But is that enough to live on in this expensive city? We profile a young barista, a temporary worker and a grocery store clerk to drill down into what it takes to stretch minimum wage to a living wage, especially with housing taking such a big chunk out of the budget. We also interview a UW professor who has created an alternative to the federal minimum wage that is more realistic and the head of a company that has already boosted its minimum wage to $15.
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"I can't imagine how employers sleep at night knowing their employees can't pay their bills". I can't imagine why you think they even think about that at all.
They can sleep cause they're psychopaths.
employers don't care
Get the man!
Some care hence the deli staff earning over $15ph
Actually they are worried about don't bankrupt. Only who have a business know that the life is a jungle.
rents, gas, foods, insurance all go up except wages.
YOU GOTTA BEAT THE SYSTEM THEIR ARE LOOP-HOLES
MARIO'S IMPOSTOR those loop holes are easier for some not for all
especially is in Baton Rouge
@@tiffanyhall1944 um. Why Baton Rouge?
@@mariosimpostor731 what are the loop holes ?
The Quiver in the first girls voice really broke my heart. You can just tell she is so stressed between work, school and the debt.
Poor people give their whole life working..no time to be a human
Maybe of should've wen tf go college.🤷♀️
True.
Pulling the Strings most are in college or have earned degrees
Only in America. Come to Europe and you will see happier less stressed people.
@@lightunderdarkness9378 not everyone can afford to go to college, and these days, a college degree doesn't even necessarily guarantee a high-paying job.
People really need to think before they get pregnant. Bringing kids into this world if you are already in a bad situation is not only selfish but very irresponsible.
They dropped out of high school, got pregnant and had no diploma or any skills....so they flip burgers and then complain....priority problem is what it is
In some places they encourage it with money. Give the kid bare minimum and the government gives you baby money.
Yeah, we should start castrating men who don't use condoms, that will teach them!
Your right there expecially now in these hard times
we all have the right to make a family, thats the human nature, isnt it easy to try to improve the social situation than stopping being human
Cmon willie. Don't have kids if you already know you can't afford it.
Luke Powers fr but he seems like a nice Man :D
That is against liberal leftist agenda.....how else can you get on the welfare system if you do not breed like a rabbit keeping those legs open for every tom, dick and harry to spooge his load into?
Jose Sanchez we all came from a load
Joey'sEvilTwin
Yeah, but for some of us, it took more loads (squirts) than other people,
and it may have taken more loads to make our brothers and sisters and
parents. I have liked to joke around with people about it in my past. I
made a comment to a woman about it to a woman in my past who's
husband wouldn't give her a divorce, who made lots of money at the
time in another country. She wanted me to do her and I said no because
she said although her husband would NEVER give her a divorce, she
said he was very dangerous if he ever caught her with another man..
So anyway, I just joked with her about how many squirts it took to make
each of her 3 children. And, she actually told me what she remembered.
Please remember though, if anybody ever gives you a hard time for no
reason, just tell them they are no more important than you are because
their parents had sex just like your parents did, and that they came from
a squirt or a load, just like you did. They are so lost for words that they
don't know how to reply. Haha. Take care and thanks for responding.
Luke Powers IKR!!! Why not use birth control? Very sad indeed.
“We can afford to plan instead of just affording to live.” That was the most important thing said in this video.
@Chrome-OS Tech So sorry! I completely understand. I’ve been knocked down a few times in my own life. The trick is to keep the faith and keep on getting up again. Good luck to you.
6 years later most states are still not 15 hr and 7.25 is still Fed minimum. And we got Bidens inflation. Whole new system must be formed. Reps and Dems and still Americans are always broke.
right
Ppl need to stop being conditioned to think that they have to move out of their parents house when they hit their late teens/ early 20s. There is no shame in staying with your parents! Unless they kick you out or you have issues, just stay with them. Its ridiculous that young ppl think being with ppl who love and support you is something to be ashamed of and so they must be independent ASAP even when they can't afford it.
Yo I hear ya. I stayed home while I went to school. I worked a min wage job at Target making $7.50/hr and used it for school expenses. Now I have a great job as a software engineer, working from home and I have NO shame that I stayed at home while I went to school. People use no common sense when thinking about their finances. It's ok to sacrifice some things for a better tmrw.
@@dr6770 is software engineering a good job and a stable one.?? how is your life now compared to before you were software engineer and did you do self studying or did you go to college for it.???
@@kawazaki23 Software engineering is a great job, $70k+ a year in salary, great benefits, and very stable. The world runs on tech, engineers are her to stay! lol. Plus, in this time of covid, when many people are forced to go into the office or loose their jobs, I'm able to work from home safely. I have tons of flexibility on when I want to start my work and when I want to end. I use to go to the gym at 5 am but since gyms are closed, I sleep in because I don't have to worry about having to drive into the office. During lunch, I go for a long walk or workout and it's easy to do working from home. Plus, many tech companies in general are adopting to work from home even after the covid prob is over so many software engineers will be able to stay at home, which gives more flexibility to do what we want to do. I went to school for it, I started as an architecture major but switched right when the tech crazy was starting with mobile phones and I'm so glad I did. BU twith the internet, you can learn to program from home for free, there are tons of tutorials out there. Plus, one of the big perks of software engineering is you can create your own applications and sell them for money. I also create mobile apps on the side to earn extra money from, hoping one day to make it big with that and not have to work for a company. lol
not all people have parents who will let them just have a free ride grow up
in italy kids stay with thair parents till they hit 35, in poland it is common to have multi generational homes where gradnparents, their kids and their grandkids live together; in usa you have the largest houses in the world, why can't 2-3 generations live together?
9 bucks an hour to assemble aircraft parts? Sounds like that should pay 30 bucks an hour
it used to pay more back when america was the top in manufacturing, but most of those jobs were sent overseas because of NAFTA and done even cheaper with slave labor, but now it is done even cheaper through automation
If they find people for 9 why would they pay 30?
Maybe to make the parts first, he is also a temp so that's why.
He's a temp.. If he was to get hired on full he would get alot more
Do you want the plane you are flying in to have been assembled by some-one on minimum wage or by some-one who is well paid, valued and respected by his company.
That dude moved across the country to make $3 more an hour??? It ends up being the same bc Seattle's living expenses are higher.
It's all about the edgy hipster appeal.
+RichardDJLilD living in Florida and down south in general is so cheap
+RichardDJLilD yea lived here for 5 years it's not expensive it's pretty average
i know. hes such a fucking idiot lol
RAJohnson713 if he didn't you would say "why doesn't he move"
I'm 31 and this is the second time I'm living with my parents while working as an adult. I spent 5 years in the city climbing up in my company and since I now work remotely, I've moved down home and feel a lot safer and happier being close to family. My sister and the family she is raising will be moving back here soon too! Just like old times and we all feel so blessed.
this happened to me but i almost killed myself
@@ARZ-tu2ip just dont act like you own the place and you will be good with ur parents
Gross. Take responsibility for yourself you literal man child.
oh man, you're an adult still playing a kids game,, have a plan.
Ya big grown up baby.
18 year ago, I could work at a minimum wage and live in a 1 room apartment. Now that's impossible and that's in a small city in Virginia. It's become a problem nearly everywhere.
I'm 25 yrs old and I have a good, full time job as a veterinary nurse. I only make $10.75/hr and that's after getting 5 raises in the past 3 years. I'm still living with my parents because housing is so expensive. I cant imagine trying to raise a family on what I make now.
John Logic vet nurse
That much just for being a nurse? That sucks!
I think two reasons vet nurses are so underpaid is because it's legal to hire unlicensed workers and pet insurance isn't mandatory. Those two issues need to be fixed.
12stonesfuel100 VET NURSE
mr42ndstblvd If you have a car, living in it is one option. If you have family members nearby, living with them is another option, for example anyway.
This is basically my motivation to excel in school...
Edit 2018: recently graduated. Woohoo. And I’m still poor
Edit 2021: ^ high school. I’m a college senior now, planning on graduating spring 2022. Been reading the comments and I agree that college doesn’t guarantee anything, but it also depends what your discipline is (although maybe it matters less nowadays). Don’t major in basket weaving. Major in something that people will pay you for. I’ll let you guys know if I land a job
Everything is batman school guarantee nothing.
School may not guarantee success, but doing poorly in school almost always guarantees failure.
When you graduate you still will have to compete for what little is out there. And, by the time you graduate, will your discipline be in demand?
Michael M and hopefully the person has no school debt
some people can't find a decent job even with a Phd. go figure. if only life was that simple.
Willie, cmon man. You can’t be having another baby when you’re already living in a tent city.
No, no! How dare you..it's the SYSTEM that's at fault ....sigh...
@Charlie Sarcastic...tried to convey that wit the "sigh" but it's hard sometime on here without going full out and putting a "/s"
@Charlie To be fair, the first thing may not have been his fault - you can plan ahead but there can be unforeseen circumstances. But him having another baby was ridiculous
Surely he should rejoin the military,
@@bennathan7353 I've seen it done multiple times by guys who got out with kids and had to go back because for whatever reason they couldn't make it work
Trust me, if employers could pay less than minimum wage they would.
It's also the minimum wage workers who are expected to work extremely hard as well
Minimum wage workers are sometimes slaves when expected to work without pay.
i mean most of us already are, that’s why so many aliens are being hired.
The company I work for could of payed everyone who works for them 50k a year more and still have made $2B in profit.
Never trust anyone who begins a sentence with, “trust me “.
Drove into a fire hydrant and owes the city $3K? She must have been driving someone else's car and not had any insurance of her own. I wish the video would've cleared up that mystery.
Lol! Not enough time I guess. Sometimes to make it more comfortable for the person to open up they gloss over major blunders and self-destructive Acts of the person because if they honed in on that, the person could nut up or other words freak out and not want to finish the interview if they feel humiliated or attacked. 😆
Easier to make her sound like a victim.
Or there's more to the story and she got a few citations out of it
@@sarahcraver6513 How do you drive into an inanimate object that can't be moved through normal means? Unless she was pushed off the road by another car into it, there's no excuse. She can't even avoid an inanimate object, what about people? She should of got a much larger fine.
@@ScumSookar What lesson will that teach her? She can barely support herself. This world isn't supposed to be that hard why make it harder.
Holy shit, $11 an hour? Damn, ditch the house and share a 1-bedroom apartment with someone else. I mean... holy hell.
And the food she's buying is beyond name brand-- it's the expensive stuff. That cereal is at least $4.00 where I live, and no doubt it's at least $2 more in Seattle. I can tell from the packaging of the bread that it's either Udi's or Rudi's, so she's gluten-free. Ditch the bread and buy some other food with with that $6.00-7.00 dollars! And oranges are classed by the USDA as one of the most expensive fruits you can buy, and those looked like mandarins, even, which are more expensive to fill up on. Sheesh, buy apples and bananas instead. Those razors looked pretty nice, too. Get the bargain ones to save money.
I could buy a lot with $70 a week for food, even in Seattle.
I sort of agree. It said she made what $2,200 a month? That's honestly a lot to me. I make $600 a month from my job. And then my husband brings home a good amount. We live comfortably. But I agree. She should shop smarter. If you have a gluten allergy fine. But Id she made smarter choices shed save lots of money. Like you said. I could honestly stretch $50 to make a week of meals.
GhoulishGal Same. I think the $2,200 was actually the rent for the house she was living in, with two or three other people splitting the cost with her, which comes out to be around $550-700 for each person. I did a quick apartment search for 1-bedroom apartments in Seattle, and while they're pricey, I found a several that were no more than $900. She could at least rent one of those with another person and her rent would be cut down by $100 or more if there are other apartments that have a smaller rent (doubt it).
Or, or, or, she could just not live right in Seattle. In fact, since she doesn't have much, she could probably move to just outside Seattle, where rent for 1-bedrooms will be even cheaper.
She could also put the money for that bread towards something cheaper and more sustainable, like eggs. I'd gladly take a $3.80 dozen eggs over a small loaf of $7.00 bread.
Marvin Tikvah Um... What?
Oh but I'm sure the libtards will tell you it's her right to buy expensive food.
KiloByte69 Lmao, probably!
And this was 6 years ago. Things now are even worse with inflation.
Generally speaking, most people in the US have a way out of poverty, it's called the military. The problem is that people are so privileged, they actually think they should reach for their dreams rather then developing a base of financial security, then going for their dreams.
America need 8 Years are True Leader like Reagon
minimum wage is now 16.69 per hour in seattle
@@Rundvelt wrong, most people don't qualify for military service. It's funny though that they are largely comprised of conservative republicans when the military is really a social welfare system.
@@hermannalios2740 You need to read in on the Iran-Contra Affair if you think Reagan wasnt a piece of trash.
My heart goes out to autumn ,cause i know how tough it is to live on bare minimum and somewhere i feel she really needs to talk to a counsellor cause she seems "on the edge " .😞😟
That counselor costs $120 an hour at best.
I think she's on the autism spectrum. I have high-functioning autism and I am very fidgety and awkward talking to people I don't know like this.
That would be awkward after a date "So....you wanna come back to my tent?"
Lol
@bruceownsu Haha lol
If she really love u it wouldn't matter where u live
@@bcranford714 your lifestyle has a huge impact on whether someone wants to be with you or not soo?
"Let me show you around my tent"
"Wow, what a hot looking sleeping bag! So, when was the last time you took a shower, because it smells like fish around here?"
I was in this trap. I then enlisted in the military. Free college, job experience, and a decent paycheck. I now have a degree and make a very healthy living. You have to be willing to make a big change otherwise you'll stay in that low paying job forever.
youmadbroesph? “Would you rather starve or serve an imperialist military regime that starves other countries? The choice is easy.”
@@godinezmamajl Most service members don't see any fighting but good point. Military is for welfare.
youmadbroseph?: Thank you for your service. You worked hard for your welfare. And you're a better person now for it too, no doubt.
BIG CHANGE ALL RIGHT; I JUST ROBBED YOUR HOUSE LOL
It is true, i enlisted in the military for money. It helps, you need to do whatever you can to survive in this economy.
This explains why when I recently talked to an American about the minimum wage and the living wage.
He didn't know the difference and I was shocked that a government never calculated how much an average American in what ever state needs to live a basic life.
Its common to know this in the UK and is often talked about when deciding new laws and regulations
Except laws don't decide wages; supply and demand does. Why don't you just mandate everyone be paid $100/hour if merely signing a piece of paper improves people's wealth?
I’m not trying to be funny, but when he sat down and ate the ramen noodles with his pinky out ! 😂🤣😂🤣🤣 5:23
Gotta feel fancy sometime..ya know?
Patrick: “PINKY! PINNKKKYYYYYYY!!!!!!”
😅
Minimum wage in Michigan is $8.90. Rent for 1 bedroom averages around $850.00-$1,000.00. That doesn't include utilities or trash. Transportation, food, clothing. Add kids and that equation rises. Minimum wage doesn't cover minimum cost of living
you mean a third or fourth job? because if you work on minimum wage you probably all ready work two jobs and are exhausted because you work 8-20 hours a day and 7 days a week. Overtimes all well and good but most places don't offer it because you make overtime if you get over 40 hours in most part time places. I've not found many that offer OT if you work over 8 hours, only if over 40 hours(which you wont see because you'll be at 24 hours maybe 32 but no higher)
$9.25 now
Hazel Juanita Millan-Hoffman try living in London, rents are like $3000s a month in my area
if you got at least a high school diploma you wouldnt me working a minimum wage job
Learn a trade....
Minimum wage is not supposed to be a family wage
not good to judge people's situations.. u never know what happened
+daric nd this is what's wrong with our country people are focusing to much on raising the minimum wage rather then trying to make a maximum wage
Armando Angel I'm not american
+Armando Angel a maximum wage is honestly be the most rediclious thing I have ever heard of
The job market is *NOT* kind to the younger people of this nation. Businesses do not want kids because various reasons ranging from School (Yes, most dont want you to go to school) to experience (That's why many places want 5+ years of experience for a good paying job).
Here in Texas, its a bit different. Our major jobs come from the oil industry. It used to be where you can walk up with zero experience and get a good wage. Now you have to have a degree in some sort.
Lived at that rate for most of my life until these last few years. Unfortunately I made the mistake of increasing my lifestyle while my income increased and have a lot of the same problems just in a nicer house, driving a nicer car, etc. Now I’m the journey of correcting all of my mistakes.
I think you said it perfectly. People tend to live within their means. Meaning, people spend just as much as they make even after getting a raise or a better job. People , including I, need to learn to not spend more even though you can. Rather, save up that money so you may invest into your future.
See Dave Ramsey, brother.
Don'tcha love how Willie said his fiancee is the one who is expecting, like him not keeping it in his pants didn't have anything to do with it. STOP HAVING KIDS YOU CAN'T AFFORD!!!!!
Men can't get pregnant or anyone else pregnant if the WOMEN say no.
Men give the extra chromosome if that didn’t happen then no children
Or maybe wait until the situation improves. Hope they get prenatal care
I agree. It needs to begin with accessible birth control as well, along with personal accountability. But no situation is the same, and we can’t just tell people to end their pregnancies or opt for adoption. Just overall a touchy subject
Omg!! You people are horrible... he's a veteran... this is shameful... you should all be ashamed of yourself...people get pregnant. Period.
What are they saying? Do they think a kid who makes coffee should make as much as, say, a nurse? A teacher? A CPA? Minimum effort, minimum skill = minimum wage.
+TR Schatz Yes, the lame left thinks everyone should make the same wages.
nurses should make more. large corporations make enough to pay more but they rather pay 7 figure salaries to a few people at the top.
I wouldn't say minimum effort, she really does look like she's working her ass of. It's just that she's devoting time and energy to fruitless endeavors and is complaining about it.
There not regular cups of coffee. That's why the owners can charge so much money for them. IJS Everyone should be paid fairly & people should charge fair prices for products including landlords. People won't need more money if the cost for things would stop increasing. You pay more for the same & less quality products the majority of times these days. The love OF money is ...... & mean, greedy people suck.
TR Schatz i dont think fast food workers or coffee shop workers should make as much as a nurse but you gotta understand fastfood workers deal with alot more bullshit than you might think they do, i work in a food environment now i dont deal with people but i still hear about complaints every now and then
Kudos to the young woman for pursuing her college degree despite her financial situation. And such discipline! She's going to be fine.
Everyone always says that to make it easy to justify these conditions.
@@josephmendez6217... I hope the program makers helped her or someone watching. I wish people got 30 plus dollars an hour in America. It's so sad to see folks slogging for a pittance and often working 2 or 3 jobs. They would be exhausted.
Judging by the look of her, probably is a SJW and is studying genders studies or something.
@@earnold1896 if everyone made around that amount then our current inflated prices would be the norm. I’m not saying it’s bad for everyone to make around that amount, but it’s just not realistic. But I do get what you’re saying.
She is just a student, instead of fining her give her community service. Think how is she managing her livelihood
Barely make enough to survive now oh let’s have a kid
MsLouisV good plan lol
That black dude already has a divorce and a child, living in a tent and gets a new woman pregnant...LULZ
@Ones Ones Because it's more common. They don't know how to wrap it up or even delay gratification.
CAN NEVER GET AHEAD IN THIS USA DUMP😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠
MW IS TO FAR LOW SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe the guy who was a medic in the military can't find anything. That's an impressive job! WTF Seattle?!
We don't know the full story of this guy such as how he was discharged.
@@oldtwinsna8347 alot of vets complain of poor job opportunities. Maybe it's a super competitive market and that's why he's starting as a temp
@@russ7009 So did the peeps know they needed 20 years of service to get the pension with medical? No? Hard to believe that they didn't know that. Did they use their educational benefits during or after service? No? Well boo hoo on them.
Everytime I hear the "amazing " job report in the US, I find it funny they never mention the kind of job, how many jobs people need to work to make ends meet, and what kind of wages......
To the Hiking gamer:
Your right, the jobs report that comes out every month doesn't always tell the full story.
Most jobs that are created pay low wages with no benefits!!
And many times are part time jobs
bad bad mc bad Costco is not always hiring. Their retention rate is one of the highest in the nation for a reason
@bad bad mc bad the Costco in my area is always hiring. Starting pay is $14 an hour..double the min wage in my state. The catch? You won't get over 15 hours a week and its rare for them to hire anyone full time.
@@DrkRse0788 that's another problem you'll eaither get 20 hours/ week or you'll become a manager be put on salery and have to work 70+/ hours/ week
Sometimes I want companies to be forced publishing wages- just to know which places I should avoid as a costumer.. Unskilled work doesn't mean that person doesn't deserve sufficient living conditions. But all this is so complicated- even if everyone would rise wages, all markets would rise their prices (for housing, food etc.) It's never ending story. Poor will stay poor, because those who own nothing can affect nothing. Sad truth.
I had no option for college when I graduated. I worked for a hospital, becuase they paid the most...a whopping $6.34 an hour, back in 1992. I picked up another job, 20 hours a week, for $3.50 an hour plus tips. I also pet and house sat. I lived in Ct, which was expensive back then. Lived in my car from April to September, just to save money. I had nothing but I worked hard. It's not easy but you have to persevere. I ended up with a nice amount of savings, left CT for warmer places and went to college. It can be done but it is a LOT of hard work.
How did manage with Toilet and shower
the thing is, majority of people today do not want to compromise, sacrifice, wait, learn or subsidise. they want the best the riches here and now. want to have a lot of money for doing nothing. doesn't work like that in life
@@FullMoonKitty I also don't think they realize the amount of time and effort it takes. Too many get quick rich on social media these days, filling head with inflated lifestyles.
Everyone has a option for college. My aunt was broke and was able to gradiate with a full ride scholarship and her first job offer as a lawyer was 100k a year
@@davysanders4922 yes of course it is..not everyone goes to.college due to their own decisions(such as having children too young and not finishing high school)
Sadly every time the government raises the minimum wage, everything else raises in price. It seems there is no way to get ahead working a minimum wage job.
Well this is exactly why wage needs to stay and they need to lower prices on everything. They can't have it both ways
NEGRODAMUS But that won’t happen either. The cost of living is still increasing even though wages are stagnant
Its the same in belgium. Everything is going up but jobs are paying the same the last 15 years. My rent was 350 15years ago. Now its 700. But i still earn the same, maybe 1 to 200 a month more. But everything got so expensive. Gas, food, electric en heat, insurances. If this keeps going, alot of people are gonna get in big problems.
There really isent
Yea thats not true. Thats not how economics works
I don't understand why some people who work minimum wage jobs choose to live in big cities where cost of living is so high.
Cuz that's where the jobs are even if the pay sucks
Moving is expensive
Y'all aren't looking. Plenty of work in rural areas.
I find this confusing as well. I've never lived in the heart of a big city, rent is too high and there aren't any parking spaces. In San Francisco people routinely work minimum wage jobs and live in their car.
@@AnaxofRhodes you know you actually would have to work in rural areas.
$7 a hour minimum wage is absurd, in Australia it's $24 per hour for casuals ($17.25USD)
@Charlie People still need to find some type of income though, right? Or do you want them on unemployment? It's not that simple. And you're missing the point - people should be able to live and care for their children on a minimum wage, which should be a living wage. The United States is the wealthiest country in history and has the poor paid so little on order to compel them to work everyday or else they'll fall into debt or worse. Other first world countries have universal health, free college, and higher minimum wages than the US. If Europe or Austrilia can do it, I'm sure the wealthiest nation in the history of the world could too.
It’s odd how all of us minimum wage workers were called essential workers this past year and a half and put our lives on the line so everyone could buy toilet paper
@Charlie i don't think I've ever read a more ignorant paragraph than what you wrote. I think I actually lost braincells reading it.
@Charlie I don't think I've ever come across someone so weak that they ran away before the person they were talking to even responded. That's a whole new level of pathetic 🤣🤣🤣
Did they pay you extra during the first year of Covid? A safety bonus wage?
The problem is that a degree is equal to a high school dipoma now so it's worthless and there is too much competition, even for low wage jobs. You can't get a job unless you have experience, but you can't get experience unless you get the job.
Which is why you major in something that offers a marketable skill and start a professional entry level position. Medical fields, engineering, programming, accounting, they are all eager to take in incoming applicants straight out of school. On the other hand, if you major in history then you truly have nothing to offer and nobody will hire you.
ever heard of paid internships or doing side projects while in college, and yes that counts as real experience
and how much experience do you need? 1 year?
maybe dont study useless things, so your career wont be doomed at beginning
@Alex Pokrandt True
@@hagajajaja1170 imagine calling knowledge useless.
The problem with Willie is that he been multiplying before he can add.
C. Rogers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly😂🤣🤣🤣
Excellent!
You ain’t lying
Autumn should start a RUclips channel for her art , she is very talented and it cannot go unnoticed once it’s reached the right audience
Does anyone know what happend to Autumn? Or how people can get in touch with Autumn?
Does anyone know how Autumn is doing now? I watched this documentary years ago and really liked it.
asked myself the same thing
@MasterZen actually?
@MasterZen funny..
She got her college degree in design and she's a barista with a huge study debt.
I was looking for her on google but coudn't find any info. Despite comment above I hope she is still alive.
Like they say "the rich keep getting richer, poor keep getting poorer"
That can't last forever, people will get angry and revolt.
if wealth was distributed evenly there would be no poor.
yeah the worlds Motto
Cairo M why would someone that worked hard for their wealth give to someone who made bad decisions in their life? Sounds dumb
@@knives-kq7yx because by giving charity it will keeps the micro economy running...but offcourse it can only happen if your goverment are already pay off their debt to the bankers.. which is means never gonna happen.😂😂😂
Advice to willie, wrap it up. Now is not the right time to have a child
Cover ur willie Willie .
That's too complicated for idiots to comprehend.
😂😂😂
Did Willie ever hear the line 'Can't feed them, don't breed them".
If you can't afford children on your current income, yep, you better put having kids for later
Since this was 6years ago I hope autumn has made a good life for herself
Meerka is quickly going Mad-Max, nobody is going to
have a good life, especially Shitlibs.
Most of us are one foot, four toes to being homeless. It just takes one disaster
It really does, everyone thinks and looks down on homeless but in reality we are all one choice or like you said disaster away from it happening.
People on Social Security are struggling too. The amount is just not livable.
Social Security is NOT supposed to be livable, and was never meant to be "lived on", it was only meant to be a supplement to one's other income: pension, retirement savings, investments, etc..
Susann Minall
Too true.
carryclass
That doesn’t help people on SS for disabilities. Unfortunately most on SS disability don’t get much additional assistance. Most places don’t provide food stamps and housing assistance is incredibly limited.
True so securities going to get worse 2034 You only get 73 cents for every door because so security is running out of money. Are the words if you make a 10:00 U when I get up at around 6 or $700 It's did Instead of a 1000
Social insecurity is a joke!!
Why is the guy keeping knocking women up when he has no place to sleep?
LOL
first last way to be racist😂😂😂 people like you why there inequality in america
Here in Missouri you can get a 3 bed for 450
especially when you know you likely will never have. what are you supposed to wait ur whole life and be celibate because u cant afford a family?
Because he finds the dumb ones. Its not that hard, there are plenty out there to choose from.
THIS MAN HAS NO HOME AND HAS A CHILD FROM A FAILED RELATIONSHIP AND LIVING IN A TENT A SAYS HE HAS IMPREGNATED ANOTHER WOMAN!!??? I FEEL FOR THE KID FROM A RECKLESS AND MINDLESS ACTION!!??? WHAT WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR!!????? MISERY LOVES COMPANY!!!??????
This makes me incredibly sad. America feels very much like China - more than they care to admit. Heavy machinery for 9$ an hour, boggles my mind.
or, China just being a good student of the US, during the past 100 years. again, it just shows how these two society works, if you work hard and have some luck, you can live in heaven and if you don't try your best, here is life for you. stop your ridiculous China hate comment.
Cops in Seattle starts at 100k. Many jobs in your country pays well.
they can get off their arse and get a qualification and get paid more- i used to earn minimum wage, now i'm in the top bracket.... lots of excuses out there
@@liran547 Not all people have to try their best to live in heaven.
@@fenrirhere not true, we all want to live in our own version of heaven...
why would spend money on going to college for web design when you can learn that at home for almost free
bassisgood She probably doesn't know that. Lack of opportunity
learning it at the internet is difficult since anyone can call themselves an "expert" on there and give her wrong information. you can talk to a teacher and ask them questions that you really need or want to know that no one questioned on. on the internet, your questions may or may not be answered and it might take several days for them to finally answer. going to college for web design is much more easy and simpler than going to the internet since there are trolls willing to ruin your knowledge on the subject.
a local library filled with out of date books?
Why would you spend money on going to college for electricity when you can learn that at home for almost free? - Because if you are not into the subject, you have no idea what you have to know to do this job right. And not everybody is an autodidact. I mean, I'm member of Mensa and I'm no autodidact. It is a special talent.
anitafrieda You cant get electricity for free. Information is free on the internet. Library is free. Plenty of books on the internet are free. Hope this addresses your misconceptions
And once you raise it to $15/hour, the cost of living will rise.
Also, maybe the reason why Seattle people are so poor is because of its high minimum wage?
seattle was always expensive even before the $15 raise, just like most liberal cities... the reason why it is so expensive is because it has a great job market just like the bay area and nyc. more demand= higher prices
Something needs to give. We can't all live in ghettos. We need a revolution
The cost of living rises frequently, so why shouldnt minimum wage? Companies are just greedy and wanna keep the ceo's and big wigs rich.
Why not? Because that will also drive up the cost of living. Anyway, how would you know what the companies want? Maybe they just wanna make a profit and a living like anyone else. You want more money, you can work hard and get a raise, or a better job, even. I started out at $11/hr at my current job and kept getting raises without asking, just by working for them.
Loved the bit when they wheeled out that caricature of a seattle social professor
And everything she said was just as rediculous as she looks
Yeah. She was hot
2014 this was around the time I was working different jobs, and made above minimum wage. I was finally able to afford a car again. After being laid off in 2011, and out of a job for 3 years. I got back on my feet, and I was working 4 different jobs in the same year 2014, but I made a good amount of money, and kept up with bills.
"We already had two kids, so we decided to have another one!" Maybe we will have a couple more! Zero sympathy here!
heartless woman you are
@@gabriellelouise9336 The woman is heartless to her children.
Take the kids away. I feel bad for them.
Thank you! I had a sister who waited untill her early forties to have her first child. And guess what? She never had another one because thats all that she could afford! Its called birth control.
Hes having another kid with a diffrent woman, the woman with the two kids divored him.
Stop having kids when you can't even take care of yourself
lol US is already under-populated with a replacement fertility rate very much below average..."Stop having kids" isn't really good advise, especially when Americans on average today don't want immigrants..
Lonely Bum we have had the lowest pregnancy rates now than we’ve had in years so they’re somewhat right
Ameya S we want legal immigrants, big difference
Ok Boomer
It is the Liberal mentality......save your breath dear.
You keep raising the entry level wage. And cost of living keeps rising in proportion to it.
Imagine that
But it isn't rising in proportion, the cost of living has been rising faster. If the minimum wage went up proportional to the cost of housing starting in 1956 it would be $16 an hour nationally and $24 in Washington state. It now takes roughly twice as many minimum wage hours to pay for housing than it did 60 years ago.
Just keep hustlin Autumn. You'll reach your dreams and you'll get there
I am so confused. He is unquestionably living a very difficult life, and I would never wish that living environment upon anyone, but he's expecting another kid? At one point do you find other means to avoid such a situation before you find yourself in a situation such as his? Children, especially in their early years, can be expensive, and by no means does he look suited to be in that situation.
+awarebrah It's honestly so frustrating for younger generations such as myself who will find themselves fending for themselves in a few years. My family is by no means "wealthy", but I still understand that this world is never fair, and you don't get anywhere by hating those who were born with silver spoons in their mouth. With that said, people in situations such as these, I just feel like they lack that same mentality. Everything in this world trickles down to capitalist ideals and those who work the hardest can POTENTIALLY gain the most, and then you have the negative side of capitalism where corruption and greed can rule a modern society. Yet, by no means does that corruption or greed stop people from putting themselves in better situations. It might make it more difficult, but anything is possible. Unfortunately, there's not an instant change to such a negative and dependent mentality and the fact that there's a very good chance I will join much of the population that has to pay for those in lesser situations whom don't always act responsibly once they get that assistance is beyond fucking annoying.
Sex is a basic human need. Some people don't support abortions. No birth control method outside of abstinence can 100% prevent pregnancies. When you are poor and struggling for survival, sex is pretty awesome. It's something to help you feel somewhat human and happy.
Alex Barbosa children are pricy at ANY age; when they're young because of all the diapers, doctor visits, car seats or appropriate accessories and when they start getting older as teens because they'll need further resources to start prepping them for college or their future and just for their social reasons, like school dances, sports, whatever they're into. The expenses will never end!
Sarah James personal belief is irrelevant. If you can't afford children don't have them
Happens everywhere in the world. I live in Pakistan, which is basically a 3rd world country and the poorer a family is, the more children they have.
I'm so grateful after seeing people living in miserable conditions even in the developed world. My dad makes about $200 k an year in Pakistan where the living is a lot cheaper than the first world and basically i live here like royalty. Such videos give you so much to be grateful for.
Autumn will get out of her harship, because she is good with money. She will pay what she owes the city, finish her studies, and get a good job because of her hard work ethic and strong personal responsibility. Willie will not get out of hardship because he is bad with money, i.e. moving to an expensive city with limited experience and having kids whilst living in a tent. I would love to see how each has fared since this video was made.
willie's an idiot, but so are his girlfriends for allowing his genes to perpetuate. and the government for paying his single ex-girlfriend welfare as a single mother, incentivizing breaking up marriage.
Boss, I believe that it was the reporter putting stuff in the cart, not Autumn. She probably shouldn't have a car, but how is public transit in Seattle? I agree about the rent she should try to get another roommate, that would help with her rent a lot.
Violet Tippet public transit in Seattle is AMAZING. you can get nearly anywhere in King, Snohomish, and Island County by bus, ferry, train, etc. without ever once using your own vehicle.
I hope she's does well. You can kind of see the stress in her eyes. She deserves to do well :)
she is fragile hope she stays away from 2 legged animals.
tough to live on these wages without family support. In my city, folks that earn minimum wages would live with family .. ie shared resources. Almost impossible to just do it alone
Living in a tent city and still knocking up your "significant other". How exactly are employers or the government supposed to prevent you from making awful choices.
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who buys laundry detergent every week?
Ya but no one just buys only oranges, milk, and bread to eat. Still goes to show how bad incomes are and how crazy living expenses are.
I do big family = a lot of laundry
People whom can’t afford the large size . People who don’t have a BJs , Costco,or Sams membership.
People that wear one outfit.
poors
This was really well done yet utterly depressing. I hope these people’s lives have improved.
Adults working minimum wage jobs. Who do we blame? The adults working entry level jobs or the government for not raising minimum wage?
notblakebray the greedy af companies who are making billions in profit.
RubyComet they’re not greedy they’re smart and i commend them for not paying adults living wages because you shouldn’t be working a minimum wage job expecting to make a living
what kid of responsible person has kids when you make minimum wage? My heart goes out to the kids.
15$ an hour was my starting pay as an apprentice plumber
You're smart. More people should learn trades. Not everyone wants or needs a Bachelor's degree.
@@gaylewieneke7084 I agree and disagree, if you go to college, you can always major in something valuable, like the sciences, medicine, business and law, and technical fields which will get you a good paying job. But plumbing is also a great job, you can make 70k-150k a year knowing plumbing
It was my starting wage as an insurance rep. So it's not even just manual trade job. Any skilled trade that requires knowledge and ability AND in an industry with good profit margins will earn you that kind of money. Arguably making coffee is a skilled trade, but profit margins are razor thin.
Most people wouldn’t want to do the labor involved in a trade I see it everyday . Poor work ethic & think it’s menial . Worked out for me and many others
@@scot909 Even if you don't want to work labor, there are other trade jobs that are less physically demanding and don't require college. You don't need college to do insurence. You don't need college to do sales.
Minimum wage living in a tent and he decided to get his significant other pregnant!? Wtf is wrong with people these days!
It is a sin to use birth control!
@@patricksaxon3983 Is it a sin if you get sick and see a doctor? You are against God will. Hello?
They dont know or believe in birth control?
It's crazy because in 1960 minimum wage would actually be able to support it.
The problem is that even with the raise in minimum wage at state level vs federal level is still not enough. If the wages have kept up with inflation over the last few decades we all would be in a different situation.
No. We all wouldn't.
I'm very sorry for that girl. I hope she and someone near can help her find a way out of that situation.
I'ts nice to see this real positions in which a lot of people are even in the US, that tend to be ignored between successful cases. This kind of report makes you think about the future.
I'd like to know more about how the barista drove into a fire hydrant.
KiloByte same
Why does it matter? It happened and she's in a bind,
I'm 19 years old and make $11.25an hr in Maryland working at a hospital and brings an average of $1200 after taxes and enrolled in college full time . Minimum wage isn't meant to live on especially not with a family , I know that not everyone can be successful but you can't expect to make $15 and hr with no job experience except flipping burgers & fries . Education is everything
Same, the good jobs are in the trades, they told us that in highschool glad i listened, I cook for oil workers, and earn upper middle class wages. scooping potato salad just like that guy......
So what were the women supposed to do? When I went to school I literally WAS NOT EVEN ALLOWED IN THE ROOM of the areas where the "trades" skills were taught. Literally forbidden from the principal and ignored by anyone I approached after graduation.
15.00 an hour ain't no money.....
i think that if society requires these low skilled workers and positions, then those jobs should not be seen as unimportant or temporary gigs. and that someone should be able to have a livable and decent wage by doing them, and not be required to eventually seek employment elsewhere.
even if people moved to lower cost of living areas, high cost areas still need people working those jobs. how come they aren't seen as being worthy of living there?
I’m sorry but I find it hard to believe that $15 an hour is able to allow him to buy a house and live so great when the other girl lives in poverty at $11 an hour. Four extra dollars an hour is not gonna bring in that much more money.
I am grateful AF
I'm starting to notice a trend with these videos and baristas who are "studying" something in college paying butt loads for instead of learning a trade or a real skill in school. Sure, talented designers have skills too but do you really need to go to school for it so you can't live like a peasant during school only to find out you STILL can't find work after all that schooling?
So what is a "real skill."
@Declan Newton-Maharaj: Real skills =
Heating & Cooling repair, Appliance repair, Plumbing, Electrical, Welding, Machinists, Pipe fitters, Millwrights, Auto mechanics.
Nursing, Dental assistant, Pharmacist, yadda, yadda, yadda.
People who studied worthless subjects like Women's Studies or have a Liberal Arts degree are unemployable.
So is programming a "real skill"?
People don't want to get their hands dirty. Simply put, they think it is beneath them.
Alexander Rahl this is so true. I hate it.
A lot of my friends are moving from CA because they cannot afford it anymore. Even with a good job, they end up moving to where I currently live, Texas.
Which is jacking up the prices down here
@@davysanders4922 Duh everybody knows that...I wasn’t even complaining in the first place.
When I spoke with people in Australia it was interesting on their take about employment. The minimum wage was $18 AUD then. They were telling me in places like Sydney and Gold Coast employers were sometimes paying $10 AUD or more premium (or $28 AUD) to get workers in places like retail stores in shopping malls. There was that much of a shortage. The only way employers will keep workers is to figure out a way to pay them premiums above minimum wage so they can live and pay bills.
notice how she put all the organic expensive foods/products in her cart
Aaliyah Embro Well imagine what all the GMOs in "regular" food would do to her health then she'd be faced with ill health & medical bills! Say NO to GMO in consumables!!! It's lining the pockets of the already rich...doctors, pharmacists, produce suppliers....list goes on. Ever notice how long it takes for any "fresh" produce to spoil? Ever notice the expiry dates on items and ever wonder why or how it's possible? Go ORGANIC or GROW YOUR OWN!
Aaliyah Embro
Ikr! ....Then I saw a Seventh Generation laundry detergent. Those are like 77 dollars a bottle lol! Go hit up the dollar stores.
IT'S NOT THE WAGES!!, It's the out of control rent and housing!!! build more houses, build new apartments!!!!!
Build more houses where? More apartments where? These are major cities with very little room and more and more people are being born.
no. the problem is the population. there are too many people and states like California want more coming in.
I agree that rent control is needed. These landlords stay charging all types of fees and raise rent even when wages are not increasing
Supply and demand, property owners wants to make more money.
@@thebougiewinechick1869 Price Ceilings create shortages. That is why NYC, San Francisco, etc have higher rents. Lower property taxes and changing zoning laws would be better
I’m well above minimum wage in CA but it feels like I’m on a treadmill, I can’t imagine how she feels 😕
This isn’t the “American dream” it’s sad we live under a rock
They call it the american dream because you would have to be sleep to believe it.
@@ladida459 And most of us are asleep...
@@ladida459 yeah and George Carling coined that phrase, all the while living the dream and laughing all the way to the bank.
Instead of moving up north go down south, it's way cheaper
It’s only cheaper because our pay is cheaper. But good luck trying to find an efficiency apartment that isn’t in the ghetto for $800. That’s considered cheap here now. Use to not be that way. Most employees starts off at 7.25-8.25 and do not get full time. So we have to get atleast three jobs to live comfortably. It’s worse here. Look up the statistics. Which is one of the reasons why Im moving back to the North.
No its not, I lived in a small town in Florida for a year and a half and it is WAY more expensive than my small town here in Nebraska, gas, rent, job prospects, car insurance, groceries etc.
Well yes because wages are lower. Also that’s where his job took him.
I moved from Northwest Florida to Central Florida over a month ago for better opportunities. As it turns out I'm worse off. I'm still unemployed as we speak and I'm an active rideshare driver, but that's a f#-@ing ripoff and I can't afford the risk of a collision and the depreciation so I decided to stop. Back home I was a bus driver and a pizza delivery driver, and started rideshare on the side. Nowadays it's hard to get a job at a fast food restaurant unless you young and clueless (no offense). Also our state's minimum wage is $8.25 an hour, which is not sustainable.
Ive lived all over Texas, arkansas, and florida. Thats misleading. Yeah, its cheap to live in Ghettoville, USA but now its more so something employers tell you to save on your wages because you believe it.
Every time I see a video about the strugles of the working class I look at the comment and see how the vast majority hates them, attacking them without trying to understand what they are going through; that's beatiful for the upper class..the poor against the even-more-poor. Divide et impera.
@@Polarcupcheck I can just tell you aren't a very pleasant person
You'll learn someday.
Don't hate them just can't contemplate why they CHOOSE that life for themselves. Notice that I capa locked choose. That's the key word to this, you chose to live in those conditions.
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the even better part of your statement the complainers are either the same ppl they talk about or will be in a future they dont see yet
"Minimum Wage" was NEVER intended to be a "family wage", if you start a family prior to being financially secure you are in for a struggle, that is not the "system's" fault. People often loosely throw around the term "unplanned pregnancy" which really means two adults who are to irresponsible to use birth control and now want others to pay their way( typically for a lifetime).
Its really not even enough for 1 person
That's an absolute lie. When Roosevelt created minimum wage he said: It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living.
@@Preservestlandry LOL, a quote from nearly a century is all you have to offer. The free capitalist market determines what wages are going to be paid for a particular job task. Typically the simpler the task the lower the wage. This is nearly always the case, for instance the more skilled and experienced a worker the higher their pay.
Its ridiculous. Too much power to the landlords. 2 months rent, then deposit of any amount they would like to have. I got stung for 2K euros, 450 euros and several other deposits. The landlords end up keeping the deposit if you have to leave before your contract. No human element.
Sooo a person who serves coffee makes more than a CNA who works her tail off to care for elderly people who can't take care of themselves and busts her ass for the 9$ an hour she gets? 😓
You know the CNA would be making the same, right? This doesn't affect just restaurant workers. Plus, these restaurant workers don't deserve to suffer because they work minimum wage
Orange Saffron nah we need to end the minimum wage altogether.
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nothing. Let the market determine wages.
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You say I'm out of touch with reality yet you're proposing a $23 an hour minimum wage? wtf, that's over 47k per year. Why should a no skilled worker flipping burgers make that much? With that line of thinking you're just going to increase unemployment and further hurt the poor, which will cause more of them to rely on government assistance.
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No, increasing the minimum wage is what's going to hurt the poor, especially those that don't even have a job. Yes, it will possibly help some workers, but there is the chance that their workers get hours cut, or the requirements for that simple job go up. and that's funny that you call me a shitbag for wanting to end minimum wage even though I have good intentions.
Your scenario is assuming a lot. It's assuming that Sally can't find another job? It's assuming that there are going to be so many others like the immigrants and teenagers that she won't be able to ever find a job? Is that what you're getting to? Well, first of all, Sally isn't forced to work that job for $5, or $2. She can easily go find another job that pays better. Besides, If she doesn't find another job, shouldn't she be grateful that she even has the opportunity to work in the first place? And I didn't nor did you say that employers can just fire someone for no reason. I feel like you're limiting your thinking here.
It also might be a bad move to hire teenagers that want jobs at $3 an hour because they may be unproductive, low skilled, and not be as invested into the job like Sally because they don;t have the same responsibilities. You're also making the immigrants look like the bad guys because they are coming into this country seeking a better life. Are you referring to illegal immigrants? If so, that's a different issue.
And you say the capitalist wants to maximize profit as if that's a terrible thing. If it wasn't for him/her, there would be no business in the first place.
And like you said, it doesn't make sense to impoverish the workers that help make your business a success. So wouldn't that mean that they would offer higher wages instead of this shitty $2 like you're saying? They would offer wage as high as an employee would take, which says a lot.
In the end, both the employer and the employees should have the freedom to make their own choices regarding who to hire, where to work, and how much to pay/earn. Minimum wage is simply forcing employees to pay a certain amount for their workers, which limits freedom significantly. I don't consider that justice.
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$77 a week for groceries
Buys Seventh Generation, one of the priciest detergents
Chelsea Blei I spend $20.00-25.00 per week...sometimes less
That was the news reporter putting things in the cart she obviously has no idea how to budget $77 a week
It was a stand in/stock image of an item to illustrate for viewers (who more than likely can afford to purchase that item) what people on minimum wage have to work with on a weekly basis. Also, as a low wage (but not minimum wage) worker, I often purchase that brand of laundry detergent or the store equivalent thereof. I have extremely sensitive skin, so I have to be careful with what laundry detergent I purchase (the cheaper brands are often loaded with dyes and perfumes - both of which result in massive itchy patches on my skin) and honestly, it's actually cheaper in the long run because it's more concentrated than the cheaper brands, so you use less of it per load.
Also, everyone bragging about how little they spend on groceries per week: really? What do you guys eat? Air and sunlight? I'm a single person and even just buying groceries for myself, I easily spend about $35-40 a week on groceries, even with coupons, loyalty card savings, etc. Of course, I happen to live in a more expensive area (yes, I could move to a cheaper location, but this is where the jobs are).
That's the only detergent that'll get my clothes clean after a hot night in the tent.
And “organic” cereal lol
Mininum wage in Ontario Canada was just raised by 50 cents to $15.50 CAD per hour. It still is not enough. The wage should be closer to $23/hour to cover local rent, public transit, groceries, and utilities. Inflation is also killing any income.
I live in the UK, and am currently working as a Contract Cleaner, on minimum wage. The problem is that every year it will be increased, but that increases the cost of the items I have to buy.
The wages go up, the cost of production is increased, and the price is increased, often more than the annual wages increases.
... minimum or living wage is a flawed concept ... there is a good discussion on it here: ruclips.net/video/_OtZ49i-yyk/видео.html
You don't need to go to college to become a web designer. You can do freelance work and make real money by taking on clients who need web developement. Charge on a per-project basis or by the hour. I have friends who make six figures a year as freelance web designers.
Exactly, I dropped out of college because it was teaching me nothing more than to get a job and work for someone else making their dreams come true all the while putting me through debt. I taught myself how to code and landed a six figure tech job with stock options in San Francisco. I then taught myself how to trade binary options/Stocks on the side so I could quit my job and work for myself full time. It's all about how hard are you willing to hustle in the beginning.
Going to art school was the best thing for me. Art school is awesome. I don't care what nobody say. I learned cool things and went to fun places and camping in the woods creating baskets from the tree I cut. Many people keep saying stay at home to learn art, but there are a lot of thing you don't learn at home that are taught at school. There are some techniques that take longer online or to learn on your own, but I learn faster, short and better techniques I learned from professionals who currently work in the industry.
Connections are really important and you can't that being at home. I know some of the top and big people in the animation industry and some happen to my friends that I talk to every once in the while. Being at one of the top art school for animation has taught me a lot. I learned a lot from taking philosophy, science art history etc classes. My art skills has also branch out as well. There were things I never knew I could do that I enjoy doing. Going to art school has taught me to take risk as a creative artist and take it to the next level.
I have the knowledge to create films by the industry standards. You can't learn by industry standards on something at home. Even though I just finished the animation industry, I have one more semester to go to get my degree in filmmaking. I am currently planning my internship at an animation studio in Tokyo, Japan for experience and all studios there only hire those with a college degree or some kind of certification showing that you learned something somewhere. f I did't go to art school, I probably wouldn't be closer to my goal being an animator and working at an industry/freelancing.
Skilled artist can make a lot of money especially in Hollywood working on blockbuster motion picture film or animation. Hollywood needs the artist because it's the artist that makes the films look awesome and good. Hollywood are good at making film especially the sci-fi, action and fantasy genre because the artist are the ones that brings the imagination and the world of fantasy to life. There are more artist in the movie credits than anything. If one is serious about art and wants to make a living doing art and have a passion for art, than art school is for those people and they should go!
If art is only a hobby, than those people can stay home and perfect their art by learning off the internet and it will take longer to get a job. Someone who has a degree in whatever art like animation who went to school and got an education with and really good portfolio will be pick over the person who doesn't have a degree in animation, didn't go to school with a good portfolio. I hear people say this a lot and its true.
Joshua Jordison she seems like an anti-social person who doesnt know how to network...its failure in her networking social skills.
some people won't hire you without a degree in hand and to get a degree you need to go to school!
Dude cap it before you tap it
Common theme here....they live in Seattle. Obviously it's going to be wildly exspensive to live in big cities.
It costs to move. And not everyone wants to leave their home.
@@jalapeno1119ost people don't leave their home town is because they don't know what's like living outside. They know it's hard, difficult and challenging
@@jalapeno1119 I think people got the heck out of Detroit.
In the UK, I'm not sure how much the Co-op shops pay their employees, but I do know that not many people shop there if they have a choice because it's so expensive. Is it the same in the USA?
yeah pretty much, I only go in mine for the smoothies as a treat a few times a year. I think its like 6 bucks for a smoothie...half of what I make an hour.
I feel bad for them. you know not everyone has it so lucky. some people are fortunate some are not. be thankful if you have a home and a job. don't hate on someone for how they live and their situation unless you're in it
Yeah all those white privileged fucks it's called earning it, the money, the house, and being able to care for a family the reason why homeless people are homeless is because they either did not care in school, spent their money on booze, or even on the lottery it isn't the fact that the minimum wage is too low it's that those jobs aren't for long term it's called building a resume to work up in the work field
Agreed, Alejandra.
Alejandra Ramirez. people quit crying and quit having more kids..i worked 2 minimum jobs....if u cant afford stuff..than work. a 2nd job
Alejandra Ramirez its not lucky when you work hard for it... its an insult for people who worked hard and earned what they have. I didnt stay in a dead beat job at 10 dollars an hour 4 years ago..now to making over 70k...its called...finish college and network and work hard. Im not lucky...i worked hard.
@Yuki De Jesus I'd love to thumbs up your comment more than I can. As you said it's all about hard work and wanting it. Having the drive and passion for it. I have a bachelor's but don't have the job I want just yet. I need a MFA for the career I want and I'm starting my MFA program in two weeks. Granted college isn't for everyone but there's so many options out there for entry level jobs to move up. My neighbor doesn't plan on going to college and has a baby on the way but he's working hard and doing well on his own.
Our generation was growing up with no financial supports from parent as most of them were started from a humble background, then now we need to support the next generation, prices are shooting up so much that if we do not support them, they will just work and pay rent for the rest of their lives, forget about buying property or saving up
It was also a different time not to mention economic situation
Nonsense. Yes, kids need some short time support once they "leave the nest" but I know too many people who made a good life for themselves by taking whatever job they could get, saving all they could, even if it wasn't a lot, and they are now solid middle class folks. Example? I have two daughters, and both of them worked a job as soon as they were old enough, despite the fact that my wife and I had plenty of money and they could have lived at home forever. My older daughter works at a nanny service company, my younger daughter is working as a cashier and both are doing well. Their secrets? Don't spend money (credit card) you don't have, work hard, get along with your boss (from thence comes many good things) and hook up with a friend to share expenses for rent, food, etc. My father grew up in the Great Depression, and he worked any and every job he could find, including one selling mens shirts. He ended up being a VP with Xerox (back when that meant something). He never gave up, always worked hard, at work and at home, and was frugal.
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Right. It was a different time.
Everyone was expected to earn their own way.
Typical response.. YOU deserve the good life. You shouldn't have to work for it YOU DESERVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$17.25ph Minimum Wage NZ 2019 currently on $18.5ph to make sandwiches and wash dishes. $600pw average. Greatful to live in a balanced economy and financially supportive country. New Zealand takes care of her people. Live in NZ.
They don’t call him Willly for no reason.