Comment on Anon lives on a budget
Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 day agoTheir employer is a scumbag. Instead of being mad the actual problem, they choose to believe their exploitative employer, who throws their hands up and claims “it’s not MY fault you aren’t paid enough!”
papertowels@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Do you know if they get a second part time job and still qualify for Obamacare? If they can subsist on 25 hours a week, then adding another 15 would really help with savings.
qarbone@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If I’m understanding comments in other parts of this post, I don’t think Obamacare is cutting into his profit. His employer is making sure his hours are sub-full time, i.e. less than 40 hrs a week, to ensure they don’t have to provide him with healthcare, which is required by Obamacare.
So getting a second job and qualifying for Obamacare are not part of the equation.
papertowels@mander.xyz 1 day ago
My impression from the rest of the thread is that his current employer is the one that wants to avoid Obamacare.
So if he just finds a second job with another employer, he can at least be earning more money, instead of being called at 25 at his current one. And since he already is able to sustain himself on the first job, the 15 hours of working can significantly boost his savings from ~$100/month to 4 weeks *15 hours per week * 7.25 (fed min wage) ~$500/month. Doesn’t solve all problems, but just finding a full 40 hours of work significantly improves his financial outlook.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
A lot of part time jobs are inconsistent and demand full time availability so there’s no way to have 2 at once without them inevitably overlapping.
JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
How old are you and what type of jobs have you worked in your past?