But why victim blame?
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ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 day ago
I know we all love to bash Walmart, but it makes no sense that someone who earns $1700 a month after tax could qualify to rent a $1400 a month apartment. No landlord would reasonably do that, so this story is fishy at best already
Even if true, thats kind of the fault of the person who decided to spend 4/5ths of their income on rent rather than get a roommate or rent something cheaper
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 day ago
Im not victim blaming, Im saying the story doesnt add up. And no one is a victim of their own decision to work for Walmart, there are other places to work.
Personally I have worked for them on several occasions and they always paid above the average entry-level wage in the area, provided benefits beyond what is legally required (even for part time people, as I was), like PTO, and I never personally saw anyone get hour limited at 29 hours. That aspect doesnt even make sense either, as Im pretty certain the classification for full time hours is 32+, not 30.
Either way, Walmart isnt the devil incarnate that everyone claims it to be. I didnt leave because of mistreatment, I left because its a poorly run company that makes stupid decisions. Its not a perfect company, and sure they are intensely anti-union which is fucked. That said, Im pretty sure this story is fake ragebait, or at best the details have been highly edited to sound worse.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
How do you know there are “other places to work”? Should people also pull themselves up by their bootstraps?
Just because you didn’t see it happen doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 20 hours ago
More likely she was charged $700 when she started. She could have afforded that mortgage, but no bank would lend to her, so she had to rent. Now that her landlord has increased her rent several times but her employer hasn’t increased pay, she’s falling further and further behind.
kgbbot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Maybe she’s got a partner…also 1400 is nothing for rent. She might be in a studio.
This is on Walmart
groucho@retrolemmy.com 1 day ago
Or she’s in section 8 housing, which means the government is subsidizing WalMart in two ways. Or she had a better job when she applied for the apartment. There’s lots of explanations.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 20 hours ago
You neglected the most likely one: The landlord’s exorbitant rent hikes.
Never rent. Always buy. Even if all you can buy is a 30-year-old RV, you’re better off with that than a rent payment.
The only routes out of poverty are equity and the lottery. Renting always deprives you of equity.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 day ago
If she has a partner with an income then she isnt trying to afford $1400 rent on $1700 income
If she has a partner without an income, then the story is still sus af because no landlord would rent to someone for that far over 1/3rd of their income.
The math aint mathing. And $1400 is nothing in some places and is more than you need for a 2-3 bedroom house in others. Its all about location
kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I uhhh… you don’t know very many poor people, do you?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 hours ago
i know a person that was literally tyring to pay for 4k rent with multiple jobs. she luckily was able to move out at some point to a reasonable city. landlords dont care, unless its a high demand area, where they get too many applicants.
FluorideMind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Bro who cares if the story is a little exaggerated. It’s still true that we are over charged and under payed.
Saapas@piefed.zip 1 day ago
I personally care if the story is presented as true