Here in California, ever since the Dems forced employers to pay a higher and higher minimum wage, what I have noticed has been the larger stores (Walmart, Costco, fast food, etc) installing “self check out”s and so getting rid of cashier jobs.
But cashier jobs are important part time and first time jobs for people, especially young people...i.e. students during summer vacation to get some job experience.
The Dems are just making it ever harder for a young person to get a first job.
Job ads demand experience at this and experience at that.
How does one get experience if one has none, but the low pay jobs can’t be had without experience.
Kind of a case of “You can’t get there from here”.
Dems hate young people one must conclude.
Another problem is that if min wage is raised to $25, those making $25 after an experience raise, will want $30.
After all, if a new worker with no job knowledge/experience is hired now at $25, those who started their jobs previously and got raised to $25, will view it only fair that they get more than the newbie workers.
Bet Gov N did not think of that.
I bagged groceries part-time while in high school. I was 15½ and started at $1.25 plus tips. It wasn’t just a job. While the income was nice...it was a social circle for me of other students working part-time, learning to meet and deal with customers, learning discipline & responsibility...heck, I even “fell in love” a couple of times, including one woman I circled back around to a couple of times in life. While the work was drudgery-ish, the experience was great and kept me off the streets regime living in a somewhat bad neighborhood.
I can imaging this being the same experiences most teenage kIds have at that age if they want to work a job. While they might not have an iffy neighborhood to live in, I can see this type of job getting them off the couch, playing small-screen games day in and day out. Businesses will be hurt by the increased minimum wage, but the youth will also be hurt. That’s a shame because I, for one, enjoyed it.