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the people who actually make things happen should be paid as much as javascript developers

their salary is a shame

And yet you won’t be willing to pay a 4-10x premium on your grocery order to make that feasible.

It doesn't really matter what the customer is willing to pay. Its all about how many people are willing/able to do the job vs how many people need the job done.

If you offer to pay 10x the price but the company is still able to find someone at the same pay, the company or management will take the extra.

why would we pay the pickers thousands of dollars an hour?

You think 10x their current wage is thousands of dollars an hour...so you think their current wage is hundreds of dollars an hour?

No, what I’m calling into question is that 10x wages for employees results in a 10x premium for groceries. Wages are not that high a component of consumer price.

Another tongue in cheek way of responding to GP would be that we should pay JavaScript developers $12.50 an hour with no benefits.

Just so I understand your position: you are saying delivery drivers should be paid the same as software engineers?

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