Dying for Minimum Wage or Surviving on the Bare Minimum | Dark History with Bailey Sarian

[@amygenevalee6393]

As a single mom who could only find a job making $16 an hour while being available for my kids when not in school to be a caregiver too, I can promise is not enough to live. When eggs cost $8 a dozen and rent only keeps getting higher and basic living needs such as shoes and electricity are a debate on which is more important in having this week….we’ve reached a problem in how much cost have gone up with pay not to match. Thank you Bailey 👏

[@gingerlee726]

Do eggs really cost $8? Cuz I live in Alaska so we have an added amount because all of our food gets shipped in and I just got an 18 pack for around $4.

[@amygenevalee6393]

@@gingerlee726 here in Texas where I am, yes. The cheapest package I could find at my local Walmart was $7.94 the last time I bought some a few weeks ago.

[@gingerlee726]

@@amygenevalee6393 wow that's nuts! I wonder why it's not expensive here. My daughter went to get eggs and was surprised how cheap they were after hearing everything on the internet. Suspish on the government.

[@amygenevalee6393]

@@gingerlee726 it truly is sadly

[@Mellowyellow54]

@@gingerlee726 nothing ever makes sense California supplies a lot of produce and gas and we pay the most for everything and we charge everybody else less makes no sense

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

Love that you’re covering this If you work a full time job you deserve a wage you can live on. A 40 hour a week burger flipper deserves to pay rent and eat food too.

[@cassady7169]

They deserve market value for their labor. Flipping burgers is an unskilled job that anyone can do, you can’t expect to make much from it.

[@OiBerry]

@@cassady7169 Only people who offer skilled labor deserve to survive?

[@cassady7169]

@@OiBerry Stop using the word deserve, nobody deserves anything. Nobody deserves a job. I’m simply just stating you can’t expect to earn much doing a job that anyone can easily replace you at. You want to earn a living, increase your skill set and look for work that makes you less replaceable.

[@Andydydydy]

@@cassady7169 the right to work is a human right. It’s in the Human Rights act. So everyone deserves to work. And it is expected that that work should be enough for them to feed and house themselves. End of.

[@nimabear]

@@cassady7169 Which would require money invested in education and take time away from work. So you expect people barely surviving to earn less and spend more? Your ignorance is showing.

[@jenniferfranklin697]

My cute 80 year old dad sits down with me to watch “Dark History”. Tonight he said, “I’m about to learn something” 😊

[@bmk9844]

So cute!!

[@tuckerdogglass5383]

You are really blessed you for being able to be with him and him to have you. Life is tenous. We only have the moment. We have Dark history it's a win all around.

[@amandamadden8641]

I kept hearing from older people growing up to learn something new every day. It is awesome hearing about someone enjoying not just using the advice I kept hearing. They said it was the secret to a healthy mind.

[@iriskitt66]

i love this 😭

[@amethystkortz4283]

Your dad is my spirit animal ... Or elder

[@ilmhbpd]

The system is collapsing underneath itself, we need to stop calling each other lazy and realize they are robbing us blind there is plenty of money to be had, they just make us think there isn’t. Stand together ❤

[@cassady7169]

Or just stop being lazy. There IS plenty of money to be had, you just have to work for it.

[@feliciaaviles3622]

They are robbing us .

[@marywemigwase3354]

People aren’t lazy . They require a livable wage with insurance and affordable housing and quality day care

[@marywemigwase3354]

@@cassady7169 the game is rigged . If u can’t see that then u have been in the side it’s geared to protect

[@cassady7169]

@@marywemigwase3354 I can see why someone who is too lazy to spell the word “you” would say that.

[@epickirby25]

The more I listen to this podcast and the more I learn from my college history class the more I want to have another major revolution. We rage at dawn!

[@jabarisglenn7610]

We should come together and make more history! We can make these people in charge pay us more if we can stand on it like our ancestors 🤞🏽

[@hnormizzle]

This is why some politicians don’t want us to seek higher education at “woke” and “liberal” universities. Education is not “woke” or “liberal.” Education is not political. It’s knowledge. Truth. Facts. It gives us enough history and understanding to open our eyes and see things for what they are. I’m so glad that I escaped my upbringing and tiny town. Haha obviously this is a passionate topic for me, sorry!

[@Jennyreyesrose]

Yessss!!!

[@michaelshing3183]

They don’t want us to do that. That is why they pay us the bare minimum. Hard to focus on them when we’re focused on surviving

[@crazydaytv9417]

I have cried so many times while just watching this video because every day feels like I’m drowning, you are completely right

[@ladyguerlain3707]

Oh sweetie 💗

[@dezimonae1214]

Hi love, I’m in the same exact boat as well. Everyday is a fight, a struggle and a battle. But that’s a day closer that we are lead to victory and freedom.

[@darthprodigal9401]

Yeah I feel like one day they'll look back on this decade and label it Dark History. You keep it going though, don't give up.

[@stephmwp]

I’ve always said, we are headed to dangerous territory when it takes someone an hour of work just to buy a gallon of milk. That is very scary.

[@lmTheMink]

Hey! We are actually on that territory! Greetings from Europe! 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@pnaciii]

Or a carton of eggs 🥴 ugh.

[@stephmwp]

@@lmTheMink rich get richer and the poor get poorer

[@stephmwp]

@@pnaciii yep I think it’s almost aver an hour of labor to get eggs

[@dianasmith3682]

Now it's eggs we can't buy

[@JelenaP991]

My dad was the only one working and he bought a nice house. We were still considered lower class, holidays were luxury for us, but this salary was still enough to pay the mortgage and to feed 4 people. And now my generation can barely pay for rent and can only dream about a house

[@Ravioliyt]

..let alone having any kids or going on vacation 😢 Your dad would be middle class in this day and age. You can’t survive on a single salary household income anymore. It’s depressing

[@hnormizzle]

My dad was the sole breadwinner for my family in the 80s. My folks owned their home and when we moved, they sold it and bought another. Just like that. I do remember a time when we didn’t have food in the pantry or fridge. Mom took a part time job to make ends meet. He eventually got a big promotion and my mom was able to return to being a SAHM of 4 children. We were frugal. No name brand clothes. No fancy vacations. We drank water when we out to eat. But we were making it with a mortgage on a single income. Today, people need 2-3 incomes or roommates to afford rent. And forget about a mortgage, much less something as frivolous as Starbucks or avocado toast.

[@alongfellow4147]

Even owning a home I moved 2 yrs ago and my hoa was $510 this yr it went up to over $800 monthly. That's insane

[@alongfellow4147]

​@Ravioli vacation???? What's that!!!???

[@ruthosornio7779]

Same for my dad! 1 income for 6 people with a house and big yard in CA and we're working-class in the early 2000s. And we didn't really ever go on vacations, but once in a blue moon, we did or go to a theme park

[@bonnietoups2446]

Devaluing the dollar is the sneaky way the people running our economy/currency steal from us. Raising the minimum wage is helpful, but only temporary if the value of the money keeps going down. Vicious cycle. Love how Bailey makes history so relatable & entertaining!

[@POOPDAWHOOP]

For years people said and for years I said prices will rise no matter if wage goes up. Hm guess who was right

[@providencefreedom6079]

With Todays prices? 15.00 an hour is the spending equivalent of 15 cents in 1809. They sent trillions to Ukraine to wash. How much money is that?

[@jackie9090]

this video is perfectly timed. Im from England and we are having so many strikes right now, mostly about pay/fairness. Train and bus companies, post office, teachers, nurses, paramedics... we just had our most striked day this last week (most people on strike at one time). it does cause chaos but i hope it works out well for everyone out on the line. we should always support them.

[@amywells1015]

Please do a Dark History about original fairy tales/nursery rhymes! They have so many hidden dark meanings! It would be fun to find out why they were written that way.

[@matisynjohnson4277]

I absolutely adore this idea!

[@sherylleelee]

😳 That's going to be very very interesting...and scary. Very very scary.😬

[@kelly1827]

When I was in college I double majored in Biology and German. One of my 400 level German classes was a literature one and we did a unit on Grimm's tales. Reading the original stories in German were like reading Stephen King 😱! If I were a kid I don't think I'd ever sleep if those were bedtime stories!

[@Phushprada1]

I know right, we have to do this, I know a few that have morbid story behind them.

[@Milanelle009]

Looking forward to this

[@kandyharris2195]

When a CNA has to quit their career to work in a fast food restaurant because taking care of people in nursing homes doesn't pay enough... now that's a problem.

[@ockmf]

CNA work is physically hard, an extremely responsible position, and the wage scale is disgraceful

[@rosebud7719]

When I worked in a group home I was so mad that people got paid more to flip a burger than I did to wipe peoples butts that couldn't do it for themselves and handled medications that could negatively alter their health if done incorrectly.

[@makeyasaywat7516]

My mom had been CNA for 30 years working for the same nursing homes for those years, she says it’s discouraging when new hires fresh out of schools make the same amount or more than the experienced reliable employees, only for those newbies to quit within a year

[@maryeckel9682]

It's a crime how little CNAs are paid.

[@Snatchedbysky]

I’m a crma I work in a nursing home and make 16$ an hour while the Walmart by my house is paying 20$… it’s so sad

[@abbigailcarr2725]

Thank you for this. A lot of people out here really think that corporations started giving workers minimum wage and 2 days off purely out of the goodness of their hearts

[@SusuSu-lo4rs]

😂😂😂😂

[@fayemurphy7638]

My dad was in his forties when 2 weeks annual leave was introduced here in Australia 🇦🇺 Bosses give nothing unless forced. We have fairly decent pay rates here in Australia but more could be done for our front line workers 👍🇦🇺

[@aliciaharris18]

“I’ll raise minimum wage to $100 an hour…then I’ll get shot.”-Bailey😂☠️☠️

[@Princesskeywest]

“My picket says… f*ck you.” Bailey you are a national treasure. Please never change. We love you 🖤

[@lauryndouglas9791]

As someone that recently had to start living out of her car when rent increased $300/month more since my old rent price had me living paycheck to paycheck with no savings and supplement with gig work (door dash AND house cleaning) just to keep my head above water...THANK YOU FOR COVERING THIS! every day I see so many people on social media talking about how minimum wage workers don't deserve $15/hour+ and how much that will ruin the economy/current prices🤡😆🤡 Thank you for not only bringing awareness but making my Thursday amazing 💕💕

[@dragvnkun]

Felt this, our rent increased dramatically last year and it’s really taken a toll on my expenses. This isn’t a feasible economy when everything rises EXCEPT minimum wage

[@silverghostcat1924]

The thing those idiots aren't thinking about is if people are barely getting by they won't have money for extras, like eating out, going to movies,etc. and the economy will stagnate. You have to have money to spend money 🤬. It's basic economics. If people are paid well and not constantly worried about money they'll spend more.

[@cassady7169]

@@silverghostcat1924he median wage in the US is $28 an hour, most people make well above minimum wage so increasing it won’t do much to put more money in to more peoples hands. It’ll just do the opposite as businesses raise prices to offset the increased cost of labor.

[@faveology]

@Cassady I don't know where you get $28 from. Median income for a single person from what I have found is 1,041 a week (26.03 an hour). However, that figure also takes into account commission, tips, and overtime. Meaning the actual hourly rate is definitely lower. If you look up the median hourly wage, for example (which is more accurate) you get a much lower number (such as for 2020 it was $16.36)

[@faveology]

@@dragvnkun Minimum wage didn't fix it then and won't fix it now. If you listened to her video at all, minimum wage has more-or-less never achieved its technical goal. It's always much lower than what is required to live.

[@theresataylor6675]

My Mom raised my brother and I working two to three jobs just to make ends meet. Well now my Mom is retired but is living below the poverty line. I give her as much money as I can but I also live on one income since losing my husband. A splurge for me is buying a soda. Something needs to be done.

[@tinaroberts5858]

If everyone would just refuse to go to work for just one day. Shut down industry for just one day. The governments would be broken. They would listen. 24hrs is all it would take.

[@kristineestrada1097]

@TinaRoberts I agree 💯 That's what they do in France and other countries if they lose one day of vacation they take to the streets and shut the government down that's what we need to do

[@JessDAblessed710]

I FEEL YOU!!!😩 first of all I’m sorry for your loss second of all your mother is the queen and deserves to live comfortably. Thirdly a soda cost like three dollars now that’s INSANE. I live by myself as well I was a single mother/single parent as well. my son is 25 and I get $50 a month in super late child support payments. My rent is $900 a month for a one bedroom and that is considered super reasonable where I live. (that’s with no utilities included)👎🏽

[@theresataylor6675]

@J P I admire single mothers especially seeing what my Mom went thru. We all just need to support each other and stop bickering over small stuff. I'd like to see community gardens come back where everyone pitches in and everything is shared.

[@virginiaarthur5]

If you get retirement and she does to move to Mexico it’s not as bad as people make it seem in the small towns by the border it’s like living in the us and your money goes soooo much further my husband feel in love when we went to visit my mom last year and as soon as his done with the army we’re retiring there

[@VictoriaZimm]

I’m a realtor and I constantly have this conversation with people. House prices are ridiculous. The older generations had it so much easier. Thank you for talking about this!

[@maryeckel9682]

Thank you! I have not heard a realtor's take on it.

[@VictoriaZimm]

@@maryeckel9682 😊

[@Granny-2-Three]

My grandparents had it so hard. My grandpa chopped firewood for a living during the winter and plowed with an ox and plow, planted and harvested. Grandma worked in the fields harvesting grapes and cotton. They raised 5 children this way. It was such a hard time in history and I'm so proud of them.

[@ash34005]

Mine too. The first time my grandfather got new clothes and shoes ever in his life is when he joined the army. That’s so sad, it brings me to tears.

[@misstee973]

Girl it’s the same today. Even with 24 an hour that my friend is making, they’re literally dying from trying to meet basic living needs. They workk 12 hours a day 6 days a week, no kids and no partner. It’s wilddddd

[@xoxshylaxox5988]

Yup! My friend is at 26 an hour and is a single mom of one and is barely getting by ..

[@GS-ww1ju]

Try living on $16 an hour cause that’s what my 40 hours a week job pays me. They constantly tack on responsibilities that they didn’t mention when I started and even added on a 6 day work week for me even though I said I can’t do that. I feel violated. I feel exploited. I cry often after work. Every day I contemplate just walking out.

[@KathieWhat]

I'm 59 years old and making $20.06 an hour. This is so huge in my life. In 2010 I was fired from my $13.30/ hour job at the wal for making too much money. They could replace me with two part-timers. All of our long-term employees were forced out by corporate policies. For the first time I'm making enough and it's actually scary! There's no retirement for me, I'm going to be working, that's it. No house, that's not a thing. Thank you for your shows. Your content is really high quality and entertaining, too.

[@KathieWhat]

Just a thought: my idea of enough is my small apartment with everything stuffed in it and a decent car. I can eat restaurant food sometimes and buy some stuff I like.

[@sandyclaws5247]

That's crazy that they fired you, I quit because after 10 years the new hires where making 1.50 more per hour than I was. I should have quit a long time ago, it's just hard when you actually enjoy the job. It's always the management that makes it horrible.

[@JenniferSteil28]

Happy to see someone else call it “the wal”. My ex and his best friend worked there in the early aughts, and it was so demoralizing. The friend ended up working there for a decade until he got a degree and was able to be hired on at the insurance company his mom worked at (undergrad degree was required). He hasn’t stepped foot in that store since. They called it “the wal” because of Pink Floyd…”All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall”.

[@KathieWhat]

@@JenniferSteil28 And working there is like beating your head against a wall. It's like being in a bad relationship. You keep hoping it will get better but it never does.

[@kel-kel1723]

Worked for a certain craft store for 30 years. When I left 6 years ago, still paying new hires $7.25. Worked like dogs. Short staffed 100% of the time. Finally left & happier than I’ve ever been!🎉

[@tabularasa]

I've seen your recent DH content going in this direction... I LOVE that you are using your platform to inform and motivate your millions of subscribers ✊ We should ALL be unionizing, in *every* industry. We have such power in numbers. Our billionaire overlords would have nothing without us. Time to show them that

[@donnahamilton7240]

Love your shows ❤️

[@carolwiden602]

Sounds a bit like socialism

[@valerieelfering692]

😍 Socialism 🤩

[@tamrar8497]

Ask Detroit how great unions are

[@Dperfater]

And you don’t think your billionaire overlords will use unions against you?? 😂

[@5WildlifeFacts]

You should definitely do an episode on the Great Depression! I know the basics of it but would love to hear your in depth history lesson on it! ❤

[@charmedquartz7528]

I studied labor law in undergrad it was really eye opening. A bunch of women set the standard to labor laws and unions. Saving thousands of lives even today with their efforts. Really cool. The diary of a shirtwaist striker was amazing

[@jamiloy7769]

My Mom really was brought up poor as dirt and very hard. She was one of 4 girls and 8 boys. We visited the house once in Tazewell, TN. It was a 2 room house that they all lived in. They were sharecroppers and even the very young had a part. She got 1 pair of shoes a year and really did walk barefoot to school when she outgrew them. There was a spring down the hill a bit from the house. It was a very different time back then. Seeing the house made it more real than the stories do.

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

My grandma: “I walked to school, uphill both ways in the snow, with no feet”

[@witchcraftivist]

Hilarious 😂

[@thehypocrisy]

With no feet 😂

[@makeyasaywat7516]

You beat me to it 😂

[@willowhofmann7409]

Hahaahhahaha

[@ashleywest4288]

😂😂😂

[@archivist17]

Only Bailey can get away with calling it the 'Great Depresh' 😄

[@bnielsss2715]

Literally what I said 😂

[@Weirdkauz]

Na, I think we should start calling it that, because it was, in fact, very suspish!

[@symonechase9165]

Not seeing enough credit for Bailey’s sea men joke… 😅 Great work as always.

[@melissadropdead4619]

I loved how she casually slurps without missing a beat! 🤣

[@rose-katherinemilhench7793]

That slayed me 😭😂😂😂

[@andreawhite3672]

That’s why I came to the comments section!! 😂😂

[@berthaschwarze6704]

A Sack full had me rolling

[@jillruben8924]

Haha i hadn't caught that one. Thanks.

[@aimeerobinson6217]

The minimum wage in 1986, I was a cosmetologist, was 3.25 an hour…I went to college for 2 years excited about my career and it was terrible… working for a franchise is never going to work out for the employees…… Bailey, your doing so fantastic, and are a beautiful example for the younger generations who watch you…

[@pamelakampschmidt8597]

I started work in 1992 i was 19 My first job was Taco Bell .$5.25 a hour 40 a week a full time job. I had different types of jobs

[@ew4932]

I was a member of the Culinary Union in Las Vegas decades ago. My step father retired from the UAW, and my grandpa retired from the Carpenters Union. I always support workers and would never cross a picket line for any reason, and I certainly would NEVER be a scab even if I was homeless and starving to death.

[@conorgraves]

Bailey, you have no idea how important YOU doing this episode is!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that you're getting more folks on the side of the working class! You cover a lot of topics related to this, yes, but modernizing it and giving it a 2020's makeover will wake up so many people that are doing okay and don't see these problems simply because it doesn't effect them right now. It's a systemic problem and you're bringing awareness to the cause!!

[@natalia4955]

this!! it makes me so happy every time I listen to a podcast

[@emailbecky]

your laugh at the beginning is so true! Here I am, a single woman working three jobs with no kids and living in a cheap area and I still struggle to pay all my expenses! I don't know what the solution is but I can tell you if inflation doesn't go down and the cost of living keeps rising it's gonna be a shitshow in this country and alot of folks are going to be homeless.

[@trappedinsideafigure8]

I believe they want America to crumble so we have to depend on the government so they can control our lives!

[@daiseylynns]

Same. Single. 3 jobs. Paycheck to paycheck. I can eat ok bc two jobs offer free food.

[@DamianKarver]

It'll probably take a lot of changes but one big one... corporate taxes. Look at how much more CEOs and managers made compared to their employees in the 40s 0r 50s to now. One place I checked said in the 50s it was 20-1. Now its 120-1. And millionaires were taxed something like 90% and they were STILL millionaires! Now the super rich use tax loopholes to pay nothing. Having higher, tighter corporate and millionaire taxes encouraged companies to invest their profits into their people, charity work, and R&D since those expenses were tax write-offs.

[@axeslinger94]

@@DamianKarver I was gonna say r*volution but yeah, you might win over more people with your strategy! haha (Gotta laugh so you won't breakdown, right?)

[@countesscosmic405]

It's already a shitshow and a lot of folks are already homeless. Trust me. I work for a local food pantry. The number of people coming in for services are breaking records for our organization. A lot of people working two and three jobs, living out of their cars or in a tent in the woods. It's just AWFUL. :(

[@kakey999]

I am here for the education and Bailey’s pronunciation of MassofTwoShits ✨🙌

[@TwizzlerGirl]

Bwahahaha love your comment😂

[@italianbtch6773]

And in my state we call the people from that state massholes 🙂

[@jennaclark-hannah9746]

I’m from New Zealand. We totally strike (I’m a teacher. Have had a strikes). I have never heard that we are a country without strikes. Love that you’re covering this! So many people can’t afford to live!

[@Bribree]

I worked at Amazon for like a month and I can promise you it was like a sweat shop. I literally almost passed out on the floor and the managers didn't care 😅 if my boyfriend didn't work with me I would have been on the floor. They told me I had to finish the shift or I was fired 🤣.

[@joiedevivre2005]

Bailey: *drinks coffee *puts on her makeup *rallies her followers in a wee bit of civil disobedience. *changes the world for the better.

[@justanotherabc8888]

Facts. I got my picket ready too

[@joiedevivre2005]

@@justanotherabc8888 Same

[@susie_thee_susieoninstagra5574]

It’s just the greatest

[@KatieDeGo]

This deserves a heart from Bailey

[@Laflaree214]

@@joiedevivre2005 😮😮😮😮

[@fatmamohamedl]

26:36 Bailey saying Massachushits made me laugh so hard 🤣 Same struggle Bailey🤦‍♀️

[@ariananolasea4205]

I love how she said “I’m renaming it” 😂 because SAME !

[@racheljacobs4270]

I don’t even know if I’m saying it right either!

[@chelsealampp5433]

As a single mother with 2 kids, I am living with my parents and working full time because rent everywhere is ridiculous and unaffordable. Thank you so much for covering minimum wage Bailey! Also, love the “ we rage at dawn” comment at the end. I feel that! ❤❤

[@boho_dreamcatcher_clothing8995]

Me too

[@pamelakampschmidt8597]

Me too i live on Section 8 me and my son are on Disability

[@sheenashepherd2236]

So glad you are covering this... I am in the UK and the timing of this video is apt.. Public transport workers, nurses, Teachers and other workers are striking at the moment... Love you Bailey ❣️

[@alliwilliams2632]

watching this while I get ready for my $15/hour job at starbucks is ironically painful😂😂

[@Karalyn2001]

“I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.” ― Eugene Debs

[@maleahlock]

Yes.

[@iriswright5060]

Like actors and ball players. True.

[@abbigailcarr2725]

Hey the man who amasses too much money to feasibly spend in several lifetimes doesn’t do nothing! He “takes lunch meetings”

[@kokorinaa_]

You know what when I hear one pay check supported a whole family I want to live my house wife fantasies lol

[@faveology]

Believe it or not, the end of the 'golden age' in America came about because of the push for equality for all minority groups. Edit: What I mean is, for a long time these companies got away with paying poverty wages to minority groups. They only had to pay white men well enough. As we realized how wrong that was, and we fought for change, a large influx of new and higher paid labor hit the marketplace. The end result? The cost of everything went up, and it has never really stopped. Tack on the regulations from the government (which I am not against) and you add even more overhead cost to run a business. Basically doing what is right costs more money and adds more candidates to the pool. When the job market is oversaturated, wages/benefits stagnate and even sometimes decrease.

[@kokorinaa_]

@@faveology What do you mean ?

[@kokorinaa_]

@@faveology That’s horrible I know right though I’m a Brit and the cost of living crisis we have here is horrible

[@marniekilbourne608]

Amen!

[@abbynormal3068]

@@kokorinaa_ What he said was removed, but I looked at this guy’s info and he looks about 12. That’s probably his development level, so… 🙃

[@MissSweetBabe]

Not only are people struggling to make ends meet, but also these days you have to be your own mechanic, nutritionist, life coach and personal trainer, especially - !your own doctor! - etc. while working 2-3 jobs. Feels like we are chasing our own tails and gvrmt can do whatever their hearts desire 😮‍💨

[@CaseyAvalon]

Omfg yes. Truth!

[@lexi4585]

As a starbucks barista thank you for mentioning us :,) We cant even talk about anything union barely anywhere in risk of being fired its crazy rn. Weve even had lots of hour cuts because of union busting

[@jenniferwilkinson9340]

I heard about that.

[@JustDawn]

Thank you Bailey.. I wish more people would bring attention to this. It's so crazy, I don't understand how the government expects anyone to be able to live with the pennies we get from working. They know minimum wage is not letting anyone live, it barely puts a dent in their survival. At $15 an hour, that just helps people survive, not live.

[@xoxshylaxox5988]

My partner and I are at 16 an hour full time and all we can afford is a one bedroom apartment (I also have a daughter who gets the bedroom, we have a futon in the living room) and BARELYYYYYY get by. My parents? Had 3 kids, a car, a 3 bedroom townhouse. Yes, they also were struggling at minimum wage but NOTHING compared to all of us these days 😩🤦‍♀️

[@ericaritchie7972]

I had someone argue with me yesterday that we weren't in a recession. I'm like umm you think what's going on in the world is normal? It wasn't like this 4 years go💀 But in all seriousness why isn't anyone talking about it?

[@tiffepatenaude]

Technically it’s true that we aren’t in a recession… to be officially in a recession is that two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth mean recession. And it didn’t happen… yet 😢 but it doesn’t mean that we are not struggling and that isn’t hard to live and pay our bills. We are in a recession, but not under “their” terms… 😖

[@faveology]

Because admitting the nation is in a recession will literally tank the economy instantly. The economy functions based off faith in the system. They have done studies about this

[@AubreyFaye]

@@faveology well then maybe we need a new system.

[@loribethartist6353]

Covid really threw the economy for a loop… we will feel the repercussions for a while.

[@Sama_B]

Hahaha I'm 34 and I tell my 5 year old daughter almost daily "when I was your age". The other day she put her hand up and said "I know, I know when you were my age" 🤣🤣🤣 I had to laugh. She knew it was coming!

[@ladyguerlain3707]

I know! I find myself saying that more and more to my boys, it make me feel so👵🏻! 😂

[@amandacreech5579]

I'm always amazed at how little money people used to thrive on compared to how much it takes to barely survive now, the cost of everything of course has skyrocketed but also people had way less stuff back then, they didn't really fill their houses with all this extra stuff like we do now but also the stuff they did have was so much higher quality than what we get now. My grandma could buy a washing machine for $200 that would last 30 years and I'm literally shopping right now to replace a $700 one I just bought 4 years ago because it's already broken and the repair parts are unavailable anywhere.

[@femmedraven]

Same with cars. They have all the fancy capabilities but they break down much faster.

[@makettaja]

I feel the opposite because my grandparents had house full of stuff, and people in countryside had all the machines possible and barns full of stuff. These days you have to get cribbing loan to just buy the basic machinery.

[@wilhelminaangelote158]

The stuff not lasting as long is by design. You can't make money off a $200 washer that lasts twenty years. So they make a $700 one that breaks down every couple of years so you have to buy a new one and they eventually make $10,500 over thirty years

[@wilhelminaangelote158]

We also live in a disposable society that makes it easier to buy something new than try to get something repaired

[@pattysniece]

This right here. My mom and dad's furniture belonged to their parents parents and what I used when I moved out. That was 25 yrs ago. I've had to replace my furniture 4 times since then. Its all bullc***. Make it so it lasts. Do it right the first time. Still using the washer and dryer my mom and dad bought in the 80's. Parts to fix it are way cheaper than getting new ones.

[@KishiMegumi]

Thanks so much, Bailey for covering topics like this. The majority of us are feeling the financial struggles but there's not enough influential people like you talking about it and I appreciate you shining light on it.

[@amygalvin1799]

Thanks for bringing the minimum wage struggle to light. These strikes were brutal wars( the mining wars) with Uber wealthy companies. Sadly, many “scabs” are just desperately poor people companies take advantage of. I’m so grateful I’ve had a 30 year career with a union airline. Unfortunately , unions are disappearing in today’s big businesses.

[@VaeyaKaebrielle]

Preach it girl! 🙌 my state pays 15$ an hour, minimum. However...in order to live in an apartment, you have to prove that you make roughly 9,000$ a month. Now... I work 7 days a week and have 2 jobs. I still can not afford to live in an apartment with my kids. One would have to make roughly 56$ an hour before taxes are taken out, in order to afford just living in an apartment. That's all, 56$/hr wouldnt cover any other bills or food or idk... anything enjoyable in life either. This truly is insane. But what are the options?

[@axeslinger94]

That should be illegal. It's already immoral. What a mess!

[@benjaminacuna8013]

The biggest irony of the older generation is that they are unaware how expensive cost of living has become. Like they are out of touch about something they feel so emphatic about

[@cassady7169]

They aren’t out of touch they pay the same bills you do, they just understand raising the minimum wage has never worked as an anti poverty measure and has never put more money in the hands of workers.

[@leithanorris]

Back in our day, we never had the luxurious toys that we have now.

[@kimberlyclayton4985]

Old couples don’t know how we do it. Sadly we don’t.

[@GG-kk9dr]

Not the ones living on social security

[@GG-kk9dr]

@@cassady7169 Actually the U S. hasn't changed what is considered poverty in 30 years. Basically so it looks like we have low poverty. Pretty sure we pay way more for things today. It is pure greed

[@Camille.hardyy]

The timing of this video is so relevant. I live in Australia so we don’t have to rely on tips or anything like that thankfully. But the rental crisis is so real at the moment here. I’m also disabled and not able to work full time hours or get disability payments (as I’ve tried to many times). So I am moving back with family when my lease is up in a couple months and probably staying put for a little while to save and hopefully in future something will be done about this recession. Much love to anyone out there dealing with tough times and struggling with money ❤ Don’t know what id do if I didn’t have a supportive family that was willing to have me back home for a while, I know it’s a luxury not a lot of people have

[@ShadowCat-3]

Love that you did this episode! They are driving all of us into poverty and homelessness.

[@clareweller8785]

Whenever I watch things about history, I'm always blown away by the fact that nothing really changes, and it upsets me so much! 😭

[@Kswizzlethesizzle1]

As someone that is from New Zealand thank you for including us in this conversation

[@juliasolis2011]

My bf who works at Amazon, also in NY, had a co worker who just had a heart attack in the middle of the wearhouse. They were also told to just get back to work 😐 this was only a month or 2 ago so that story freaked me out bc how many times is that happening at Amazon that no one knows about

[@claudiamcghin3419]

I imagine it happens pretty often and they just cover it up.

[@juliasolis2011]

@@claudiamcghin3419 probably. The managers just held a 10 min meeting and basically just said "sorry about that" And then told everyone to get back to work. They didn't care at all

[@claudiamcghin3419]

@@juliasolis2011 wow. That's awful.

[@Dstergurl09]

Was the person ok? That's crazy but I'm not surprised.

[@juliasolis2011]

@@Dstergurl09 unfortunately not, he passed away at the hospital I think. Just crazy how many times this exact situation happens at Amazon. The overwork their employees literally to death

[@amberrene5507]

*SLURP* "Lets say a sack full" BAILEY IS A COMEDIAN 🤣🤣

[@Mama_Toni]

Right, I was like what was that🤣🤣 rewind🤣🤣🤣

[@lirosespurposefullove5422]

I made a clip and shared it, cause.... that was too funny

[@amberrene5507]

@@Mama_Toni seriously! caught me off gaurd, I almost peed myself laughing 🤣

[@TwizzlerGirl]

Bailey struggling to say “Massachusetts” had me dying 😂😂 and then the little 😚 at the end made it even better We love you Bailey!🖤

[@jspraggs9134]

Hi Bailey! A few weeks ago I did a paper on the Radium Girls. It’s so interesting, gory, and is ultimately how OSHA got started. Such a story! You’d do it justice by covering it!! ❤️❤️

[@FLSTCKT]

She did😊

[@kel-kel1723]

Terrifying story

[@lynseyfleming1647]

May all the women who passed in the triangle shirt fire rest in peace 🕊️

[@drakenhearted]

May their spirits fuel our rage.

[@Lilspookyart]

Such a relevant topic to be speaking on, as society changes and inflation, changes in the cost of living and whatever else contributes to it continue, retirement barely even exists anymore

[@blueeyedscorpio7]

💯

[@annewagner196]

I figure I be working until I die.

[@katieweber6869]

Literally the day I talk about needing to switch up my job, this video gets released.....the world works in weird ways!

[@alyssagernert5720]

same! 😂🎉

[@keropi193]

Make sure you let em know why you're leaving - don't be nice about it lol Also one thing I do too when I'm bored running machines for my business is apply to corporate jobs I don't want and tell them the pay isn't high enough ;)

[@katieweber6869]

@@keropi193 lol I'm a therapist so it's moreso changing the way I'm getting paid rather than leaving

[@keropi193]

@@katieweber6869 That's great :) more folks work for themselves the better

[@axeslinger94]

they listening lol

[@sarahjeannex]

All I remember learning about president Taft is that he had a custom bathtub made because he got stuck in the normal one 😬

[@kidlit]

YES! LOVE THIS! My Grandpa struggled as a kid through the great depression and worked minimum wage jobs while in a union. In the 70s, he would strike, and my grandmother would tell us we couldn't go into certain stores because of it.

[@JessHenriquez]

As I put in perspective that I am so tired of my BS job that doesn't appreciate me, Bailey just pushes me to the edge of my comfort zone with a video and gives me fuel to make my life the way I want it to be!

[@tracyclose8313]

I’m in England and the nurses, train drivers and ambulance drivers are all going on strike 😮love your program 😊❤

[@rose-katherinemilhench7793]

And teachers 🙏

[@waxandsulfur]

I work for Starbucks in Canada and I’m so glad we don’t have the issues that we’ve been watching the US stores go through. We get paid well, have amazing benefits, and are supported very well. It’s been sad knowing partners in the US are struggling so badly. 😞

[@ericaelisabethmcmannis]

Starbucks partner in Louisiana. Yes we get great benefits (even as part-time) and get $15/hour, but it's difficult to get a decent paycheck when you only get 4 hour shifts. I know a bunch of us have second and third jobs to compensate.

[@EdnaStMary]

Yeah but don't people in Canada give up natural rights and freedoms for it??? Or is that just an American rumor???

[@sdkemm]

@@ericaelisabethmcmannis and that's the problem. You get great pay per hour but you can't get enough hours.

[@ardinchastain4208]

I've worked for Starbucks a few times throughout my life, and I have to say they had really competitive pay and great benefits each time. I know two people who had their college paid for as one of those benefits. As far as the store in Seattle being closed, that was done at a time when things were legitimately crazy there. I know law enforcement in that area who were talking about how scary it was at that time, so 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@temprary580]

You can't survive off a min wage job in Canada. Not sure what this person is talking about.

[@kat2oo2]

Thanks for the amazing entertainment, knowledge, and personality given to you're videos.

[@gidgitbrown284]

Watching this from NZ and this country almost never gets mentioned in anything so this automatically became one of my fav episodes lol

[@cassady7169]

Nobody cares about you kiwis, now go eat some Hokey Pokey and leave! 😂😉

[@danicegewiss862]

Back in parents day, they went through the Great Depression. My dad was a member of the CCC. When he and my mom met she was hitchhiking back from Philadelphia. She had worked at Horn and Hardarts (I think that was what it was called) and shared an apartment with her sister). My dad worked for the postal service. WWII had just ended. They hooked up and years later I came along. They struggled to raise us.,.all 8. I never heard we walked up hill both ways to school because the Depression forced my dad to go to work when he was a kid. My mom left because she had medical issues. She graduated high school around the time I did. My dad had a 3rd grade reading level. Nowadays, he'd have a hard time getting a job with his lack of education. That was a lot.

[@mosicas6754]

Truth

[@himesilva]

Wow, your family sounds like quite the survivors!

[@annettedailey6743]

That's a shame that the people who paved the path for us are discriminated against..

[@sjolanderwalls253]

My kids think I'm lying when I tell them in the 90's I was a nursing assistant and made 4. a hour and after my 90 days I made $4.25

[@TsunamiKitten56]

"all 8" 👀😬 well theres one reason right there

[@dragvnkun]

How coincidental that i am getting ready to go work at my minimum wage job I’m barely surviving off of when this uploaded. hey queen (I am so hungry but everything goes to rent & groceries are expensive) 💜 edit: thank u for the replies, hope you’re all doing well 💜 times are tough for a lot of ppl right now & I wish u better times ahead

[@Newdisaster]

Please eat something💜

[@moramet]

Please grab some food, we love you and want you to take care of yourself boo ❤️

[@mekenna6214]

same 🙏 we got this friend!!

[@gracielacanales9548]

Y’all will make it I feel it at least y’all Re working others don’t they beg and feel entitled to others money please don’t go hungry let me know before that happens ❤😢

[@Newdisaster]

You are worthy of food and shelter and safety and comfort

[@michellescarfSpacex]

When Your home sick and A Bailey pops in to make you feel. ... Thanks Bailey 😙

[@ravinnichole2823]

Feel better doll 🧡🍵

[@TsunamiKitten56]

I'm home sick and I still gotta go work 🙃😭

[@michellescarfSpacex]

@@TsunamiKitten56 feel better soon

[@oneeyedflyingeagle]

@@TsunamiKitten56 I'm sick also. I went to work last night. I feel your pain. I think I have the flu what do you have?

[@oneeyedflyingeagle]

@@michellescarfSpacex what do you have?

[@kimwhitty6180]

Love that you are talking about this. Great points leading up to the Great Depression. Im a government employee up in Canada. Times are hard these days and although I’m not a boomer😂(though my kids love calling me one). Minimum wage is basically decided by provinces, but it’s $14-$15ish. Living wage is much higher however. It’s absolutely insane to be 48 years old and remembering how cheap things were in the late 90s (basically when I began my career). Gas, groceries, and insurance has doubled, literally (I remember when $5 would at least get you a quarter of a tank). The only thing that hasn’t doubled is my paycheque. My heart goes out to all the single moms just trying to make it. 🌸

[@skyb6854]

You should totally do the history of makeup for a dark history episode. I just think it would be so interesting. ❤❤

[@mjdb5]

i love your enthusiasm in the topic Bailey! it truly infuriates me how companies exploit people. I'm in the fashion industry and the reality of it is that many employers are not even willing to pay minimum salary for a full time job

[@marieboslooper5666]

My brother works at an Amazon in NY and a coworker went home and literally died from a heart attack right after work. These companies need to do better and pay better!!!!

[@AubreyFaye]

My grandpa works for ford in NY and they have had three employees die from heart attacks in the workplace within 2 weeks Maybe it’s the stress of job… makes me worry about my grandpa

[@sandie1214]

I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🏻

[@SusuSu-lo4rs]

is it true Amazon limits peoples toilet break? 😡

[@marieboslooper5666]

@@SusuSu-lo4rs for my brother yeah but for some others they can do whatever they want.

[@AubreyFaye]

@@marieboslooper5666 Wow. What about those with bathroom issues or women on their period? That’s ridiculous. I’m so sorry for your loss and that he had to suffer like that.

[@hambeastdelicioso1600]

My dad was a Teamster and because of that, was able to leave me his house and some $ when he passed. We had a house, health care and two cars (eventually) on just his income. (Yes, I'm an old, why do you ask?) Because of all that, I support unions, have never crossed a picket line, and hardly ever buy from Amazon (and never during Prime). I'll never understand why a living wage is so controversial in this country.

[@DorkThink]

My 1800's Ancestors were Chicago Teamsters. ❤️ Unfortunately subsequent family drank what they drove and there was no fortune to pass on. The Irish curse. ☘️

[@nancygreenfield212]

@@DorkThink so were My Irish relatives on North Ave & Kildare. They always had borders and the girls left school after 6th grade and went to work. My husband’s relatives iron worker on South Side with 13 kids in a tiny 2 bedroom house

[@madibuckley6481]

Woo New Zealand!!! Love hearing my country mentioned in things like this. We were also the first country to let women vote 🥳

[@mermaid.mountain]

Bailey, I’m sitting here having a “you” marathon. I just wanted to tell you it is incredible to see how you’ve grown in life in the subtle ways that show up on our black mirrors. I’m so proud of you dude, look at what you’ve built. You are doing amazing things with life and I am so inspired by you. You might not ever read this but my heart is so full of love for you dude. Please keep doing you 🥹

[@jenniferking5237]

I worked at Walmart and one of the things that they tell you is to not talk to union workers or leaders. They tell you to refer them to the media department. As a former employee, Walmart could use a union to help the employees. Because there would be times that I would have to work overtime one week and have my hours cut the next just to make sure that I would not get overtime pay. And the store owner at the time showed favoritism to the girls that he liked and that he got a job.

[@daniellebrackett4905]

It's interesting that at my union grocery store job, they would show us videos about how great the union was and compare stats to Walmart specifically. Obviously it was very biased, but the difference in average wages, benefits, retirement, etc were crazy.

[@axeslinger94]

@@daniellebrackett4905 Are you in the U.S.? Everything is very anti-union here, and I've never heard of pro-union videos being shown to the workers. Only time I can think of where that would apply would maybe be after a union election was won, but still never heard of that happening, that's interesting.

[@daniellebrackett4905]

@@axeslinger94 yep, in the US. Again though it was in a union grocery store (part of UFCW), so the downside is while the grocery chain had to provide insurance, time off, etc, it usually took literal years for the store and the union to agree on a contract. By the time we'd get raises (a whole dime an hour more!) the back pay checks were sizeable. Anyway so if the business is already unionized you'll see that, but ones who aren't definitely don't want them coming in.

[@karilecerf3024]

Dark history should be for history class what bill nye was for science class 🤣😍

[@GastedFlabber]

We're all just out here fighting for our lives at this point.

[@christinasanchez2610]

True.

[@FruityMcSmooth]

Hey Bailey! Can you please please do an episode on Australia and the dark history with our first nation people? Also, Thanks for another great ep! 🤗❤️🐨

[@iriswright5060]

I LOVE your content!! I will say that things are just different now than they were 60 or 70 years ago. Women cooked, grew their own food and made their own clothes. Families had chickens and cows. Men repaired their own houses or cars (cars were pretty basic back then). My dad was born in 1947. He had one pair of shoes to last the school year. No one had a closet full of clothes. And then factor in all of the nonsense we pay now that wasn’t actually needed back then. Car insurance, health insurance, pet insurance, etc etc. When I was a kid and you got sick you went to the dr and paid the bill out of pocket because it wasn’t crazy expensive. I grew up in a rural area (and Bailey I have a hard time with my R’s too so I can barely say rural 😂) so I realize that people living in urban areas didn’t have livestock but they knew someone who did. That’s where they bought their meat. Then in the 80’s and 90’s the college craze came along and everyone thought they had to get a degree. There are MANY MANY jobs out there that shouldn’t require a degree but they do. I don’t think we can get rid of the big corporations. But I do think we can go back to simpler times where small mom and pop stores are supported by the community. I think that’s the direction we should be looking into.

[@pjfan6310]

The only thing about the small mom and pop stores are that they have to charge way more for a product than the big stores bc they don't buy it in bulk. Then people can't afford to buy it so they still choose the big box store. It's a vicious cycle that our government created. It would be great to be able to go back to the small mom and pop days.

[@iriswright5060]

@@pjfan6310 That is a big problem. I know because I own a small mom and pop business. My suggestion was that if everyone turned their back on the big corporations we could then bring back the small mom and pop stores. It would be painful and more expensive for a while but it would eventually turn around.

[@amymariko]

So true! Of course we have improved a lot of things but also are they really BETTER than before? And now you see so many families (and youtubers/bloggers) going back to homesteading ways and I honestly love it.

[@xTashleyx]

The college craze blows my mind! I didn't go right after high school because I didn't want to waste my money when I didn't know what I wanted to do yet. Now that I know what I wanna do I can't do it without the degree even though it is 100% possible to learn it on your own or be taught by a mentor...

[@natashaprime3484]

I agree with all of this.

[@moscafroglover2127]

YAY BAILEY!!! my day is fulfilled🌻 Just came back from the grocery store with the intent of staying within $50......$197 later🤦‍♀️ time for some creative cooking!😉

[@trappedinsideafigure8]

Yep, I feel ya

[@sarbearr4]

what’s really funny is after lying about everything in the recruiting process I had a company tell me “what are you gonna do quit? Where are you going to get money?” From somewhere else

[@kimgordonstudio]

Thank you for covering this topic Bailey! One of many reasons a lot of us decided to start our own small businesses. Grateful for being able to do so! 🙏🏽

[@lisamac1986]

What type of small business?

[@littlebottleofink]

I can fully say that in Texas, in my area, there are jobs paying absolute minimum wage, $7.25. It’s insane

[@knotfan8626]

My old job was working 10 hour days 6 days a week and we were told if we used our pto or points to leave early we would get terminated for job abandonment, I told them to get f***ed

[@BeautifulBackRoadsMO]

I'm glad to learn more about this. I run a small cleaning company as a single mom and I've had to not just double my work but I had to expand to start additional jobs to stay afloat. My rent keeps raising. Gas is so expensive and I still have my cleaner solutions doubling all the time! If I didnt self employ I could raise my children or even afford to live myself. It's insane the kind of hoops you have to jump through just to survive. But I can also be happy that the challenge helped me achieve some goals I wanted to. I worked on self publishing a few books so I could build a passive income stream. I just keep building and hoping one day it will pay off

[@whitalleys5893]

My old union organizer heart is so happy for this video! Thanks for making our work a little bit easier. ❤ 🍞 🌹

[@amandajenks8868]

I'd love a full video on the great depression, also the history of women's rights if you haven't done one already. This was so interesting to listen to!

[@SuperDrLisa]

In the late 70s I worked for my daddy and uncle for minimum wage. I got a raise when minimum wage went up. Luckily it was an after school/summer job. All my family around my age worked there on the machines or on the chain products. That was what all our family did until they went on to college and graduate school. Not a fun place to work but daddy and Uncle Arthur made it great for workers who worked there until they closed. One of daddy's workers came to daddys wake. He told me daddy taught him everything he knew about working on machinery.

[@Kelwyn5]

Jeez, I always learn from you, but this one was especially inspiring. I knew the minimum wage hasn't changed since 2009, but everyone I told seemed underwhelmed. Thank you for bringing SO MANY important things to light!! Bailey Sarian for President!

[@rosahiner5491]

We all deserve to have a wage we can live on. Thanks for covering Bailey!

[@JulyMoon82]

Imagine if we collectively banded together like this in an effort to make housing affordable for both single family home purchases and rentals. The housing market is so insane right for first-time home buyers and those looking for long-term rentals.

[@xoxshylaxox5988]

I honestly would be happy just to be able to afford renting an attached townhouse at this point. Owning an actual home is so far out of mine and my partners reach (as it is for so many of us) and we can't even afford THAT with both of us working at full time minimum wage. You know what we can afford? A one bedroom apartment. We don't even get the bedroom because I have a daughter and she gets it. We have a futon in the living room. Two people at full time minimum wage can't even afford our own bedroom.

[@barbara3097]

Baileys version of a Karen is “Barbara 🙄” and I can’t cope 😭😭😭

[@kerryberry1122]

As the girl who was dying for you to do a pink look, I am loving thissss one!! 💘

[@mestillme3026]

There was recently a fire in a girl's dorm in Guyana where 19 girls died. They were all locked in the dorms by their dorm mother so they wouldn't sneak out with boys at night. Tragedies like the triangle shirtwaist factory are still happening today.