BOOMER: โNobody wants to work anymore.โ
ME: โThe warehouse down the road pays $18 an hour.โ
BOOMER: โThatโs good money.โ
ME: โAverage rent is $2,200.โ
BOOMER: โGet roommates. Work overtime. Stop complaining.โ
Funny how every โsolutionโ demands workers lower their standards, kill their free time, and live like broke college students forever.
But nobody ever tells corporations to pay enough to survive.