• Krauerking@lemy.lol
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    6 months ago

    So I’m not sure what your math is for this but I made me intrigued to just check something.

    So assuming a person literally did this. Got 2 back-to-back positions at a minimum wage paying McDs. Put the first paycheck into paying just for hasbrowns for calories, put the second entirely into the cost of a house bank account right now and do nothing but sleep the last 8 hours. And don’t move on days off to avoid requiring calories.

    Ready for this?

    You would have enough saved up to buy a house in 29 years.

    At the average house cost of course which is now $418,000. Up 36% since 2020.

    Holy shit.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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        6 months ago

        I worked in fast food when I was in my 20s back in the 90s and even back then the managers watched like a hawk to make sure you weren’t stealing more than your one free meal you got at your short break. And the technology was nowhere near the level it is now. I would not be surprised if every single hash brown patty is accounted for through networked scales and the employees are on camera the whole time these days.