In Russia before the fall of the iron curtain one of the most most respected professions was that of waitress. Afterwards the once most blessed of the communist workplace when they could only expect minimum wage plus tips they were extremely upset.

Once they started to earn less than the people who picked up the trash they began to loose respect from the community and eventually from them selves. We can all stand in defiance and shake our fists at the moon and claim that we are more than what the world will provide however in the free market skills are rewarded by their value to the workplace and not by what we would like to see.

Wages are like votes from the workplace. The world is what it is and not what we would like it to be.

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