Okay so, I’ve seen a LOT of people making comments about Australia’s ‘minimum wage’ being at almost $17 an hour all over tumblr, and I’m just going to take a moment to educate you guys on how this works, because this needs to be brought up.
Lets start with what you know:
This here is what you’ve seen thus far, HOWEVER, what the more popular post is missing is THIS:
AUSTRALIA’S MINIMUM WAGE IS DICTATED BY YOUR AGE.
You see that top one? That is why so many fast food places here are hiring teenagers, ESPECIALLY American run food chains such as Mc Donalds and KFC, and rarely have adults aside from management. This is because the older you get, the more you get paid, and likewise, the less hours you get.
YOU DO NOT GET THE SAME WAGE AS A 21 YEAR OLD ADULT.
So yes, while the minimum wage for an adult is sure as hell better than, say, the US and whatnot, please keep in mind that my country isn’t some utopia. It is much, much harder for an adult to get a job here because no one wants to pay the full wage. Everyone wants teens because they can pay them $6 an hour.
So don’t romanticise about my damned country like it’s heaven on earth. The minimum wage deal here is better, but it’s not perfect, and anyone whose grown up here will know that for a fact.
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