hah, I just realized that business owners are whining because prospective employees won't essentially work For Exposure

@noelle everyone loves getting something for free. Therefore I propose the solution is an Employer Appreciation Card, where after four maximum-40 hour weeks at $18/h or more, an employer can get their card punched and they're entitled to an hour of free labor.

@Leucrotta (hee hee, I appreciate the joke and I also enjoy the idea of someone implementing this because it's illegal under federal labor law)

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@noelle this somehow doesn't surprise me.

Did I ever tell you about how check this out, I actively had to *fight* to get overtime pay for >40 hours a week at this one job, and I only got it after a few incidents of unpaid OT?

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