I started working in a grocery store about a year before the pandemic. I’ve seen prices of food double in some cases. My pay has only gone up $2 due to the minimum wage in my city increasing. $2 raise in almost 5 years. I can no longer afford to shop at the store I work at, it’s insane. I have no idea how this article can pretend things are remotely ok for the common person. I’m sure higher ups/managers are just fine, but not the rest of us.

This is a bit disappointing to see since I just joined Beehaw. This is actually my first comment. However, I sympathize with the mods and completely understand where they are coming from. I’ll probably try to stick around because I like the idea of what this community is trying to be, but if it switches to a microblog instance, such as Mastodon, I probably won’t stay just because I don’t like that format of social media. Would be interested in knowing what other instances or communities would be white listed if they choose to go that route.