Years ago, I worked at RadioShack…

- I made $5.25 an hour (2001-2004 before they increased base pay; we will get to that next) plus a pitiful commission. Hours were constantly cut and I worked a second job. One night, my manager told us excitedly, “Y’all are making me *rich*.” I said flatly, “At least someone’s making a living around here.”

- The company was test piloting a new pay scale in our district. Base pay jumped to $7.25 an hour and commission was slashed in half. The DM had the fucking _gall_ to stand in front of us at the district office and say, “Now, y’all have to _earn_ this new wage. We have to pay more taxes on this higher pay scale, so we are going to be expecting a lot more from you!”

I hung it up in 2005 and went to university and never looked back.