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‘We only get paid $13.25’: Burger King worker says job was advertised at $16 an hour. She didn’t find out her wage was less until after she started

‘This $13.85 ain’t for me no more.’

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Burger King worker says job was advertised at $16 an hour. She didn't find out her wage was less until after she started

A Burger King employee who was reluctant to even work at the store says she didn’t discover her wage was significantly less than advertised until after she started the job.

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In a viral video posted to TikTok, user Nay (@baldhead_nay) says she discovered that she was making $2.75 less than she was initially made to believe. 

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“I do not care,” Nay says in her video, which has been viewed 453,200 times since it was first posted Friday. “I do not care simply because I know it’s not going to last forever. I got faith in myself and God.”

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Some viewers celebrated her positive attitude, while others who worked at Burger King revealed the wages they earn. “It’s $15 an hour where I’m at,” user @mwuahsheila wrote, describing “strict” store rules at their location. 

“This 13.85 ain’t for me no more,” another concurred.

A third revealed that, when they started working in the fast food industry, wages were only $7.25. “These kids today really have it good,” the commenter claimed.

Others pointed to the cost of inflation, arguing that a $13 starting pay often doesn’t match rising costs of living today. “Now it’s $6 for a gallon of milk $3.49 for a gallon of gas. When the wage was 7.25 the gas was $1-$2 a gallon,” another commenter stated. 

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As of May 2022, wages for fast food and counter workers across the U.S. averaged $13.53, with average annual earnings totaling to $28,130, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Broken down further, the bottom 10% of fast food workers earned just $10.17 hourly, while the top 10% made $17 hourly. 

The Daily Dot reached out to Nay via Instagram direct message.

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