I make $15/hour at the grocery store while my manager talks about how hard it is to find good workers, but when I asked for a raise she said the budget doesn't allow it even though we're constantly understaffed.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between corporate profit maximization and worker dignity creates a daily moral friction that erodes one's sense of worth.
“Where Are You with Economic justice — what it requires?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.