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Old Mar 07, 2019, 09:49 AM
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yesterday, i had a cool idea of going around my neighborhood and offering my services for a very very low wage. I live with my mom and I don't have a kid or spouse, so I don't need to get paid much. And getting work can be very competitive because of the large population, few businesses, and etc.


I was even thinking of offering my services for as low as 2$ per hour. But I learned that it's illegal for an employer to hire me under the minimum wage of 13.50$ per hour. So I got very very frustrated.

I did some reading into the matter. Apparently, work can be a lot more complex and cautious than I thought. In fact, some labor laws are for the worker's sake and welfare.

I also discovered that I can still work at a rate lower than the minimum wage, but it might not be wise in some instances. I can be an independent contractor and probably work for as low as I want, but could get myself conned.


However, if I become an independent contractor and offer a contract above a certain amount of money, I can legally sue the party in the contract if he cons me.

If I don't want to be an independent contractor, I can still work lower than the minimum wage by identifying as a tipped worker. I haven't done much reading into it, but I think the idea is that the tips excuse the lower wage pay. The only issue is that people would have to give me tip, which I doubt would happen unless maybe I give some of their tips to a local popular charity.


But the bottom line is that I can work for lower than the minimum wage, and that's really encouraging. I don't have to directly compete with other workers who have kids or loved ones needing support.
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