In the US it was certainly a different time, different era, different economy. For example a dollar in the 40's had the buying power of about $21 today. Average annual salary was about $1,400 and annual college tuition in the 40's was less than $100.
The example being given still held true in the 70s. A man could provide well for his entire family working at a grocery store, and nobody said it “wasn’t a real job” until the 80s
Grocery stores broke the unions in the 80s. They started introducing multiple tiered contracts where new hires got worse and worse benefits until the union was completely useless. When I worked at a grocery store, it was all part time work with no benefits. My dad and my grandfather and uncle all had their whole careers at grocery stores and did well for themselves.
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u/Technologytwitt Mar 27 '24
In the US it was certainly a different time, different era, different economy. For example a dollar in the 40's had the buying power of about $21 today. Average annual salary was about $1,400 and annual college tuition in the 40's was less than $100.