Gas Jumps and So Does My Work-load
As many may have noticed, gas went up rather sharply here a few days ago. This increase, due to higher oil prices, was highly unwelcome by many including myself. One thing I didn’t notice, however, was that it would hurt me at more than just the pump.
I work at a Burger King in the wonderful state of Tennesse. I am the IT Manager. This position of mine means that I am responsible for maintenance of all systems in the store in addition to the Management of the various shifts I run. When minimum wage went up, this created a lot of work for me as the prices of every item had to be check/changed. I hadn’t cared too much to do this task, after all, minimum wage wouldn’t go up for at least another year. But when the gas went up, I was handed a new sheet full of a 100 or more price changes and I realized what I never had before, the shipping companies are going to charge more, giving retail larger bills, resulting in price increases and unhappy customers. This effectively means that one may soon notice an increase in the price of items at Wal-Mart and other stores and more expensive shipping from online companies.
All of a sudden, it appears minimum wage hasn’t increased.
