[michaelt]

> They're getting paid $6 an hour. [...] Why write software to micromanage minimum wage employees?

Ironically, the less a job pays, the harsher and more demanding the bosses tend to be.

Earning six figures as a software developer, working from home, and you have to take a week off sick? No problem, take as long as you like, hope you feel better soon.

Earning minimum wage at a call centre? Missing a shift without 48 hours advance notice is an automatic disciplinary. No, we don't pay sick leave for people on a disciplinary (which is all of them). Make sure you get a doctor's note, or you're fired.

[parineum]

That's a correlation to how easily replaced you are.

[MangoToupe]

On the other hand, i can't imagine it's easy to find a legal citizen willing to work for that wage. Especially when school's open.

[bagacrap]

I think there's a U shaped curve here. Make it all the way to Principal software engineer and you might be expected to work longer hours and bend your personal sense of ethics in service of the company's mission.