• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    And we all know that kind of money is certainly floating around and landing in some people’s hands. I’m one of those people who is deserving of $1,000 per client. I work my ass off to exhaustion. And not only do I work hard but I take impeccable care of my health too, this is over-the-top perfection here. Pay people what we’re worth.

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        21 hours ago

        The harder I work, the more money I deserve. Five happy glowing grateful clients a day. Great for them, exhausting for me.

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          20 hours ago

          So you’re saying you deserve one hundred thousand dollars a month for this work? Not jokingly? That’s over a million dollars a year. 🙂

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            19 hours ago

            You think that’s outlandish? I’m pretty sure both you & I are aware that there are people who earn more than that per year for doing a whole fuckton less work than I do. People lose their minds over how good & essential massages feel, and they keep coming back for more. IF YOU APPRECIATE US SO MUCH, PAY US ACCORDINGLY!! WE’RE NOT SLAVES!

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              18 hours ago

              If I’m being honest, yes, I think I do feel that $1,200,000 a year is a lot of money to be making as a massage therapist. Even after taxes. Heck, it’s a lot of money to be making as a CEO of a company. You could retire very early with a salary like that.

              Don’t get me wrong, people feel good after getting a massage, but it’s not like it’s necessary to survive.

              I understand you work hard and feel like work effort should equate financial reward, but ultimately it’s the usefulness or utility or result/feeling of the service that’s being paid for, not the effort it took to provide it.

              If we’re talking about the cost to you of providing the service, that’s different. If the cost is super high for you to be able to give massages, then you have expenses that need to be paid, and massages become a premium luxury service. But even I can afford a massage now and again because it “only” takes human labour. (I’m just guessing what it “takes”. No offense! Again, I understand you work your ass off, don’t get me wrong here.)

              But yeah, sadly, prices are determined by the demand, I guess. What are people willing to pay for a thing, you know.

              We all feel like we “deserve” to make a billion dollars before 35 and retire early and live our best life in our best years. But ultimately nobody deserves anything but a chance at happiness and a healthy life. Just a chance, mind you. That’s my opinion. 😅

              I’m a software developer helping big, big companies save millions of dollars probably every year. Do I get a cut off those savings? No. The company I consult for does. But I don’t know if I deserve to either. I get paid what I need to have a good life. I can properly support my family, eat proper, healthy, homemade food, have a nice car, etc.

              But do I deserve more? Why would I be worth more than someone else? It doesn’t take a lot of physical effort. But a lot of mental effort! Is that worth less? Mental stress? Ruining my body and life expectancy by sitting for hours every single day? Is that something that’s worth more than other types of work?

              I don’t know if I have answers to these questions. I don’t know if I can just put a number on what I’m really “worth”. All I know is what I want.

              Anyway, this is long and wandering into philosophical land, so I’ll cut it here for now. 😅