An employee at a major bank in Florida was so grateful we passed 15 an hour min. She makes roughly 19 an hour and her son works in retail. She said how pleased she was that they would earn more money. I stated "how we going to make more money"? She went on to explain her 20 years of service is worth a lot more than min wage. I responded the 15 an hour is like food stamps, designed to help the poorest among us. She than asked the manager when they raise the min wage 1.5 will she get more money. To which she was told no, just the annual raise if available. It was at that moment she understood. Telling me if she could work at the zoo for 15 an hour why would she work in a high stress office. To which I responded "you wouldn't". In hind sight I should have said those making 100k would prolly get raises.
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IT doesn't often require credentials and degrees if you can prove your hands-on knowledge and experience. There are also plenty of entry- and just-beyond-entry level jobs available in IT to people who can more or less seat a video card properly.
$12 is rape. You should never take a help desk job unless it pays 18ish. And I’m talking regular wages, not CA.
So many sketchy companies out there trying to get high school grads with no certs to take advantage of.
Its like a modeling agency that pays girls in "exposure". They promise you experience and benefits.
Entry level it is pretty competitive though, so people take it if they are desperate.