YC alum LunaJoy got $6.6M, offers job below minimum wage

https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/72101

by grimgringhost • 1 year ago

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turtleyacht• 1 year ago

They might have missed a "K" in the range. $5K to $8K monthly.

BoorishBears• 1 year ago

Someone deleted their reply strongly calling you out because "Why would they even mention minimum wage?!".

Probably because they found that this is likely the case: https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/74272

ivewonyoung• 1 year ago

A Full Stack Dev position is listed at 4.5K to 6K monthly, really doubt they're going to pay QA more than that.

biglyburrito• 1 year ago

Sounds like they need an SQA to proofread their job postings, too:

   Compensations Range: $8 based on the individual's location, experience, qualifications, and applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements.

Whatever that job pays, it won't be enough.

minimaxir• 1 year ago

The locations indicated in the job descriptions imply the jobs are not US based, but LatAm based which have lower minimum wages.

wslh• 1 year ago

Not $ 5 nor $ 8 for this job.

youssefabdelm2• 1 year ago

Eh... still kinda fucked up in my opinion. Should be treated equally.

javierluraschi• 1 year ago

Why? They are competing against other companies that are outsourcing the same job and probably paying less.

apexalpha• 1 year ago

You cannot ask startups to hold themselves accountable to a higher standard than their wntrenched competitors

nextts• 1 year ago

On YC company was offering an unpaid gig. (Although I imaging being open source that person would retain copyright?)

Yeah lots of startups YC or otherwise are playing global arbitrage. And now AI arbitrage. It is a race to own means of production!

Incipient• 1 year ago

In Australia we do have unpaid gigs (internships etc) however the company offering that position isn't allowed to "make money" off any work that person does.

I think this is a pretty fair way to do it, they get trainees, however can't abuse people to make money off them.

leeeeeepw• 1 year ago

Seems like this would be abused a lot though eg promises of full-time work or a better life only to be rug pulled when they find another gullible and desperate enough.

I guess everywhere can be vulnerable to this just if it's explicitly illegal or not, sad to see places try to hunt vulnerable people in situations where they will work for unfair terms instead of build high functioning teams which is think is more where YC is supposed to be aimed :(

cadamsdotcom• 1 year ago

The fact they’re YC alum isn’t relevant.

“Startup offers crap deal to prospective employees” is just runway maximization.

No one’s forced to apply; don’t like the offer? Don’t take it.

If it’s illegal? Report it to the Department of Labor - or someone who can actually effect change.

YC alum LunaJoy got $6.6M, offers job below minimum wage

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