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Originally Posted by Djean1981
Most of the jobs probably pay less than fast food or construction and most want 2 years of college or passing a general skills exam (for a teachers assistant).. Very interesting.
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Minimum wage is $10/hour. Most fast food jobs pay $10/hour. Most construction jobs pay more than $10/hour. The Villages doesn't pay their employees well at all. However, most of their employees are part-timers collecting social security. They only work 3 days a week. If they earn too much, it reduces their social security checks, and they just end up working for the money they would've gotten if they weren't working at all.
So most employees who work for the Villages don't WANT good paying jobs. They just want something to get them out of the house, be productive, engage in human contact with others, maybe exercise their minds and bodies (depending on the job) and continue contributing to society while they're still able. The money is more of a bonus - grocery fund.