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submitted 8 months ago by Annoyed_Crabby to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

A "motivational" story about a 70 years old working 12 hours per day to earn rm100(equivalent to Usd20.87 today) to support his wife and two unemployed son.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It's true.

I tried to help my dad find a day job before they started doing this. What employer wants an 80 year-old when they can get a cheap, young person?

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