This was when the min wage was 5.15. It jumped up to 6 around 2007 and then again 7.25 in 2007.

I work for a company owned by them and NOPE NOT EVEN CLOSE

I would show up for that

This band sucks

Very true. The reality is that you can’t ask people to rehab or rebuild for less than it costs. Asking a carpenter to work for free or half off so that someone can have housing isn’t sustainable and businesses can’t (not won’t) participate in it.

The good news is that there are a lot of ways to ensure that the new homes prevent displacement and fight gentrification; however, this outcome would involve subsidization and public private partnerships. The end result could be low income households (50-80% AMI) being able to own high quality homes in improving neighborhoods with good access to jobs, services, and amenities. This is within reach without levying new tax revenues. But this is unlikely to occur in the near future.

But hey, keep Pittsburgh shitty!

Don't get too excited there's a typo. That's career salary.

Yes it is, and especially for that price. The point you’re missing is that the city does not offer the same price on lots/buying opportunities to local families and small businesses (for the most part)

I mean this would be about what you'd expect if we still lived like older generations did.

We advocated at the mayoral, city staff, URA, and county levels for a more sane policy about the local govt owned homes and lots in city limits and let me tell you: you have no idea how backwards our government is. It’s basically run behind the scenes by idealists who are full of fear and who distrust the public. A classical “we know better than everyone else” kind of group.

There are a lot of reasons given for why they continue to amass lots and have basically no plan or policy for getting these lots back on the tax rolls. One of these fears is displacement/gentrification. And I’d be lying if I said that, given the absolutely insane level of govt ownership of unused lots in the city, there wasn’t at least some validity to that concern.

However, paralysis is what we have. Because they can’t see a perfect way out of this situation, they prefer to delay until they can find one. This is not sane. Some of these lots have been held since the 60’s. The deindustrialization of the 70s and 80s and the ensuing economic chaos here only accelerated the governments REO rolls. They’ve been trying to figure this problem out for 40+ years. More time isn’t the solution.

But that’s not how they see it at all. It’s sad. And we gave up trying to talk about it. The city could do some amazing things with that land. Affordable home ownership is within reach in Pittsburgh for many families that are struggling to make things work. But there is no political will to make this happen. The unelected staff of the city think most of us are ignorant idiots. And there are no adults in the room with enough spine to take action.

I’m hoping that Gainey will prove to be a difference maker, but only time will tell.

I wonder how the manager will feel when they get flooded with applications asking for six figure starting salary to tend the salad bar! 🤣

Shouldn’t every salary meet cost of living? Pretty fucked up that it requires a special badge these days. This new version of the Gilded Era really sucks.

Maybe it’s “Assistant to the Store Manager “?

But seriously, that’s only a bit on the low end, unless the person has a lot experience, then it’s probably very low. On the other hand, aldi stores are much smaller and simpler than a typical supermarket.

>5456 Black St

Didn’t that go through the URA and the not the City?

That was a crime. Line cooks made 12 an hour plus in downtown hotels in the late 90s.

Source: me, managed downtown hotel restaurants in the late 90s

not old as in like rome or something, old as in dilapidated and should be condemned. so many of the houses are so poorly maintained im amazed anyone lives in them.

EatNPark AfterDark

Jacktowne ride and hunt club followed by Duquesne.

Fighting against the very same forces that prevent the City from selling properties to the public in a fair and equitable fashion.

Yeah it is beyond silly at this point

Honestly I'm just reporting most of them as spam now. They need to make a megathread.

I second this!

That’s only $52,000 a year to be an assistant manager of a grocery story. I feel like that position should be getting a lot more.

Not even 6 am and we have two posts about this already, its gonna be a good day.

Edit: 3 now

Yes, and yes

Toss that salad!!!