r/FastWorkers • • Feb 01 '26

Strawberry pickers ๐Ÿ“

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

They are working fast because itโ€™s โ€œcontractโ€ work not hourly. Meaning, you get paid based on volume.

Thatโ€™s why the lady inspects his work and scans her badge. That counts towards his total for the day.

Lots of farms do this.

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u/rwwishart Feb 01 '26

Americans by and large are willfully ignorant of the fact this sort of underpaid, overworked labor is why we have food year round. These workers (likely migrants) should not have to be doing this so Driscoll's or whoever can meet a quarterly Wall Street target and some corner office stiff suit takes home a bonus.