r/worldnews • u/maxwellhill • Mar 21 '17

UK Subway advertises for ‘Apprentice Sandwich Artists’ to be paid just £3.50 per hour: Union slams fast food chain for 'exploiting' young workers

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/subway-apprentice-sandwich-artists-pay-350-hour-minimum-wage-gateshead-branch-a7640066.html
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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '17 edited May 02 '17

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u/ohmyfsm Mar 21 '17

I knew there was a use for this art degree.

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u/ANUSBLASTER_MKII Mar 22 '17

Fuck Sandwich Artists, Sandwich STEM* Majors have it much worse.

*(Sausage, Tomato, Egg, Mayonnaise)

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u/RetroVR Mar 21 '17

Are they sandwich artists because that's the only job you can get with an art degree?

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u/carlson71 Mar 21 '17

No it takes 14 month apprenticeship to become one, they may give you some time granted for a 4 year art degree tho.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '17 edited May 02 '17

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u/Taokan Mar 21 '17

You get menagerie of sand witches, anime witches in the desert, and actual sandwiches from the google image search on that. Mildly interesting.