Low Wages
Reading the tweet of this employer makes us laugh a lot more than it makes us angry. The fact that they thought anyone in their right mind would show up for heavy-lifting work that pays them $14/hour. With that wage, no wonder they were alone.
We completely agree with miss Kendall here, who pointed out that what they called a “good wage” was equivalent to what jobs today give their employers as minimal increments. People in power need to have some empathy for their employees because they have to pay the rent too.