Poverty pay | Facebook workers juggle several jobs to survive

Motivational theorists say that we are not intrinsically motivated to go to work which is why we get paid.

This theory can be likened to the “carrot and stick approach” to illustrate that when good work is completed, employees will reap the rewards of being paid. But when an employee gets paid there is an expectation that this wage not only covers the basic cost of living but will also leave them with some extra cash for luxuries.

However, The Guardian recently reported this theory isn't working in all places of work. The international outlet ran a piece on a Facebook kitchen employee who had to work three jobs just to make ends meet. Nate Percastre works as a line cook at the cafeteria located within Facebook’s San Francisco office earning £18.50 ($23) per hour.

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He told the publication that while it is a job that he enjoys an looks forward to, the wage earnt from this job alone was not enough for him to cover the basic costs of living in San Francisco, but it would have been enough almost anywhere else in the country.