If you ask an 18-year-old if he wants to go work at In-N-Out for $22 an hour or join the Army for the equivalent of $12 an hour you are going to get 95 percent of them going to In-N-Out.
Mike Garcia: “If you ask an 18-year-old if he wants to go work at In-N-Out for $22 an hour or join the Army for the equivalent of $12…”
On the recordApril 9, 2024
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Garcia highlights the pay disparity affecting military recruitment.
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