L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down14
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkTIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...en.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
https://xkcd.com/1053/
Yeah, you’re totally right.