English optional?
Exactly.
Here in Seattle, Home Depot pays Washington state minimum wage, which is $9.04/hour.
Target, FedEx, and most seasonal hiring stores pay the same.
At JC Penney, about 75% of the clerks speak accented English.
My employer, an electronics company, has a large temp work force, up to 200 people at times, also about 75% immigrant.
Current pay, $10/hour.
Their biggest complaint (besides bad pay)?
They are forced to work with other people who can’t speak English, so there’s no way they can improve their English language skills.