They should be getting far more than 4.5 years for doing borderline slavery and illegally detaining/kidnapping.

I have a buddy who prefers these over the chewy dipped versions and I can confirm he is a pyschopath

And I’m sure it works out great to offer shit pay to deal with wolves. Again paying more money for a better qualified person would likely be a better decision for the company.

High expectations for minimum wage. Bet they have a high turn around rate. Would probably be cheaper to offer a higher wage to a good candidate than constantly cycle through low wage employees.

How do you not include breakfast and lunch as food prep?

If you considering purcahsing and travel time to the store, recipe research, cooking the recipe, eating the food, cleaning the kitchen and the dishes, it adds up to a lot of time each day/week. Maybe not as much as sleeping but as a single adult living alone i probably spend at least 2-3 hours worth a day on the above tasks.