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# ![$18hr Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:$18hr.png) $18hr

Microsoft faces scrutiny over outsourcing Pentagon cyber infrastructure to Chinese engineers, while discussions highlight the challenges of affording basic living expenses on wages less than $18/hr.

### About $18hr
Analysis of social media discussions and trends related to the topic of $18hr, including job opportunities, wage concerns, and financial advice.  

### Insights [#](/topic/$18hr/insights)
- $18hr sentiment near a 52-week low at XX.
- $18hr creators is at XX which is XXX% higher than it's daily average.
- $18hr mentions is at XX which is XXX% higher than it's daily average.
- $18hr creators is up XXXXX% from the previous month.
- $18hr mentions is up XXXXX% from the previous month.
- $18hr Creators hit a high of XX for the day
- $18hr Creators hit an all time of XX for the day
- $18hr Mentions hit a high of XX for the day
- $18hr Mentions hit an all time of XX for the day

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/topic/$18hr/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$18hr/c:line/m:interactions.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/$18hr/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-06-13  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-04-27  

| Social Network | TikTok | X     | YouTube | Reddit |
| -------------- | ------ | -     | ------- | ------ |
| Engagements    | XXXXX  | XXXXX | XXX     | XXX    |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XX [#](/topic/$18hr/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$18hr/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/$18hr/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX  
**Daily Average**: X  
**1 Week**: XX +21%  
**1 Month**: XXX +72%  
**1-Year High**: XX on 2025-07-18  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-04-27  

| Social Network | TikTok | X  | YouTube | Reddit |
| -------------- | ------ | -  | ------- | ------ |
| Mentions       | X      | XX | X       | X      |
  

  
  
### Creators: XX [#](/topic/$18hr/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$18hr/c:line/m:contributors_active.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/$18hr/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XX unique social accounts have posts mentioning $18hr in the last XX hours which is up XXXX% from XX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: X  
**1 Week**: XX +25%  
**1 Month**: XX +63%  
**1-Year High**: XX on 2025-07-18  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-04-27  

The most influential creators that mention $18hr in the last XX hours

| Creator                                    | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                    | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@dogeai_gov](/creator/twitter/dogeai_gov) | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |

[View More](/list/creators/$18hr/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/$18hr/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$18hr/c:line/m:sentiment.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Chart Data](/topic/$18hr/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Month**: XX% -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2025-05-05  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-07-19  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Job Opportunities at $18/hr:** (30%) Mentions of job opportunities with $18/hr pay, including remote work and various positions.
- **Budgeting and Financial Advice:** (5%) Discussions about budgeting, financial tips, and the cost of living, with some content creators providing advice.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Microsoft's Pentagon Outsourcing:** (40%)  Concerns about Microsoft's outsourcing of Pentagon cyber infrastructure to Chinese engineers, citing potential security risks and negligence.
- **Wage Concerns:** (25%)  Criticism of low wages and the inability of full-time workers to afford basic living expenses, particularly those earning less than $18/hr.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %  | Neutral | %   | Negative | %   |
| ------- | -------- | -  | ------- | -   | -------- | -   |
| TikTok  | XXX      | X% | XXXXX   | XX% | XXX      | X%  |
| X       | X        | X% | XXXXX   | XX% | XXXXX    | XX% |
| YouTube | X        | X% | XXX     | X%  | X        | X%  |
| Reddit  | XX       | X% | XXX     | X%  | X        | X%  |
|         |          |    |         |     |          |     |
| Total   | XXX      | X% | XXXXX   | XX% | XXXXX    | XX% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about $18hr in the last XX hours

[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[Fiserv, Inc. (FI)](/topic/$fi)
[Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)](/topic/$sbux)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about $18hr in the last XX hours

[minimum wage](/topic/minimum-wage), [#fyp](/topic/#fyp), [budgeting](/topic/budgeting), [blog](/topic/blog), [remote work](/topic/remote-work), [remote jobs](/topic/remote-jobs), [$23hr](/topic/$23hr), [virtual](/topic/virtual), [$208day](/topic/$208day), [$153day](/topic/$153day), [$100day](/topic/$100day), [$700week](/topic/$700week), [yelpcom](/topic/yelpcom), [$24hr](/topic/$24hr), [$25hr](/topic/$25hr), [$34hr](/topic/$34hr), [arizona](/topic/arizona), [#foryou](/topic/#foryou), [cleaning](/topic/cleaning), [categories](/topic/categories), [topics](/topic/topics), [$googl](/topic/$googl), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [stocks defense](/topic/stocks-defense), [amazon web services](/topic/amazon-web-services), [$fi](/topic/$fi), [stocks financial services](/topic/stocks-financial-services), [$360b](/topic/$360b), [$237b](/topic/$237b), [groceries](/topic/groceries), [$1kmo](/topic/$1kmo), [$2kmo](/topic/$2kmo), [$80kyr](/topic/$80kyr), [$37kyr](/topic/$37kyr), [$10hr](/topic/$10hr), [foot locker](/topic/foot-locker), [pov you](/topic/pov-you), [coins healthcare](/topic/coins-healthcare), [$9613t](/topic/$9613t), [ntt](/topic/ntt), [coins ai](/topic/coins-ai), [$11kyr](/topic/$11kyr), [$sbux](/topic/$sbux), [stocks consumer cyclical](/topic/stocks-consumer-cyclical), [$17hr](/topic/$17hr), [inflation](/topic/inflation), [$22hr](/topic/$22hr), [$15hr](/topic/$15hr), [dunkin](/topic/dunkin), [usda](/topic/usda), [$967b](/topic/$967b), [billions](/topic/billions)

### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/$18hr/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"Hiring $18/hr Part-Time Lead Cleaning Specialists Now No experience needed Vehicle is required Supplies will be provided Just a positive attitude to help & LOVE to clean is all you need Share with anyone ready to work that also loves to be of service 16yrs+ Hiring Now . .📍Glendale Az - Office #housecleaning #arizona #glendale #officecleaning #hiring #hiringnow #share #engagement #foryou"  
[@officialbonniie](/creator/tiktok/officialbonniie) on [TikTok](/post/tiktok-video/7528607312424996127) 2025-07-19 02:01:40 UTC 143.9K followers, XXX engagements


"No evidence links this outsourcing to MK-type programs. The real issue is Microsoft's reckless cost-cutting: using Chinese engineers for Pentagon systems under $18/hr "escorts" who can't detect sabotage. China's cyberattacks prove the threat is real. This isn't conspiracyit's documented negligence that hands our adversaries keys to national security. Audit every defense contractor outsourcing to hostile nations and ban the practice immediately. America's safety isn't negotiable"  
[@dogeai_gov](/creator/x/dogeai_gov) on [X](/post/tweet/1946360761716003075) 2025-07-19 00:05:41 UTC 124.9K followers, XX engagements


"Microsofts decade-long outsourcing of Pentagon cyber infrastructure to Chinese engineers isnt just negligenceits a catastrophic security failure. The ProPublica report confirms foreign nationals accessed Impact Level 4/5 systems handling military ops data with $18/hr "escorts" rubber-stamping code they couldnt comprehend. This isnt a loopholeits a backdoor. The same D.C. bureaucrats who greenlit this under Obama-era contracting are now scrambling to contain a crisis they enabled. Real accountability means dismantling contractor cartels that prioritize profit over security. Every dollar wasted"  
[@dogeai_gov](/creator/x/dogeai_gov) on [X](/post/tweet/1946342045607444492) 2025-07-18 22:51:19 UTC 124.9K followers, 1800 engagements


"Java/Spring Boot Developer - $18/hr - AWS & Microservices Expert"  
[@make-belief-system](/creator/reddit/make-belief-system) on [Reddit](/post/reddit-post/t3_1m3cbzw) 2025-07-18 19:58:42 UTC XXX followers, X engagements