"WAGES" AND "AT LAST"

[Jesus]

Hi, everybody! How is it going?. Well, just two questions.
1.- "WAGES ARE RUBBISH". Is it well-used "wages" here to mean that, for instance, companies pay little money?. Or should I use another term like pay, salary...? Does it make any difference? What about rubbish? Would you use junk instead of it? Or it?s the same thing.
2.- "AT LAST". Imagine It takes me a long time and a big effort to get something. "I got it at last". Does this sentence mean that? And... Would you place "at last" in the end or in the beggining of that sentence?. I think it should go in the end, but maybe I can put it in the beggining as well.

Thanks to everyone!

Jes?s

[Mister Micawber]

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1-- Wages is fine here, but rubbish/junk doesn't carry your meaning very well. The wages are poor/paltry/lousy/peanuts.

2-- At last is fine here, and can be placed at either end of the sentence with about equal effect, because the sentence is quite short.
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[Alan]

Hi Jesus,

It is possible to say: The wages here are rubbish - a kind of extreme contraction suggesting the wages are so poor it's as good as being paid in rubbish.

Alan
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