KoHeartsGPA Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I haven't worked a 40hr week since 1996.... been 65-70 since....no complaints, I like the returns :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
thisismatt Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I find that hard to believe considering how much time you guys spend in cuz merica 7 Link to comment
tr8er Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I work 168hrs/week. I'm married. 1 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 That's pro bono, deal with it. 1 Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Mobile devices, yo! Texting and driving, yo! 2 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I can talk to my phone while it lays on my dash and it converts it to text, technology, yo! 2 Link to comment
125 CSL Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Meanwhile I work in a skilled trade and got a .39 and hour raise for "cost of living" this year, while my taxes, mortgage, electric, water and garbage bills all increased a total of $130 a month. Which means I have $70 less in my pocket per month.....yay.... Well, the promise land is looking up https://tenplay.com.au/news/national/may-2017/australias-highest-paying-jobs-which-dont-require-a-tertiary-degree Australia’s highest paying jobs which don’t require a tertiary degree Here’s a list of the TOP 10 jobs which don’t particularly require a tertiary degree and their average annual salary; Construction Manager - $153,213 Maintenance Manager - $110,030 Farm Manager - $92,588 Electrician - $84,311 Senior Care Worker - $82,976 Pilot - $78,473 Executive Assistant - $74,838 Sales Executive - $72,933 Roofer - $73,394 Car Sales Executive - $72,612 Fitness Manager- $71,060 Real Estate Agent - $71,037 1 Link to comment
VFR800 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hope EMT's make more than that If the EMT's work 24 hr shifts then their union is shafting them. 2 Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Meanwhile I work in a skilled trade and got a .39 and hour raise for "cost of living" this year, while my taxes, mortgage, electric, water and garbage bills all increased a total of $130 a month. Which means I have $70 less in my pocket per month.....yay.... From arterial sprurting to just oozing blood. 1 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 If the EMT's work 24 hr shifts then their union is shafting them. My boss's daughter was an EMT, it is a travesty what the get paid, MINIMUM WAGE, yes it's a fucked up world we live in. 2 Link to comment
thisismatt Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Mobile devices, yo! So you "work" like 20 hours a week and vegetate the other 50? :P 2 Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Well, the promise land is looking up https://tenplay.com.au/news/national/may-2017/australias-highest-paying-jobs-which-dont-require-a-tertiary-degree Australia’s highest paying jobs which don’t require a tertiary degree Here’s a list of the TOP 10 jobs which don’t particularly require a tertiary degree and their average annual salary; Construction Manager - $153,213 Maintenance Manager - $110,030 Farm Manager - $92,588 Electrician - $84,311 Senior Care Worker - $82,976 Pilot - $78,473 Executive Assistant - $74,838 Sales Executive - $72,933 Roofer - $73,394 Car Sales Executive - $72,612 Fitness Manager- $71,060 Real Estate Agent - $71,037 Every company breakroom in the US should have this posted on the wall. 2 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 So you "work" like 20 hours a week and vegetate the other 50? :P My job's main description is driving....a whole lot of it.....130k miles a year. Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I can talk to my phone while it lays on my dash and it converts it to text, technology, yo! And your eyes are off the road to read. Ignorance, yo! 2 Link to comment
VFR800 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 My boss's daughter was an EMT, it is a travesty what the get paid, MINIMUM WAGE, yes it's a fucked up world we live in. Over here our EMS are almost always @ the govt for a pay rise or conditions negotiation of some kind. Link to comment
125 CSL Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Every company breakroom in the US should have this posted on the wall. Before I joined the Navy to help pay my way in school, I worked as a roofer. I bet even today the only roofer in the states that makes 73k is the boss of a very large company. 2 Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Yeah. We don't pay civil servants much in the states. Knowing that you are doing good work is payment enough, right? Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Working for oil tycoons, on the other hand.... Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Before I joined the Navy to help pay my way in school, I worked as a roofer. I bet even today the only roofer in the states that makes 73k is the boss of a very large company. Not to mension its up there with the most dangerous trades. Guys are always falling 1 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 And your eyes are off the road to read. Ignorance, yo! Eyes are everywhere, 2.5 million miles refines your senses, you have to know when and where you can do what, 9 out of 10 cars that pass me are drivers texting or talking on the phone, before that it was drivers on a laptop, reading a book, news paper, drunk, etc, etc, distracted driving hasn't changed, it just got easier to do. 1 Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Smoke could probly text drive and conquer an Afghan village but hes unique. I dont trust road texsters 3 Link to comment
RatVonDude Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Eyes are everywhere, 2.5 million miles refines your senses, you have to know when and where you can do what, 9 out of 10 cars that pass me are drivers texting or talking on the phone, before that it was drivers on a laptop, reading a book, news paper, drunk, etc, etc, distracted driving hasn't changed, it just got easier to do. U forgot CBs! 2 Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I drove 38 miles so far today, left the yard at 4pm, arrived to and been waiting to get loaded in Ontario CA since, well, looks like they're done now, light turned green on the dock, weeeeee! 1 Link to comment
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