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LOW wage job income thread...post your peanut paying job here.

 
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06/13/2013 10:58 PM
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112k, senior IT worker.. I am making less than half of what I did in 1999.. Times are tough for us too.
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06/13/2013 10:59 PM
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Re: LOW wage job income thread...post your peanut paying job here.
got a finance degree, then got a job working in mutual funds for a little over $12 an hour. 911 happened and our department was relocated out of state.

then served a 5 year apprenticeship with a local trade union and made more money on day one than i had with that expensive degree.

of course, construction has dried up around here and i'm laid off again looking for the next opportunity.

I see everyone having kids and can't help but wonder where the jobs will be in 20 years. Its an awfully scary thought.
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06/13/2013 10:59 PM
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GREED is destroying the economy. You ALL deserve double your wages. ASK for it!
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Re: LOW wage job income thread...post your peanut paying job here.
got a finance degree, then got a job working in mutual funds for a little over $12 an hour. 911 happened and our department was relocated out of state.

then served a 5 year apprenticeship with a local trade union and made more money on day one than i had with that expensive degree.

of course, construction has dried up around here and i'm laid off again looking for the next opportunity.

I see everyone having kids and can't help but wonder where the jobs will be in 20 years. Its an awfully scary thought.
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Sounds like bullshit. I would not take it. Ask for help from your employer. They can afford to pay you a living wage.
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06/13/2013 11:03 PM
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asking for a rais is useless because I could easily be replaced by someone who is willing to work for the 11/hr I make, and it's not even mexican anymore.
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Last Edited by MartianPrimate on 06/14/2013 03:04 AM
Occam's Razor, morans!
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06/13/2013 11:08 PM
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GREED has destroyed the economy. The rich want people to work for nothing.
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06/13/2013 11:09 PM
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College instructor.
I make 25% what I did in the field. ;-`)
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What'd you do in the field....besides pee?
 Quoting: MartianPrincess


IT Security/Design consulting.
Penetration testing.
Remote admin.
Web.

Plus, I like to make Jewish women from Texas
quiver in the field from multiples. ;-`)
We all breathe the same air.
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College instructor.
I make 25% what I did in the field. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


What'd you do in the field....besides pee?
 Quoting: MartianPrincess


IT Security/Design consulting.
Penetration testing.
Remote admin.
Web.

Plus, I like to make Jewish women from Texas
quiver in the field from multiples. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


couldn't help but giggle at penetration testing XD
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06/13/2013 11:13 PM
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If you work for Wal-Mart, you have no future. The Wal-Mart family are the most USELESS people on the planet. All they care about is their wealth. The Wal-Mart family is USELESS to society!
MartianPrincess

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06/13/2013 11:16 PM
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College instructor.
I make 25% what I did in the field. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


What'd you do in the field....besides pee?
 Quoting: MartianPrincess


IT Security/Design consulting.
Penetration testing.
Remote admin.
Web.

Plus, I like to make Jewish women from Texas
quiver in the field from multiples. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


churchlady
Occam's Razor, morans!
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06/13/2013 11:19 PM
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Data mining.
wisc_natureboy

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06/13/2013 11:19 PM
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College instructor.
I make 25% what I did in the field. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


What'd you do in the field....besides pee?
 Quoting: MartianPrincess


IT Security/Design consulting.
Penetration testing.
Remote admin.
Web.

Plus, I like to make Jewish women from Texas
quiver in the field from multiples. ;-`)
 Quoting: wisc_natureboy


churchlady:
 Quoting: MartianPrincess


Quid pro quo baby!
My services (aside from teaching) are not cheap. ;-`)
We all breathe the same air.
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Anonymous Coward (OP)
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06/13/2013 11:24 PM
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Re: LOW wage job income thread...post your peanut paying job here.
Ask yourself, is it really worth working a wage all your life and not gaining anything in return? Living paycheck to paycheck is not worth living.
Anonymous Coward
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06/13/2013 11:26 PM
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Ask yourself, is it really worth working a wage all your life and not gaining anything in return? Living paycheck to paycheck is not worth living.
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and what is your alternative?
KING MACKEREL(TF2)

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06/13/2013 11:26 PM
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Well....manual and cnc machinist...tax free, not bad, own boss, own hours...this week was $800.00. Not all weeks are that good, just this one. Lived in my van for 10 months, saw an ad, answered, changed my life. re-building my life in west tex. may move back to california, $28hr job in tool and die is possible. we'll see.5a
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06/13/2013 11:26 PM
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Welfare...I make your taxes...
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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06/13/2013 11:29 PM
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Ask yourself, is it really worth working a wage all your life and not gaining anything in return? Living paycheck to paycheck is not worth living.
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and what is your alternative?
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My Alternative is NOT accepting working for peanuts. If everyone would stand up and fight these peanuts for wages and not accept it, we would live in a better world. If EVERYONE stood up and fight for a living wage, these asshole companies would go out of business.
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06/13/2013 11:32 PM
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Ask yourself, is it really worth working a wage all your life and not gaining anything in return? Living paycheck to paycheck is not worth living.
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and what is your alternative?
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My Alternative is NOT accepting working for peanuts. If everyone would stand up and fight these peanuts for wages and not accept it, we would live in a better world. If EVERYONE stood up and fight for a living wage, these asshole companies would go out of business.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13127957


So we should go broke until then... makes no sense
samanthasunflower

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06/13/2013 11:32 PM

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Family farmer - We can lose money while working 14 hour days, and still owe fees to the Federal government
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06/13/2013 11:33 PM
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Re: LOW wage job income thread...post your peanut paying job here.
got a finance degree, then got a job working in mutual funds for a little over $12 an hour. 911 happened and our department was relocated out of state.

then served a 5 year apprenticeship with a local trade union and made more money on day one than i had with that expensive degree.

of course, construction has dried up around here and i'm laid off again looking for the next opportunity.

I see everyone having kids and can't help but wonder where the jobs will be in 20 years. Its an awfully scary thought.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 39805900


Sounds like bullshit. I would not take it. Ask for help from your employer. They can afford to pay you a living wage.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13127957



I have no employer, i'm laid off. When employed, I make over $40/hr and our total package is near $80/hr when all benes are included.

Its a great living when there's work, but working a few months a year is hardly going to provide for a family no matter how good the wage.
wisc_natureboy

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06/13/2013 11:33 PM
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Family farmer - We can lose money while working 14 hour days, and still owe fees to the Federal government
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You haven't started your own religion yet?
Really helps with taxes.
We all breathe the same air.
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Anonymous Coward (OP)
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06/13/2013 11:35 PM
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Ask yourself, is it really worth working a wage all your life and not gaining anything in return? Living paycheck to paycheck is not worth living.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13127957


and what is your alternative?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 41484994


My Alternative is NOT accepting working for peanuts. If everyone would stand up and fight these peanuts for wages and not accept it, we would live in a better world. If EVERYONE stood up and fight for a living wage, these asshole companies would go out of business.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13127957


So we should go broke until then... makes no sense
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 41484994


90% of these greedy companies would NOT be in business if EVERYONE would stand up and fight against the peanut wages they pay you. Stand up and fight for what you are worth.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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06/13/2013 11:38 PM
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Think about it people... If these rich-ass companies have no workers, they go out of business...Fight for what you are worth. YOU are what made these companies rich.
wisc_natureboy

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06/13/2013 11:39 PM
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Think about it people... If these rich-ass companies have no workers, they go out of business...Fight for what you are worth. YOU are what made these companies rich.
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I remember when I was 25.
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Anonymous Coward
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06/13/2013 11:44 PM
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I'm 26 years old and have worked at home for almost 5 years. I'm self employeed, one job with a company called Lionbridge.com pays 15HR and the other is booking travel for the Disney World website and they pay 12HR (basically Customer Service)...I live in KS and I make more then a lot of people in my area which is sad. I don't have to pay for Daycare for my 2 kids though because I work after they go to bed so it saves me a lot of money. I save TUNS of money on gas to.
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06/13/2013 11:53 PM
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Gov IT manager about 45 US dollars per hour
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06/13/2013 11:54 PM
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In my opinion everyone is worth at least bare minimum $100.00 pay a day. If these greedy companies that make a profit exceeding that amount and do not pay their workers a fair share, they are not worth staying in business. Wal-Mart is a prime example. They do NOT pay their workers a living wage.





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