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| Topic | Anybody here would prefer to have a blue collar job? |
| WaffIeElite 02/16/18 6:05:56 PM #35: | CanuckCowboy posted... IloveJesus posted...If I could get white collar money for a blue collar job, that would be the dream. The overwhelming majority of blue collar jobs do NOT pay six figures, and most of them pay less than office jobs. Hammer-swinging is generally not paid that well. Don't say things like "plenty" without some sort of benchmark. Vague, Facebook-worthy statements like that are worth less than shit. - Nearly every "100K+" job does not actually pay that. Unions and companies love to say that shit, but the truth is most of the time you're either working 6 days a week, 10-12 hours a day, or waiting between contracts. They love to give their yearly estimations based upon if you worked full time. - The blue collar jobs that ACTUALLY pay "100k+" are typically highly specialized, extremely hazardous, are exceedingly rare, or have some other catch. If those idiots claiming that rig pig laborers make 100k a year were right, there would be a whole lot more people doing it, and a lot of companies probably not making ends meet. You also wouldn't hear a peep about people not being able to afford homes if that kind of money was available - that or more likely, prices would be even higher. I actually used to be a hammer swinger. Changed careers to safety and now I make significantly more, for easier work, and I actually make a difference. I also regularly work in the Alberta oilsands, and have yet to meet anyone who has previously, or currently makes 100k+ that is on the tools. It's always the guys who are in the offices. I'm closing in on the 100k a year, but it's a stupid amount of work I do. --- I have a signature. Apparently this is important, but I still don't have my secret cool kid decoder ring yet. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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