Current Events > I quit a job paying 16 and hour so I could work one paying 9 an hour

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I was working for Amazon for 16 an hour but they were making me work 60 hours a week with only one day off. I think that is basically slavery and I'm pretty sure it's illegal in most western european countries.

I took a job at Kroger instead that will be between 36-40 hours a week for 9 an hour because the hours are more reasonable. either way I have enough to pay rent I don't really care.

Why do Americans think it's normal to work so long why is this country so backwards?

Kamala_Harris posted...

I was working for Amazon for 16 an hour but they were making me work 60 hours a week with only one day off. I think that is basically slavery and I'm pretty sure it's illegal in most western european countries.

I took a job at Kroger instead that will be between 36-40 hours a week for 9 an hour because the hours are more reasonable. either way I have enough to pay rent I don't really care.

Why do Americans think it's normal to work so long why is this country so backwards?

No, it's really not
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I remember dis copypasta
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I work 60 hours a week between 2 jobs, pretty easy. I wouldn't want to work more but I do get 2 days off a week
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Vegy posted...

I remember dis copypasta

is this really copypasta

because i wanted to show tc the average japanese student's schedule and see how he feels about it then
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einegutePerson posted...

Vegy posted...

I remember dis copypasta

is this really copypasta

because i wanted to show tc the average japanese student's schedule and see how he feels about it then

This always cracks me up.

Yes I know some people have it worse but that doesn't mean I should also have it worse. That's like telling a slave "hey you think you have it bad look at this other slave"

Like I get it, there are people who work ungodly hours. This should change universally. Jesus you people are dense.

And no this isn't copypasta ignore the trolls.

Kamala_Harris posted...

I should also have it worse

you were making more money than 60% of america lmfao

you didn't have it worse
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einegutePerson posted...

Kamala_Harris posted...

I should also have it worse

you were making more money than 60% of america lmfao

you didn't have it worse

It isn't all about money. I'd get one literal day to myself and be working all day every other day. I wouldn't get time to enjoy that money in the first place.

Well, that IS true
But 16 to 9 bucks is a big drop - i wonder where you live the rent is low enough that you can afford that

(protip you can't afford rent unless you're making like triple your rent/expenses)
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einegutePerson posted...

Well, that IS true
But 16 to 9 bucks is a big drop - i wonder where you live the rent is low enough that you can afford that

(protip you can't afford rent unless you're making like triple your rent/expenses)

rent is only 635 and my parents buy me groceries like every two weeks. I just live off of that and ramen noodles I get for myself. The tricky thing is is having to save up for a big bottle of gin/vodka that lasts me several weeks.

Don't feel bad or let anyone make you feel inferior!! You must be happy first of all. I quit a $16 an hour job working for post office where I would work 50 hours a week. Then went into all kinds of less paying jobs. However, I wasn't on the verge of mental breakdown.

so you lost real capital, and you're losing other value like health (shit diet) and you're not really saving up (saving up for alcohol is not saving up)

Sure, you can exist like this fam
But really you should look for something else that's a better compromise... IMO
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Yeah, thats incredibly dumb.
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einegutePerson posted...

so you lost real capital, and you're losing other value like health (shit diet) and you're not really saving up (saving up for alcohol is not saving up)

Sure, you can exist like this fam
But really you should look for something else that's a better compromise... IMO

I mean I have my BA I am looking for office jobs. I majored in political science and I have a job interview tomorrow to be a campaign manager for a third part candidate. It doesn't pay but he would make a great reference and it would be good job experience The thing is I'm taking online grad school classes and I think once grad school is over I'll have better job options. Right now I'm just getting by on dat broke college lifestyle lol.

Holy fuck if I could work 60 hours a week I would. The money would be awesome.
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Kamala_Harris posted...

I think that is basically slavery

Did you choose to work there?
Were you paid for the work you did?
Were you allowed to quit at any time you want?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then it wasn't "basically slavery".
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Oh, so you framed this topic in a completely dishonest way

lmfao
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yeah 10-hour days are rough

Amazon's only getting bigger at the moment, and it's absolutely criminal what some cities are offering the company to have its head office there.

what Amazon needs is a really robust workers' union
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Op deserves his wage.
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Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills

9 x 40 = 360

Rent is only 630, I can pay off rent in two weeks as long as I don't spend a lot of money.

Wow you goofed up TC.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills

20 hours of that every week should be $24 an hour unless they don't pay overtime somehow
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thronedfire2 posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills

20 hours of that every week should be $24 an hour unless they don't pay overtime somehow

it would not surprise me if amazon was able to get out of paying overtime
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averagejoel posted...

it would not surprise me if amazon was able to get out of paying overtime

overtime exemptions exist
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With that OT thats like 58k a year.
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Can I have your old job TC
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averagejoel posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills

20 hours of that every week should be $24 an hour unless they don't pay overtime somehow

it would not surprise me if amazon was able to get out of paying overtime

I haven't heard of a place that pays hourly being able to get out of overtime (excluding just straight up breaking the law). I could be wrong though.

Also I don't think it's normal for Americans to work this much. Americans need to start exercising their freedom when it comes to their work lives, you know, the thing we brag about constantly in patriotic songs?
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lol at people who are proud of working long hours

the fuck is wrong with you, like that makes you some kind of super responsible, good person? You just have no free time and probably less friends and good relationships than people working reasonable hours. Oh but you're a good worker, good for you little guy
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Colorahdo posted...

lol at people who are proud of working long hours

the fuck is wrong with you, like that makes you some kind of super responsible, good person? You just have no free time and probably less friends and good relationships than people working reasonable hours. Oh but you're a good worker, good for you little guy

People that like their jobs actually exist you know, right?
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Colorahdo posted...

lol at people who are proud of working long hours

the fuck is wrong with you, like that makes you some kind of super responsible, good person? You just have no free time and probably less friends and good relationships than people working reasonable hours. Oh but you're a good worker, good for you little guy

Uh, you okay there bud?

Colorahdo posted...

the fuck is wrong with you, like that makes you some kind of super responsible, good person?

No, I'm already a good person.
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I can understand leaving a 60 hrs a week job for a 40 hrs a week job so you have more time away from work. The issue is you went from $16/hr to $9/hr, that is a huge drop and you really should have found a job paying atleast $11 or 13 an hr to keep it about $10 at the very least.

No way I would ever go from $16 to $9 as that is just stupid low money, find a job willing to pay atleast $10-15an hr.
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@Colorahdo

Some jobs/careers are a joy to work 60 hrs a week at, depending on what you do and if you love your job 60 hrs a week can be fine.

My job is something I absolutely love, if they asked me to work 6 days a week for a time I would do so.
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Offworlder1 posted...

I can understand leaving a 60 hrs a week job for a 40 hrs a week job so you have more time away from work. The issue is you went from $16/hr to $9/hr, that is a huge drop and you really should have found a job paying atleast $11 or 13 an hr to keep it about $10 at the very least.

No way I would ever go from $16 to $9 as that is just stupid low money, find a job willing to pay atleast $10-15an hr.

TC just wanted to seem like he made some kinda big jump to throw it in our faces that we work too much
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Kamala_Harris posted...

I mean I have my BA I am looking for office jobs. I majored in political science and I have a job interview tomorrow to be a campaign manager for a third part candidate. It doesn't pay but he would make a great reference and it would be good job experience The thing is I'm taking online grad school classes and I think once grad school is over I'll have better job options. Right now I'm just getting by on dat broke college lifestyle lol.

>BA
>is currently looking for a new job
>majored in political science
>taking online grad school classes rn

So he's not like becoming a monk, he's just taking a small job so he can focus on other things
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averagejoel posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

Well it was a living at least, but less than a 40k take-home for 6 day work weeks (16/hr * 60hrs/week * 52 weeks = 49,920, minus ~25% for tax = 37k) is pretty depressing.

That said, I don't see how Kroger's at 9/hr is going to pay the bills

20 hours of that every week should be $24 an hour unless they don't pay overtime somehow

it would not surprise me if amazon was able to get out of paying overtime

Well thats dumb. I worked at an amazon warehouse and theyre more than willing to pay overtime. You also get benefits, even a 401k. They do make you bust your ass though.
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einegutePerson posted...

averagejoel posted...

it would not surprise me if amazon was able to get out of paying overtime

overtime exemptions exist

only on salary not hourly
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What kind of job did you have at Amazon? I've heard that working at the warehouses can be brutal but I don't think I've heard anything about a corporate position.

I am looking for a different job but I don't think I could take that drastic of a pay cut like you did. That's mostly because I'm married, have a child due in June '18, and will be moving into a bigger place. You don't seem to have that many responsibilities so I guess you won't hurt as much.
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ShadowElite86 posted...

What kind of job did you have at Amazon? I've heard that working at the warehouses can be brutal but I don't think I've heard anything about a corporate position.

I am looking for a different job but I don't think I could take that drastic of a pay cut like you did. That's mostly because I'm married, have a child due in June '18, and will be moving into a bigger place. You don't seem to have that many responsibilities so I guess you won't hurt as much.

It was just a seasonal warehouse gig. When I went to the interview they said there would be the possibility of two other days of mandatory overtime. I figured that meant once a month or so I might work an extra day. When I went to orientation they flat out said we would be working 6 days a week for the full season, and not just the holiday season it extended further than that.

I felt a little lied to and I was not prepared to work that much so I took a job at Kroger where I have worked previously.

Wow. Good job but man it must be tough to both take fewer hours and less pay for them.
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I imagine Amazon, USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc. are gonna have mandatory overtime from Thanksgiving till the end of the year
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Kamala_Harris posted...

ShadowElite86 posted...

What kind of job did you have at Amazon? I've heard that working at the warehouses can be brutal but I don't think I've heard anything about a corporate position.

I am looking for a different job but I don't think I could take that drastic of a pay cut like you did. That's mostly because I'm married, have a child due in June '18, and will be moving into a bigger place. You don't seem to have that many responsibilities so I guess you won't hurt as much.

It was just a seasonal warehouse gig. When I went to the interview they said there would be the possibility of two other days of mandatory overtime. I figured that meant once a month or so I might work an extra day. When I went to orientation they flat out said we would be working 6 days a week for the full season, and not just the holiday season it extended further than that.

I felt a little lied to and I was not prepared to work that much so I took a job at Kroger where I have worked previously.

That sucks, I wouldn't take a job like that either if known before hand. A good work-life balance is important to me so I understand where you're coming from.
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Kamala_Harris posted...

ShadowElite86 posted...

What kind of job did you have at Amazon? I've heard that working at the warehouses can be brutal but I don't think I've heard anything about a corporate position.

I am looking for a different job but I don't think I could take that drastic of a pay cut like you did. That's mostly because I'm married, have a child due in June '18, and will be moving into a bigger place. You don't seem to have that many responsibilities so I guess you won't hurt as much.

It was just a seasonal warehouse gig. When I went to the interview they said there would be the possibility of two other days of mandatory overtime. I figured that meant once a month or so I might work an extra day. When I went to orientation they flat out said we would be working 6 days a week for the full season, and not just the holiday season it extended further than that.

I felt a little lied to and I was not prepared to work that much so I took a job at Kroger where I have worked previously.

man, I had the exact opposite experience a couple months ago: I was interviewed for a "casual" position, but they used the phrase "lots of hours" several times during the interview when I asked how many hours I could expect, and they used an example of someone who was recently hired who supposedly got 76 hours' pay on her first paycheck. I was thinking "sweet"

in my first week, I had like 10 hours of work. second week I had ~16. it was some serious bullshit. the higher-ups were awful at giving clear instructions too
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M_Live posted...

Wish I lived somewhere where I could make $9 and pay bills/rent holy shit

midwest fuck the rest

Working for a wage is slavery, period

Omnislasher posted...

Working for a wage is slavery, period

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery
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Veggeta X posted...

Holy fuck if I could work 60 hours a week I would. The money would be awesome.

I would give up a third of my salary to work a quarter less time. Time does not equal money, it's worth much more.
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