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04/10/17 8:43:54 PM
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http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pension-crisis-initiatives/
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Logos
04/10/17 8:51:39 PM
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Gen_Lee_Enfield
04/10/17 9:09:35 PM
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True, but nothing is going to be done about it.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:11:38 PM
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Gen_Lee_Enfield posted...
True, but nothing is going to be done about it.


Maybe they should fire some of their state employees and reduce spending.
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KamenRiderBlade
04/10/17 9:17:23 PM
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Logos posted...
Maybe they should fire some of their state employees and reduce spending.

http://abc7news.com/society/bart-janitor-makes-$276k-with-overtime-pay/1584858/

The SF BART janitor makes $276K with overtime.

It's complete and utter BS.

Shipping Dock workers get ridiculous 6 figure wages + pensions

There have been fully automated Shipping Docks since the mid to early 90's.

Yet unions won't allow us to modernize / save.

These unions / government workers are too expensive.
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Iodine
04/10/17 9:19:26 PM
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Another reason why the whole "Calexit" thing is rather ridiculous.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:21:48 PM
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KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Maybe they should fire some of their state employees and reduce spending.

http://abc7news.com/society/bart-janitor-makes-$276k-with-overtime-pay/1584858/

The SF BART janitor makes $276K with overtime.

It's complete and utter BS.

Shipping Dock workers get ridiculous 6 figure wages + pensions

There have been fully automated Shipping Docks since the mid to early 90's.

Yet unions won't allow us to modernize / save.

These unions / government workers are too expensive.


Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
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Burgess
04/10/17 9:22:47 PM
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Logos posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Maybe they should fire some of their state employees and reduce spending.

http://abc7news.com/society/bart-janitor-makes-$276k-with-overtime-pay/1584858/

The SF BART janitor makes $276K with overtime.

It's complete and utter BS.

Shipping Dock workers get ridiculous 6 figure wages + pensions

There have been fully automated Shipping Docks since the mid to early 90's.

Yet unions won't allow us to modernize / save.

These unions / government workers are too expensive.


Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao


Well clearly you fucked up and should have done something else.
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Bishop9800
04/10/17 9:22:57 PM
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Logos posted...
Maybe they should fire some of their state employees and reduce spending.


This. I can name a few they can start with.

KamenRiderBlade posted...
The SF BART janitor makes $276K with overtime.

It's complete and utter BS.



This also. the funny thing is, I've seen him working again after the story aired on TV.
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KamenRiderBlade
04/10/17 9:23:24 PM
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Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.
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TheVipaGTS
04/10/17 9:23:35 PM
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Iodine posted...
Another reason why the whole "Calexit" thing is rather ridiculous.

Why do people think calexit is legitimate? I live here. No one is talking about. Anywhere.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:23:38 PM
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Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao


You literally complaining that a new college grade is making six figures straight out of college. Must be a Proudclad topic.
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Bluster
04/10/17 9:24:38 PM
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>lame pension crisis
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TheVipaGTS
04/10/17 9:25:18 PM
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KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....
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COVxy
04/10/17 9:25:30 PM
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Interesting how Proudclad logic changes from topic to topic, depending what side things fall on.
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KamenRiderBlade
04/10/17 9:27:50 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior?

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/02/bart-janitors-whopping-ot-averaged-6-8-hours-every-day/
The guy is technically not capable of putting in full performance for all the OT time he signs up for.

It's a complete and utter ripoff.

You should investigate people who demand such big paychecks and see if it matches their job description and capability of even performing to that level.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:28:15 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....



Actually no, that Janitor does in fact make too much and he was gaming the system by working hours that was physically impossible to do so.

Bart is disgusting and filthy and is a shitty job, so they should definitely be paid well, but working 100 hour overtime a week will not lead to good work and he can't be everywhere at once.

You divide his salary by 3 and you can have 2 more people have well paying jobs and can make the station much cleaner.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:28:39 PM
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Burgess posted...
Well clearly you f***ed up and should have done something else.


I make a little over $100,000 in a different (cheaper) state. So not my problem.
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Burgess
04/10/17 9:29:22 PM
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So then why are you complaining like it is.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:29:22 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


Uh, if a janitor is making nearly 300,000 a year and educated people are starting out at 100,000...that's a problem with state employees being paid way too much.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:29:46 PM
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Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Should we ignore issues if they happen in other states.
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The Admiral
04/10/17 9:30:17 PM
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I've always thought public unions should be illegal. This kind of shit is absurd.
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Bishop9800
04/10/17 9:30:58 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Actually no, that Janitor does in fact make too much and he was gaming the system by working hours that was physically impossible to do so.

Bart is disgusting and filthy and is a shitty job, so they should definitely be paid well, but working 100 hour overtime a week will not lead to good work and he can't be everywhere at once.


Came in to say this. Plus the station he was working at was still dirty and disgusting. It was like it was never cleaned.
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Burgess
04/10/17 9:31:17 PM
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Logos posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Should we ignore issues if they happen in other states.


Yes.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:31:21 PM
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Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:32:25 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.
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Antifar
04/10/17 9:33:43 PM
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Tech employees should unionize.
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I4NRulez
04/10/17 9:35:16 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
Why do people think calexit is legitimate? I live here. No one is talking about. Anywhere.


This, the internet gives attention to too much dumb stuff.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:38:17 PM
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Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.


Is that how you view conversations? Constantly one upping and "spanking" people? The conversation actually got much better in that topic once you left. Maybe you should took a hard look at yourself.
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Logos
04/10/17 9:39:06 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.


Is that how you view conversations? Constantly one upping and "spanking" people? The conversation actually got much better in that topic once you left. Maybe you should took a hard look at yourself.


Don't kid yourself, multiple people spanked you because you literally had no clue what you were talking about.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:41:15 PM
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Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.


Is that how you view conversations? Constantly one upping and "spanking" people? The conversation actually got much better in that topic once you left. Maybe you should took a hard look at yourself.


Don't kid yourself, multiple people spanked you because you literally had no clue what you were talking about.


Proudclad ladies and gentlemen. Oh and if anyone cares to read

https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/75221403

such a typical comp sci major
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Logos
04/10/17 9:42:20 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.


Is that how you view conversations? Constantly one upping and "spanking" people? The conversation actually got much better in that topic once you left. Maybe you should took a hard look at yourself.


Don't kid yourself, multiple people spanked you because you literally had no clue what you were talking about.


Proudclad ladies and gentlemen. Oh and if anyone cares to read

https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/75221403

such a typical comp sci major


lmao are you really going to link to your own spanking?
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NES4EVER
04/10/17 9:44:06 PM
#33:


Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Logos posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Burgess posted...
So then why are you complaining like it is.


Because all he does is whine and complain. And when he was called on constantly whining and complaining he deleted his account and made a new one so he wouldn't be called out on his whining and complaining but has kept it up.


You got spanked in that topic about gun control. Don't become bitter in other topics, now.


Is that how you view conversations? Constantly one upping and "spanking" people? The conversation actually got much better in that topic once you left. Maybe you should took a hard look at yourself.


Don't kid yourself, multiple people spanked you because you literally had no clue what you were talking about.


Kinda like your stupid topic about the UK where your ass got spanked and you got pissy and closed the topic?
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3rd_Best_Master
04/10/17 9:44:34 PM
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Logos posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


Uh, if a janitor is making nearly 300,000 a year and educated people are starting out at 100,000...that's a problem with state employees being paid way too much.

Seems like an issue with supply and demand, mostly. Looks like California had too many educated people and not enough willing to sweep a floor.
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Antifar
04/10/17 9:44:54 PM
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You couldn't pay me to read that topic.
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TheVipaGTS
04/10/17 9:46:21 PM
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My point is the comparison is pointless. Make your argument for why the janitor is overpaid. But if you turn around make a comparison to a completely different industry and say "and those guys only make this much!"...it does nothing to help those guys.
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:46:40 PM
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3rd_Best_Master posted...
Logos posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


Uh, if a janitor is making nearly 300,000 a year and educated people are starting out at 100,000...that's a problem with state employees being paid way too much.

Seems like an issue with supply and demand, mostly. Looks like California had too many educated people and not enough willing to sweep a floor.


In this specific case there wasn't, the local news did an audit and even caught the employee in the closet for hours at a time...moreover he was violating overtime rules and caught not actually clocking out multiple times.

He should be fired, but because the bart union is so strong he won't be. The union really should let him get fired for multiple cases of fraud, but c'est la vie
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CruelBuffalo
04/10/17 9:47:12 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
My point is the comparison is pointless. Make your argument for why the janitor is overpaid. But if you turn around make a comparison to a completely different industry and say "and those guys only make this much!"...it does nothing to help those guys.


agreed.

Antifar posted...
You couldn't pay me to read that topic.


I don't blame you, there was even cute racism in the topic multiple times
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3rd_Best_Master
04/10/17 9:50:35 PM
#39:


CruelBuffalo posted...
3rd_Best_Master posted...
Logos posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


Uh, if a janitor is making nearly 300,000 a year and educated people are starting out at 100,000...that's a problem with state employees being paid way too much.

Seems like an issue with supply and demand, mostly. Looks like California had too many educated people and not enough willing to sweep a floor.


In this specific case there wasn't, the local news did an audit and even caught the employee in the closet for hours at a time...moreover he was violating overtime rules and caught not actually clocking out multiple times.

He should be fired, but because the bart union is so strong he won't be. The union really should let him get fired for multiple cases of fraud, but c'est la vie

Sounds like a dude who knows how to milk a shitty system. He's like the Martin Shkreli of people with mops.
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Gojak_v3
04/10/17 10:12:24 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


lol vipa sees no problem with a janitor making 300k a year.
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3rd_Best_Master
04/10/17 10:28:29 PM
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Gojak_v3 posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
KamenRiderBlade posted...
Logos posted...
Meanwhile, software engineers with 4 years of college are barely cracking $100,000 to start with. lmao
Some fair world we have here, bust your butts, use your brain; you get a pittance compared to the government taxed and paid janitor.

Is the janitor not working hard? Your concern shouldn't be that the janitor makes too much. It should be that techs make too little. Don't keep others down because a completely different industry isn't paying right. No one wins in that case. So janitors make less...how did that help underpaid techs? Just to help them feel superior? And lol "poor guys they only make 6 figures!"....


lol vipa sees no problem with a janitor making 300k a year.

Can you answer his question? How would the janitor being paid less help tech workers?
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Gojak_v3
04/10/17 10:33:48 PM
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The tech worker is irrelevant and a deflection. The huge problem is paying a janitor $300k
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