Current Events > What 8 hour a day, 40 hours a week job, pay a living wage?

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seems like everybody got a 2nd job

and a lot of people who make big money work long hours

I mean, you got people like Bezos who just made $8 billion tax free. Those type of people dont really care about leaving enough money for everyone else. In their mind they are better than us because they won the survival of the fittest contest, and we all deserve to work multiple jobs to make them even more money. Nothing will change until there is enough outrage to end that kind of greed

I work more than 40 hours on an average week when Im working, but I also get an absolute fuck load of time off and make good money.

I think a lot depends on geography. I live in the Midwest in a pretty good cost of living area. I make pretty good money for this area. The only bills I have are required monthly bills like utilities, cable/internet/phone, and my city water/garbage bill. Add in food and gas and that is pretty much the only money I need to spend each month.

I live on about $1,100 a month out of pocket. Truthfully it is a little more because I have property taxes on my house and insurance but I pay that once a year rather than monthly. So in reality it cost me about $1,500 a month to live.

My house is completely paid off. My vehicle is completely paid off. There is opportunities to work overtime but these days at my age I just work my 40 hour week. I don't need any extra money. I put the majority of my check into savings/investing each month as it is. I'm pretty much just working for the insurance coverage not for money at this point.

We have hired a few people in their 20's in the last couple years who were able to buy a house, and easily support their family working their 40 hours a week here where I work and they make less money than I do. They have house payments and vehicle payments and they are still doing ok.

archizzy posted...

I think a lot depends on geography. I live in the Midwest in a pretty good cost of living area. I make pretty good money for this area. The only bills I have are required monthly bills like utilities, cable/internet/phone, and my city water/garbage bill. Add in food and gas and that is pretty much the only money I need to spend each month.

I live on about $1,100 a month out of pocket. Truthfully it is a little more because I have property taxes on my house and insurance but I pay that once a year rather than monthly. So in reality it cost me about $1,500 a month to live.

My house is completely paid off. My vehicle is completely paid off. There is opportunities to work overtime but these days at my age I just work my 40 hour week. I don't need any extra money. I put the majority of my check into savings/investing each month as it is. I'm pretty much just working for the insurance coverage not for money at this point.

Yeah, cost of living is a huge factor.

My earnings are relatively high in some places but phenomenal for where I am.

It probably doesnt help that I live in the Bay Area

IT work for the federal government. It's very rare I have to do more than 40 hours a week, and we get paid overtime if we have to.

In my area I make quite a bit more than the household median income.

AzNDarkSamurai posted...

It probably doesnt help that I live in the Bay Area

And that would be a massive factor and definitely be a different experience.

i work for the government, it's not too shabby.

Auto industry.

Who wants to work 40 hours a week?

ForsakenHermit posted...

Who wants to work 40 hours a week?

anyone who wants to survive

Most unionized jobs.