Work 55 hrs/wk for 52 wks. at McD's for $102k - Page 5

On January 23 2009 07:17 Liquid`Drone wrote:
yea in scandinavia we do make that much
im paid almost $30 per hour for working in a warehouse, overtime makes that like either 40-45$ or $55-60 depending on when.. this is starting salary in a job with no training or previous knowledge required.
maybe its a couple dollars less now cause the dollar is stronger compared to the norwegian crown than it used to be

On January 23 2009 05:47 heyoka wrote:


We're not taxed 40% on income.

On January 23 2009 07:17 Liquid`Drone wrote:
yea in scandinavia we do make that much
im paid almost $30 per hour for working in a warehouse, overtime makes that like either 40-45$ or $55-60 depending on when.. this is starting salary in a job with no training or previous knowledge required.
maybe its a couple dollars less now cause the dollar is stronger compared to the norwegian crown than it used to be

On January 23 2009 02:56 jello_biafra wrote:

Well I guess they just took the hourly minimum wage and multiplied it by the number of average hours worked during a year :o

On January 23 2009 06:47 Hans-Titan wrote:


Heh, I guess you're right. Personally, I don't pay taxes: noone does beneath 42.9k kr, which is roughly 7.6k US $. There are certain fees which add up to a certain percentage taxation for this bracket (don't remember the actual number but it's low), but the bottomline is that for the lowest percentage the tax burden is minimal. Above an annual income of 50k $ a year the taxes are high tho, at least 40% as you point it. But a McDonalds employee would never have to pay 40% in taxes. The point I'm trying to make is that noone can make a living of 7.5$/h despite paying no taxes whatsoever, assuming an average 37h work-week.

On January 23 2009 01:21 randomKo_Orean wrote:
40% of people who said this would be easy:

You are all fucking spoiled and have no clue how shitty working 55-60 hours is.

On January 23 2009 09:29 HeavOnEarth wrote:


mcdonalds job ezpzlmnsqz. how can anyone argue flipping burgers is hard?
most people probably work that same amount in jobs that actually require intellect.

Working 55-60 hours in a mindless job is easy; however the people this would be easy for WOULDNT be in a shithole like this(at least full time) because they have the motivation to continue their studies and get ahead in life.

On January 23 2009 07:39 Hans-Titan wrote:


Scandinavian wages are high so yes, I do make 23$ doing dishes. You don't see many 18 years old having my job though, seeing as most people want people below 18 for the lower costs. 23$ is not very high tbh. I have many friends racking in up 40$/h under ideal conditions. Okay, perhaps too ideal: we're talking a night shift saturday night at a club on a national holiday. The kid made 350$ that night + tips so he was happy I have a friend with a saturday/sunday job at the hospital, where he earns 33-35$/h, 8 hour shifts. The hours are horrible, hence the high pay. No sane 18-year old would work for less than 20$/h in Denmark, we're to spoiled that way.

And, yes, the dollar is low, making the wages seem higher than they really are. For comparisson we pay 10$ for a large BigMac meal