EPTWork 55 hrs/wk for 52 wks. at McD's for $102k - Page 6
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Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
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Manifesto7
Osaka27149 Posts
Second - no McDonalds in the world pays overtime if they can avoid it. He will never get one to agree to this. | ||
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Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
On January 23 2009 09:44 redtooth wrote: In comparison, some corporate lawyers straight out of law school work ~90 hours a week and make only a little bit more. But they will continue to make money, and their paycheck will continue to increase to well above that amount in a few years. This, however, is just a one-time payment. It's a one-time grant, basically. At least when you are in law school or working that first year, you KNOW your pay will increase and increase significantly, and you are now endowed with the skills that are in high demand if you ever decide to switch firms. This bet doesn't give this guy jack in terms of skills. Unless he's a talentless fool, I'd say he could spend 60 hours a week doing something far more productive that will increase his overall value much more in terms of how much he'll make. | ||
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CrimsonLotus
Colombia1123 Posts
I personally wouldnt do it even though im sure i will never get even close to earning such amount, mostly because i really prefer freedom over money. | ||
TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
That's the downside of minimum wages laws. It really really hurts the poor and relatively unproductive. $4/hr jobs don't change into $7.50/hr jobs because minimum wage laws are passed. Instead $4/hr job turns into no job. It gets eliminated and the employee gets fired. | ||
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TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
On January 23 2009 11:07 Klogon wrote: This bet doesn't give this guy jack in terms of skills. Unless he's a talentless fool, I'd say he could spend 60 hours a week doing something far more productive that will increase his overall value much more in terms of how much he'll make. I don't know about that. There's about 4 million people collecting unemployment insurance at this point. And most people aren't thinking about increasing their productivity by investing in themselves. They're just thinking about the pay check. They call their jobs the daily grind because they're just trying to get through it with as little effort as possible. But if anyone was serious about self improvement, they'd be willing to waste 3000+ hours of their life over the course of a year for $200k pre-tax equivalent because then they could buy an more effective education. Since they're probably earning about 3 times what he would earn in a year after tax, it'd be worth it. | ||
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
On January 23 2009 09:53 Cloud wrote: No....working 55-60 hours in a job that requires you to be standing full time, not to mention the strain on your back from mopping, washing dishes, etc. These kind of jobs are harder on someone than say, working behind a desk. as opposed to working 70+ hours outside in the sun as a engineer finishing a project deadline? | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
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PlutoNZ
New Zealand410 Posts
On January 23 2009 12:39 {ToT}Strafe wrote: rofl i x^3 that salary with 4 weeks of vacation Wow..... You earn 102k^3? That's impressive, sir.... | ||
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PlaycaLm
United States242 Posts
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
On January 23 2009 10:06 dronebabo wrote: since when are people supposed to live off minimum wage? the highest demographic that receives minimum wage is teenagers teenagers. TEENAGERS. Since when are people who didn't finish finish high school supposed to be able to get jobs that pay more than minimum wage? Sure, some may get lucky enough to find something, but what about the rest of them? | ||
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Yogurt
United States4258 Posts
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Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
Funnily enough, I am on minimum wage atm (college/uni student, 21 years old, working 2 days a week) because my bosses are American and don't like the average Australian wage (they are also massive assholes). This has meant that about 20 people have left in the past year...it's kind of crazy. I'm looking for a new job as well - but the economic climate isn't really helping things along. Entrepreneurship ftw? | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28667 Posts
On January 23 2009 12:12 TanGeng wrote: Wow, those wage rates in Scandinavia are ridiculous. Your unemployment must be ridiculous because such jobs should be rare. That's the downside of minimum wages laws. It really really hurts the poor and relatively unproductive. $4/hr jobs don't change into $7.50/hr jobs because minimum wage laws are passed. Instead $4/hr job turns into no job. It gets eliminated and the employee gets fired. actually norways unemployment rate is around 2%. expected to rise a little but not above 4%. seems like its below 2% in denmark and slightly higher in sweden, but still lower than usas 7.2%.  | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
On January 23 2009 13:59 travis wrote: Since when are people who didn't finish finish high school supposed to be able to get jobs that pay more than minimum wage? Sure, some may get lucky enough to find something, but what about the rest of them? protip: finish highschool | ||
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Kerensky
148 Posts
On January 23 2009 02:26 jello_biafra wrote: Yeah that is seriously low, compare annual minimum wage of $21,162 in the UK to $12,168 in the US -_- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_by_country er yeah....and in the UK everything is twice as expensive...hello?? | ||
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HeadBangaa
United States6512 Posts
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Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
On January 23 2009 16:12 Kerensky wrote: er yeah....and in the UK everything is twice as expensive...hello?? Australia's is quite high I guess. $16 an hour I consider ultra minimum. I should be making aorund $22 p/h for what I'm doing. | ||
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Hans-Titan
Denmark1711 Posts
On January 23 2009 12:12 TanGeng wrote: Wow, those wage rates in Scandinavia are ridiculous. Your unemployment must be ridiculous because such jobs should be rare. That's the downside of minimum wages laws. It really really hurts the poor and relatively unproductive. $4/hr jobs don't change into $7.50/hr jobs because minimum wage laws are passed. Instead $4/hr job turns into no job. It gets eliminated and the employee gets fired. Unemployment in Denmark hit 0.9% before the financial crisis hit. Also bear in mind we have VERY powerful workers unions: piss them off, expect to get in trouble when the election comes. Also Denmark's economy has been unbelievably strong, with steady growth, low unemployment, a positive balance of budget as well as balanced budgets. The taxes ARE high, agreed, but we have universal health care, excellent working benefits, high unemployment support, a free education system and a very open government. | ||
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