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Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:33 pm to 13SaintTiger
I'm sure he is. Just what we need, a bunch of high school graduates expecting 50k when they get out.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:39 pm to lsupride87
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That sounds like a great quality of life
There are plenty of salaried professionals with advanced degrees working 50 hours+ a week.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:40 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
quote:Im one of them. But I would tell them to frick off for 43k
There are plenty of salaried professionals with advanced degrees working 50 hours+ a week.
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:43 pm to House_of Cards
When society started collectively looking down upon middle class and blue collars... Even if they were middle class blue collars.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:49 pm to 13SaintTiger
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I think your math is a bit off, 10hrs a day, 50 a week is like 34k. Unless the OT pays a bonus.
Don't think so.
40 Hrs a week times 15 an Hr. 40x15=600
10 hrs a week on OT (15 times 1.5)22.5. so 10 x22.5=225
600+225=825 per week
825 x 52 weeks in a year = 42,900
No. I don't have a college degree.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:54 pm to Montezuma
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The problem is that blue-collar jobs are trivialized as what you do because you didn't go to college. It's the stupidest thing, since I know a lot of bartenders, waitresses and hairdressers with some extremely impressive history and literature degrees. The more we move away from being a proud country of makers towards this country of service workers, the views aren't going to get better. Globalization has also made the career job in the factory nearly impossible, so I think there is a fear by parents that an education is necessary to stay competitive in a market that does not guarantee a job that doesn't require class-taught skills.
We are witnessing the effects of a post-modern economy, similar to what happened in Britain during the Thatcher years.
There are few native-born citizens who work in the primary (agriculture) and secondary (industrial) sectors of the economy because most work is either outsourced to other countries, carried out by migrant workers, or performed by robots and mechanized assembly lines.
The service industry has become the new secondary sector of our economy. It is a fall-back for most individuals, regardless of their educational background.
Very seldom do you meet an individual, outside of perhaps plant/offshore workers in south Louisiana, who is willing to learn a trade or undergo specialized training apart from the collegiate/university setting.
While the advancement of American society is hinged on the educational progress of the population, it is not imperative that everyone obtain a degree in order to contribute to their community.
Another thing that really hurts is that you have a vast number of American women who have become college educated and who possess a degree, but who also ultimately wind up working positions comparable to their mothers from the generation prior. It has been proven that you don't need an extensive education to perform basic clerical work or data entry. Still, employers seem to demand such qualifications in a potential employee as though it was a necessary skill-set to possess.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 3:56 pm to Sheep
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Well, we've outsourced damn near every job that isn't "service worker" or "knowledge worker" - for starters.
False, we have twice as many jobs as we have people to fill them for welders, pipe fitters, plumbers, AC Techs, electricians, ect
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:05 pm to House_of Cards
Probably when our parents (if you're in your late 20s/early 30s) were some of the first family members to attend college.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:13 pm to lsupride87
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Im one of them. But I would tell them to frick off for 43k
I actually did, twice -
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:21 pm to lsupride87
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Im one of them. But I would tell them to frick off for 43k
Aren't you a young accountant?
I doubt you make much more
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:25 pm to House_of Cards
people that have gone to trade school for welding have made bank i've heard
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:25 pm to yellowfin
I believe, if my memory is correct, he said that he makes more than the 60k secretary that was referred to in a thread earlier this week.
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:32 pm to Epic Cajun
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When did the idea all kids go to college begin?
When hard work stopped being considered admirable. Plenty of poor students went out and busted their arse, earning respectable pay and lived a lower-middle class life. Kids are trained today to want to make millions as easily as possible. Get rich quick stories are touted as reasonable and lazy young adults are eating that shite up. They see two options:
1. Work hard and live an average life without multiple dream vacations, giant mansions, and everything you ever wanted.
2. Get a bunch of grant money, or loans they never will pay back, and sit around campus waiting for their big idea to hit them.
Personally, I blame Facebook and Rap.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:33 pm to House_of Cards
I went to college and it was really fun! what's so wrong with everybody going?
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:38 pm to TigerHam85
Depends on the degree. I have a journalism degree that is pretty much worthless pay wise but I commissioned in the military so the degree paid off.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:40 pm to Mr. Wayne
quote:professional jobs aren't hard work?
When hard work stopped being considered admirable.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:41 pm to yellowfin
quote:Made Senior in public accounting and switched to industry here in Nashville. It is considerably more. But yes starting out in public you don't make much more than that.
Aren't you a young accountant?
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:46 pm to rzd30
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Now to actually get ahead you have seen the need for masters degrees, and doctorates, more than ever. Pretty soon MBAs, JDs, and other post undergrad learning will be the norm.
They had better get the degrees that will lead to high paying positions, they will need the high salary to afford the few remaining people that will be capable of repairing their plumbing, air conditioning, car, electrical issues, etc.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 4:51 pm to lsupride87
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