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re: The average millennial worker makes less than the average baby boomer did in 1975
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:19 pm to OweO
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:19 pm to OweO
I had an electrical contractor buddy I was talking to a few days ago. We both own small businesses. He said he can't hire apprentices to learn the trade because they don't want to pay their dues making $15 an hour.
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Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:19 pm to tigerinthebueche
i can promise you this... i envy no one living in erwinville
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:21 pm to El Segundo Guy
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$15 an hour
No offense to your buddy, but pipe helpers starting out are making $2-$4 more an hour starting in different areas. Soft crafts will need to catch up with the times, or be doomed to sub-par labor leftovers to try to get jobs done.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:22 pm to cas4t
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I was responding to your post, which is why I only mentioned the geriatrics and not the young cry-babies you speak of. I don't know why you are being so angry.
LOFL, passive-aggressive much?
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:23 pm to El Segundo Guy
Non union? I think union apprentices start out higher than that here.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:24 pm to VABuckeye
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My daughter just got hired straight out of school at $53385 starting salary. It pays to be a grinder.
Only pics will determine if she is being adequately paid for all that grinding.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:24 pm to Passing Wind
To clarify, this is in southern Oklahoma where the COL is dirt cheap. Not where where I am in California.
And he would hire with no experience or training
And he would hire with no experience or training
This post was edited on 4/24/17 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:29 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:in that year a Ford f150 cost $3k brand new and a 3 bed 2 bath home cost $25k.
one said their mom made 6k as a teacher in 1975 (presumably in a low COL state) as if that was much lower than today's starting salary.
This post was edited on 4/24/17 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:29 pm to El Segundo Guy
Same exact thing at any mechanical contractor along the gulf coast at any plant. It's still way more than that to start, and most pick up the tab for training after 6 months.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:32 pm to Passing Wind
That's kind of my pout, if that's the case then why are millenials bitching? There are jobs out there. Maybe not in the location or starting pay they would like, but you can learn a damn good trade and in a few years make bank.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:32 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Sick burn kid. Good luck in life. Hope you can mature past your melancholy and resentment to have an enjoyable existence. Might want to quit wasting time though.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:34 pm to El Segundo Guy
Either there are a lot more people on this board who didn't go to college or there lots of posters advocating for positions they themselves would never take.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:35 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:where do you even come up with this?
Hope you can mature past your melancholy and resentment
i post articles and stats. that's it.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:39 pm to NIH
I was in the military from 21 years and retired and also cimbat disabled. I also started a small business 10 years ago. I also am certified as an appraiser, which is what I do full time. I am sick and fricking tired of people whining about other people. Have some damn personal responsibility.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:42 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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Earnings have declined despite the fact that today's young people are better educated
More people with a bachelors degree does not equal "better educated". Assuming that a degree in 1975 is as challenging to earn, it simply means that more people are equally educated today compared to 1975.
The simple law of supply and demand would explain the lower wages.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:44 pm to MikeBRLA
Yes. And a degree in anthropology or French doesn't mean that you are more educated.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:44 pm to El Segundo Guy
The government is more to blame for this than any other party. Always interesting to see small government conservatives run to defend it.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:45 pm to El Segundo Guy
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Yes. And a degree in anthropology or French doesn't mean that you are more educated.
A degree in anthropology most certainly means you're more educated than an accounting or engineering major.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:47 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Studied but not more educated. Trust me, my daughter has a degree in anthropology.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:52 pm to VABuckeye
quote:I bet she did some grinding to get to the top.
My daughter just got hired straight out of school at $53385 starting salary. It was her first interview. Then again, she's at the top of her class. It pays to be a grinder.
Grinding on some dick, if you get my reference.
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