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Originally posted by Al B. Sure!
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I've never earned that little, but Lori is right, it depends on living standards and such things.Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.-Isaiah 41:10
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalms 139.14a
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Sheesh, my high school summer job was $3.60 / hour, but gasoline was $.25 / gallon and tuition was $560 / semester."I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Interesting. Considering that tuition at even affordable state schools is 10x that and gasoline is 14x that... talk about wage inflation not catching up.Originally posted by Dr Strangelove View Post
Assuming no taxes, it would have only took 156 hours of work to pay for a semester; with 20 hour work weeks, that's about 8 weeks of working.
A minimum wage earner today would need to work 666 hours to afford the typical $5K/semester college tuition. That's 33 20-hour work weeks!
Given that you need to work more than half the year to pay for a single semester, it's impossible to work part-time to pay for a college education today.Last edited by Al B. Sure!; June 19, 2012, 17:56."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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my first paycheck pumping gas was $4.25Any views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
Look, I just don't anymore, okay?Comment
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Thanks everyone!
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Congrats, HC! You'll find teaching to be fantastic experience. You'll learn a lot yourself, but not from the students. Those little ****s won't teach you anything.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Jesus christ. Just got a call from General Dynamics, they were about to give me a phone interview but I had to say I'd already accepted a position. Oh well. At least I feel popular now
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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What's youth unemployment like in yurp?Originally posted by Nikolai View Post
Those trip things may be related. I generall earned 8-10 an hour during summer jobs, 20 an hour for tutoring.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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Don't forget that they have no loyalty to you.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostJesus christ. Just got a call from General Dynamics, they were about to give me a phone interview but I had to say I'd already accepted a position. Oh well. At least I feel popular now
At Sodexo, I trained my replacements and they were pretty much ready to go with me still having 2 weeks til leaving for OCS. I informed my boss (Director of Operations) that they were ready and she fired me on the spot. The assistant director told me to hang around and when our boss left, he told me to stay the rest of the day and he'd make sure I'd get paid without her knowing.
Guess what? Two days later, I get a call from them. My replacement was missing money and completely bungled his job and they fired him. They needed me back.
My ***** ass came back and worked until I left for OCS, training an internal.
But the lesson was seared in my mind. They have no loyalty.
My boss at Wells Fargo who fired me... she fired another teller recently who had cancer. The girl had to be hospitalized and was told by doctors not to work for 2 weeks. She showed up the next day to work but because she called out when she was hospitalized, she was reprimanded and fired after her shift. Her attempts to get unemployment were blocked.
I've dealt with employees with long-term medical issues and at Sodexo, if it was serious enough and would affect their ability to work or even come to work, we would layoff the employee (allowing him to collect unemployment and/or disability) but keep his position open for his return when his health improved. I saw this first hand with a number of employees.
Wells Fargo apparently doesn't give a **** if an employee gets cancer.
The corporate world is cold, uncaring, and there's no loyalty. They should never expect us to be any different to them.Last edited by Al B. Sure!; June 19, 2012, 21:32."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Albie, see your job thread for the most practical advice i've ever given you.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Congrats... they didn't discover your posts here during their due diligence, I guess.
There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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he uses an assumed name here Sparky
congrats anyway, whoever you areAny views I may express here are personal and certainly do not in any way reflect the views of my employer. Tis the rising of the moon..
Look, I just don't anymore, okay?Comment
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I worked in a Bowling alleyToday, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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Yeh, its a character from The Catcher in the Rye, or something like that...Originally posted by Alexander's Horse View Post
My 1st summer job was in summerstock theatre.There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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That's Holden Caulfield.Originally posted by Uncle Sparky View Post"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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