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You keep thinkin that.BoredDude said:Unions are the worst thing known to man.
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You keep thinkin that.BoredDude said:Unions are the worst thing known to man.
"Forced"?!naes420 said:Im just curious how and why some of you are forced into blue collar jobs? Failed dreams? Not enough money for college? Choice? Laziness?
I just got a job as a directv installer...it is payed by what is called "Piece pay" which means paid by job completed. The basic pay scale is $65 for first reciever $25 for each additional receiver $25 for tech troubleshoot. You are you own "sub-contractor" so its like having your own business kinda. You can deduct all your expenses including gas,truck,tools,etc and all work related stuff. Sounds sweet...you dont have to pay taxes till the end of the year and when you do so you have all your deductions! I think later im going to buy a new truck since payments are deductible!BuckwildNYC said:I've seen tons of people waste alot of good time and money on college and either never get a job in the field they studied or dont make much money either way.
I had an oppurtunity to get into the electrical union in NYC so that's what I did. I now make 46 dollars an hour. Doing the math thats a base salary of 85,000 a year. With overtime u can easily make over a hundred 100,000 when theres alot of work. On top of that they put about 500 a week into your 401k on top of your own contribution.
When there isn't alot of work you can sit home and collect unemployment, plus use the money that they put aside for you while u were working and know that when you do go back to work you will still be making your 46 dolllars an hour again. Being in a union is peace of mind. The work can sometimes be hard but so can sitting in cubicle for 10 hours a day. I'll stick with my electrical job.
Yeah i dont know about the insurance part yet...side work would be great, especially if a customer is looking for someone to install home audio...i know i cant do it on the job but maybe on a day off.. I would assume it is a little hazardous because you have to work sometimes in the rain and climb 2 story buildings on a ladder...im a little afraid of heights but im sure ill get used to it.BuckwildNYC said:Well I would assume you would need some kind of insurance to protect yourself. Also how many of these installations are available to you? How fast can you bang out an installation. Is it steady enough work that you can rely on or is it just to make a couple quick bucks for now?
I do sidework for extra cash but I wouldn't relyon it. I charge 100 bucks to put up a ceiling fan and it takes about an hour. Sounds great if I had 8 to do a day but I don't. It's just for some an extra cash here and there.
Dangerous thinking young man. I work for a oil and natural gas pressure pumping company and I'm going to make about 75k my first year here. No degree. You wouldn't believe how many people I work with have degrees and/or were doing white collar work before they came to my job. It's almost guaranteed you will be making upwards of 150k by your 3rd year and this is all salary. My employer pays for hotels and apartments for us to live in, pays for you to go to school and get a science or engineering degree if you choose(after 1 year with the company), and pays for most of our food(and we still get per diem on top of that). So, um, yeah.naes420 said:Im just curious how and why some of you are forced into blue collar jobs? Failed dreams? Not enough money for college? Choice? Laziness?
Amen, and Amen.fresh_to_death said:Really, it's not even about blue/white collar job, it's breaking away. If your trapped in debt and stupidity what does it even matter what kind of job you work? You're still a ****ing wage slave, on your knees, waiting for someone to throw you a carrot.
One of my best friends did that, and he hated every minute of it. He did at times say he was making 1,000 - 1,500 a week but he had no life. He would literally get up and go to work at 5am and get back at 10 pm every night. Plus it pissed him off that the guys that made the most money were the bastards who were willing to take lots of short cuts and do a horrible job installing the satellites so they could do more. He was very careful and did the job right, so he often had to do service calls to fix other installers work. I did get free Direct TV out of it though :rock:Ken785 said:I just got a job as a directv installer...it is payed by what is called "Piece pay" which means paid by job completed. The basic pay scale is $65 for first reciever $25 for each additional receiver $25 for tech troubleshoot. You are you own "sub-contractor" so its like having your own business kinda. You can deduct all your expenses including gas,truck,tools,etc and all work related stuff. Sounds sweet...you dont have to pay taxes till the end of the year and when you do so you have all your deductions! I think later im going to buy a new truck since payments are deductible!
What do you guys think? Im going through training right now which is unpaid but oh well at least im learning....only thing that sucks about sub contractor is you are liable for things like damages and stuff...so sometimes if an install isnt possible or too liable...you make the judgment on whether you should do it or not because all liability is on you. Some techs charge extra if its going to be harder work...thats cash in pocket a lot of times.
Any of you guys install or have installed satellites before?
How many installs did he do a day and how long did it take him? Id hate to go home that late....i perfer working 8-9 hours max and still have time off to rest.DonutMan said:One of my best friends did that, and he hated every minute of it. He did at times say he was making 1,000 - 1,500 a week but he had no life. He would literally get up and go to work at 5am and get back at 10 pm every night. Plus it pissed him off that the guys that made the most money were the bastards who were willing to take lots of short cuts and do a horrible job installing the satellites so they could do more. He was very careful and did the job right, so he often had to do service calls to fix other installers work. I did get free Direct TV out of it though :rock:
You'd be surprised.Road Demon said:Blue vs. White collar. The real question is social status, not economic?
Who has higher social status?
A electrian or plumber who makes 100K year and drives a corvette?
The college professor or medical resident making 47K a year.
At a social gathering, who do people want to talk to? I beleive the answer is obvious.
To Bill Gates...Road Demon said:Blue vs. White collar. The real question is social status, not economic?
Who has higher social status?
A electrian or plumber who makes 100K year and drives a corvette?
The college professor or medical resident making 47K a year.
At a social gathering, who do people want to talk to? I beleive the answer is obvious.