Today, I found out the unionized cleaning people that empty the garbage and clean the toilets make $19/hr and have more paid time off than I do with my college degree. FML
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Today, I found out that, because I'm a student, the employees I train make more than me. FML
Today, I happily went to an interview after job searching for months. I learned a large part of my job would be cleaning the toilets. Every. Single. Hour. I used to lecture at a university until budget cuts happened. FML
Today, my boss informed me that it is now my responsibility to wash the dishes, since my co-workers are consistently too lazy to clean up after themselves. I have a bachelor's degree. Which I earned at the same university I now work at. FML
Today, after spending thousands of dollars and several years pursuing a higher education so I could get a high paying job doing something that requires skill and brainpower, I finally got my first job offer after months of searching. I will be cleaning houses. FML
Today, I found out that my friend makes more money than I do. She's a high school dropout and working at a retail job at the mall. I went to college for four years to get my job. FML
Today, after going to college for 5 years to become an architect I discover my plumber makes more than I do. FML
Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML
Today, I'm working for a company that makes over a million dollars a year, yet leaves me with no choice but to pee in a cup because they won't pay to fix the only toilet in the building. FML
Today, I found out that my new serving job does in fact take the time out to write a check for $0.00. FML
Today, after a weekend of helping my sister-in-law move out of our house, vacuuming and mopping her bedroom and bathroom for her, scrubbing her walls and cleaning her shower, transporting her furniture, and getting her carpet professionally cleaned, to cover costs she offered me $14. FML
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nephilim241 19
That sucks op, but if you go through your career focusing on what others are earning you'll never be satisfied
Eorlas 31
Go clean up someone else's crap and report back to us on whether or not you still believe they should be paid so little.
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Comments (188)
Sweet_Meli 11
Where can I apply ? ;p
love_me_electric 20
Makes sense. I'd rather make $10/hr doing something I enjoy than $19/hr for something I absolutely hate.
OddShoeLaces 13
And so they should - that's an awful job and to get paid next to nothing to do it would be even worse!
mattlw 25
Regardless of political alignment, it is hard to beat unionized negotiations. Trust me, I would know.
TheDrifter 23
Only for the least skilled or least productive third of the work force. Negotiating on my own merits has always gotten me a well above average wage, as I am not weighed down by the laziness and incompetence of my coworkers during wage negotiations.
mattlw 25
Thats why I said it's hard and not it's impossible. In my line of work as an electrician, I do pretty well for myself considering where I live. But one of the biggest things I enjoy, is that being part of the union, I can travel anywhere in this world and sign a book and wait my turn to go to work. I would make the prevailing wages in the local with no interview or application process. I could go to California and make 55 an hour plus retirement, medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as Life insurance. All benefits are paid out of the contractors pockets. It's not impossible to beat that, but it is hard to beat that.
TheDrifter 23
Yeah, the union help transferring between the companies whose employees they represent is very handy, oil workers here in Alberta make good use of it. The only time that it really comes back to bite you is if your ambitions are above the union standard (as mine were, now I am the employer) or if the union shops are slow and the only places hiring are nonunion or with another union. I was a Teamster in my youth, the company went under and the only place I could find was a ufcw shop. The Teamsters refused to release me to the ufcw and I ended up starting my own business to get out of unemployment.
rogwest 23
And the reason why most unions need to be dissolved an gotten rid of!!
skittyskatbrat 19
You're way underpaid. They aren't paid too much. They're paid what they should be paid. You are getting shafted (as are most Americans). If you aren't voting and signing petitions and emailing your representatives, then take your low pay and shut up. The custodial staff had the brains to either create a union or join one, so they can demand the pay they deserve.
Grayness_ 26
The people that do have work years to get 19$ a hour. I have worked doing that. First they pay at 7-8$ a hour. And you work your way up. I heard Obama is going to make 9$ minimum now. So yeah. Stop whining tho. They do a lot of cleaning and have to be up on their feet 9-16 hours a day (if they have two jobs) to make a living while you might sit at a desk in front of a computer. Big difference.
imdabess 9
yup, it makes the rest of us wonder what we're doing.
DamnBobRoss 4
am I the only nerd that read that as un-ion-ized?
Euronymous93 29
Nah I also read it that way.
random_stuff 15
I did not see your comment before I posted, but that is exactly what I saw too!
Callyn 47
Good for them. Wages should be at least enough to live on and janitorial jobs can be hard work. It sucks that you don't make as much as them, but that's not their fault.