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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Autumn: Leaves and Laughter
When the leaves fall, the laughter rises. Discover autumn stories as crisp as dried leaves!
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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Top comments
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)
Lili_love 14
hey, you'd almost have to pay that much or nobody would do it
Dubeinwyo 5
I don't have a college degree, and I make more than the cleaning people.
Dubeinwyo 5
Looks like you hired out wrong.
completerubbish 17
Why weren't they ionised?
random_stuff 15
Is it bad that I read it as un-ionized people? As in a person who has yet to be ionized, like an atom in chemistry? School has definitely began.
ni0ve 9
who do they work for?
Jezzikah 11
Why is this under intimacy? Did you find out this info while sleeping with a cleaner?
autumnpanda 2
I have a bachelor's degree in liberal studies with a focus on literature and music. I wait tables. Today, I did the math, and I made ~23/hour before taxes. When I worked in an office, I made $10/hour before taxes. Some of us make decisions about what we're going to do based on the money, not the prestige.
JoseIsAdork 31
all and all we're just another stain on the stall
Gus1989 9
You saying you wanna deal with people's trash and bathroom nastiness 8 hours per day?