He makes $12 an hour.....and he calls the job his career????

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  • macgyver06
    macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    Milestone wrote:
    I don't get it either. I barely survive on $18/hour.

    how do you barely survive???

    what kind of life are you living...lol??

    are drugs involved?
  • macgyver06
    macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    surferdude wrote:
    A career is hopefully doing something you love to do. Maybe this guy liked working with the public and with electronics. Maybe he isn't motivated by money at all. You can be hugely successful without being rich or caring abot money.

    people can't grasp the concept of ''other peoples feelings''


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  • Daughter of Jeremy
    Daughter of Jeremy Up here in my tree Posts: 181
    know1 wrote:
    There are a ton of people making big money that are still living paycheck to paycheck.

    That is very true. To a certain extent, it's not about how much you make, it's about what you do with what you earn. If you suck with budgeting and live outside your means then it doesn't matter if you make $12 an hour ir $1200 an hour, chances are you're going to have a hard time finacially if you lose your job. And some people who do lose their job and have a strong skill set still have a hard time finding a job because they're OVER qualified, does that make it their fault that they went to uni, etc etc??
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    You'd be surprised how far $12 an hour can go.. better than the people working 80 hrs a week with two jobs at $5.15 an hour..
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Milestone wrote:
    I don't get it either. I barely survive on $18/hour.
    crack is expensive.

    :p

    I'm doing just fine at $14.40 an hour. I definitely want to find something that makes more, but I could see continueing to live quite happily at this rate.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    It simply means the quality of the employee at CC is not valued anymore, and they'll start becoming horrible and lack knowledge about their products, kind of like 9 out of 10 employees at Best Buy.

    It either means the customer is more knowledgeable or some consultant has done a market study. It reflects poorly on them as a company and I believe henceforth I shall spend my dollars elsewhere.

    It was a great store when they paid on commission.


    I think if I were a manager making 12, I'd go to Tweeter, and put in for a commission job. If you know your shit you can make a lot more money.
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  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    surferdude wrote:
    A career is hopefully doing something you love to do. Maybe this guy liked working with the public and with electronics. Maybe he isn't motivated by money at all. You can be hugely successful without being rich or caring abot money.


    Whoa suferdude. I actually agree with you to the exact letter. :)

    As opposed to the people who pay through the nose for school and then expect to get a good wage when they hit the working force. Get a grip kiddies.
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  • Dustin51
    Dustin51 Posts: 222
    Milestone wrote:
    I don't get it either. I barely survive on $18/hour.

    I make more than that and I barely get by. I always thought if I made such and such amount I'd fine but seriously it never seems to matter.
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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Dustin51 wrote:
    I make more than that and I barely get by. I always thought if I made such and such amount I'd fine but seriously it never seems to matter.

    It's the curse of a consumer driven society. My wife and I make a lot of money together and it still never seems to be enough. You just end up buying more and more shit and nicer and more expensive shit. Then throw in a couple of kids and you have to buy shit for them. Then you go on vacation and buy a bunch of shit. Then tax time rolls around and the government wants a whole big chunk of your shit. It never ends.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,359
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    It's the curse of a consumer driven society. My wife and I make a lot of money together and it still never seems to be enough. You just end up buying more and more shit and nicer and more expensive shit. Then throw in a couple of kids and you have to buy shit for them. Then you go on vacation and buy a bunch of shit. Then tax time rolls around and the government wants a whole big chunk of your shit. It never ends.
    exactly we are all full of shit then no doubt ............
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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    josevolution wrote:
    exactly we are all full of shit then no doubt ............

    lol.....thinking about money puts me in a shitty mood.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,359
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    lol.....thinking about money puts me in a shitty mood.
    yes it does then you throw in the palloza trip more shit to buy ,i'm in the process of refinancing my home mortgage even more shit hell i'm drowning in the stuff whoa ......
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  • rmc1981
    rmc1981 Posts: 114
    I worked at Wal-Mart a couple years ago and made 7.00 bucks an hr, and not only did I get paid shit I got treated like shit also. I would get paid, and still be broke. The only way I can get back at Wal-Mart is by not shopping there, and after hearing about circut city doing this to their employees I will never shop there now. These big company's like this make me sick. There should be a law where if your company makes millions or billions in profit you can't lay people off like this.
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    The biggest problem with a capitalist, free-market society is that the wealth is never distributed the way that it is "assumed" it should be by economists and politicians. If we could solve this problem I am all for a capitalist, free market.

    Last night I helped to ameliorate this problem. I tipped $100 to a waittress at our dinner (on the company tab)... like a 40% tip. I work for a huge corporation so I don't see any problem with this, and it makes the day of some young lady trying to survive in a huge city on minimum wage and measly tips.
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  • _Crazy_Mary_
    _Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    tooferz wrote:
    $12.00 an hour is better than nothing, definitely higher pay and easier work than say restaurant work. people live within their means and make do.


    definitely easier, but I make $35/hour waiting tables. That is my career.
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  • tooferz
    tooferz Posts: 135
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    definitely easier, but I make $35/hour waiting tables. That is my career.
    i meant more along the lines of fast food at taco bell but even at nicer restaurants it depends on your job. my brother makes 6 figures as gm of a sports restaurant...the waiters and bar people make good money with tips but my nephew works in the kitchen n makes 9.00 an hour.
  • Songburst
    Songburst Posts: 1,195
    Jeanie wrote:
    Hmmm......and what of those who go through an horrific adolescence?

    And for your sake I hope you are prepared for all possible eventualities in your life. Don't ever get really sick.

    Considering that I am not yet 30 and I have already gone through open heart surgery (cost me about 6 months), and a life-threatening infection relating to a broken femur (cost me a year) and I still somehow managed to get my life back together each time and put myself in a position where if something else shitty happens I can afford it, I think that others just might be able to do it as well. Surely I'm not the only person who has ever overcome difficulties in life. Granted, I didn't get through all that shit by myself, but people get sick and move on all the time. Being prepared for things in life like illnesses and layoffs really doesn't take that much work.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Songburst wrote:
    Considering that I am not yet 30 and I have already gone through open heart surgery (cost me about 6 months), and a life-threatening infection relating to a broken femur (cost me a year) and I still somehow managed to get my life back together each time and put myself in a position where if something else shitty happens I can afford it, I think that others just might be able to do it as well. Surely I'm not the only person who has ever overcome difficulties in life. Granted, I didn't get through all that shit by myself, but people get sick and move on all the time. Being prepared for things in life like illnesses and layoffs really doesn't take that much work.


    Well I'm sorry that happened to you and I'm glad you were able to rise above it. Perhaps walking in someone elses shoes might help you understand that chronic illness can have long term effects on people and make it extremely difficult for them to work regularly and save. The statistics bear this out.
    But I'm really glad that you have conquered your world. Well done. :)
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