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It's a bloody hard job. Bad hours. Dangerous. Low social value. This article comes across as if they are getting paid too much for being 'lowly' garbage men. S
by cup 11y ago
It's a bloody hard job.
Bad hours.
Dangerous.
Low social value.
This article comes across as if they are getting paid too much for being 'lowly' garbage men. So what if they don't have a degree, It's hard work that is vital for a functioning society and they should be compensated accordingly. Good on them for etching out a living without having to get a degree doing so.
- cmrdporcupine 11y agoA turning point in my perception of the culture around software engineers (from mostly positive to negative) occurred during the last garbage strike when I witnessed the majority my overwhelmingly well-paid and relatively (compared to people who sling garbage cans full of rotten food and dog poop into trucks in the hot sun...) not-hard working coworkers rant freely about how overpaid garbage workers were. The sense of entitlement was obnoxious. That strike and the public's reaction to it turned the mayoral election results from left to right, and we had to suffer through Rob Ford for the next four years.