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Old 10-02-2025, 09:27 AM   #27416
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Originally Posted by Looch City View Post
You know who gets paid way too ####ing much? Every single Oil and Gas worker. And they piss it all away and ask for government handouts in the end anyway.

Smh.

We should be demanding more from them to pay the teachers.
Is this satire? Trades wages in O&G are even less than they were when I got my ticket in 2011...14 years of wage stagnation/deflation has been pretty rough. The average journeyman rate is around 45$/hr. 94k/yr (including 4% vacation pay) for the trades guys + ~6$/hr pension contribution if you're in the union. Also no paid sick days, PTO or flex days.

If you see tradesman pulling down 150k+ its because they put in massive overtime hours to get there. But yup, wwwwaaayyyy overpaid, heck they make almost as much per hour as a 5th year teacher.

Sorry for the derail. All people should be sticking together instead of watching the middle class collapse. I think wages across the board in all industries are a joke - companies raking in billions in profits while nickel and diming all their employees is gross. Easier just to finger point at who's getting screwed more I guess.
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