• Asafum@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    It’s why I’m stuck in a factory. I just don’t have it in me to bullshit/lie. I have a friend who worked his way into his career by saying whatever he needed to say and he makes 3x my salary.

    I wish I had no morals or anxiety…

    • Signtist@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      The way I see it is that they’re looking to exploit me for as much as they can get, so I have no obligation to treat them with any more respect than that. I don’t lie, but I have no problem taking a single instance where I worked next to a couple newbies for an hour and gave them pointers and turning it into “trained and oversaw new hires to ensure proper workflow protocol” on my resume.

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      3 months ago

      I make higher than the median salary working at a factory. I left a job that required a college degree and professional licence that payed less than what I do now. Higher education requirements doesn’t always mean higher pay. You might just need to find a unionized factory. The lowest wage at my workplace is $25/hr (CAD). Local minimum wage is $17.20/hr and median wage is $21.83/hr.

          • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net
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            3 months ago

            Depends if your union is regional or just your workplace.

            Most of the manufacturing unions in my area are just that, the area. All the trade unions are as well, and probably the teachers union too.