I wish I could make $82k a year and demand 5% raises for non-skilled labor

[BlahBlahYouToo]

and pay low med ins premiums.
and people wonder why municipalities are broke.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/BART-Workers-Strike-Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-213792951.html

 

[Genx87]

Ha that is pretty nice job they have there. 40K more than the national avg and pay about 1100 bucks a year in health insurance premiums.

 

[dank69]

and pay low med ins premiums.
and people wonder why municipalities are broke.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/BART-Workers-Strike-Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-213792951.html

I find it odd that you don't mention that $11k of the $82k is overtime pay. No, wait. No, I don't find that surprising at all. Nevermind.

 

[gevorg]

80K is meh in Bay Area

 

[Matt1970]

I find it odd that you don't mention that $11k of the $82k is overtime pay. No, wait. No, I don't find that surprising at all. Nevermind.

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for a train operator is $46,100 per year?

 

[dank69]

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for a train operator is $46,100 per year?

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for any occupation can vary wildly from location to location?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

I find it odd that you don't mention that $11k of the $82k is overtime pay. No, wait. No, I don't find that surprising at all. Nevermind.

was what I said false?
I added up the averages for both. is everyone making $82k? no. some are making more, others are making less. but the AVERAGE comes out to $82k/yr.

 

[Matt1970]

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for any occupation can vary wildly from location to location?

I did just find a site that claims the cost of living is twice as high as the national avergae in the San Francisco Bay Area. If that is true then those salaries aren't too far out of line.

http://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/california/san_francisco

 

[berzerker60]

Uh oh! Someone has a good job somewhere! Better trash them for it, rather than seeking to improve our own conditions!

And yes, the Bay Area is crazy expensive. There are literal tent cities in the South Bay where the people live who clean bathrooms, etc., in Silicon Valley, because they can't afford to live anywhere within remotely commutable distance from where they work.

 

[brycejones]

and pay low med ins premiums.
and people wonder why municipalities are broke.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/BART-Workers-Strike-Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-213792951.html

Curious why you consider a train operator a non-skilled position? It requires specialized training.

 

[dank69]

was what I said false?
I added up the averages for both. is everyone making $82k? no. some are making more, others are making less. but the AVERAGE comes out to $82k/yr.

Yes, the average pay with overtime comes out to $82k. Thank you for making the correction, could you make it to your OP as well? Also, as mentioned, maybe remove the non-skilled part as well.

That'd be great. Thanks.

 

[dainthomas]

and pay low med ins premiums.
and people wonder why municipalities are broke.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/BART-Workers-Strike-Bay-Area-Rapid-Transit-213792951.html

If that sounds like such a fantastic job, then why don't you move there and do it?

It's just like people who trash teacher salaries. If it's such an easy job, and they're way overpaid, then why aren't you doing it?

 

[soulcougher73]

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for a train operator is $46,100 per year?

I dont. That sounds about right given the location.

 

[Jhhnn]

The standard wingnut moan- somebody else makes more money than they do, and they don't understand why. Somehow, though, they usually believe that Mitt & his peers "work hard" for their millions. Funny that.

Not that they want to understand, they just enjoy the self righteousness of contrived outrage.

Denver's RTD is hiring train operators, bus operators mechanics & others, as well. If you want to see what it's really like, here's your big chance. Or, just continue to piss and moan as if you had the vaguest idea of what you're talking about. Stick with what you know.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

The standard wingnut moan- somebody else makes more money than they do, and they don't understand why. Somehow, though, they usually believe that Mitt & his peers "work hard" for their millions. Funny that.

Not that they want to understand, they just enjoy the self righteousness of contrived outrage.

Denver's RTD is hiring train operators, bus operators mechanics & others, as well. If you want to see what it's really like, here's your big chance. Or, just continue to piss and moan as if you had the vaguest idea of what you're talking about. Stick with what you know.

nope, I've been making $100k+ since I was 27, and I did it without threatening to go on strike.
And my job involves more than just shifting a lever to speed up and slow down a train.

 

[dank69]

nope, I've been making $100k+ since I was 27, and I did it without threatening to go on strike.
And my job involves more than just shifting a lever to speed up and slow down a train.

If you fuck up your TPS report do people die in a fiery train crash?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

If you fuck up your TPS report do people die in a fiery train crash?

is a train conductor so stupid that he could fuck up a job that essentially has 2 functions? speed up and slow down.

 

[Vic Vega]

...

 

[piasabird]

Go by the census data??? Where you getting the averages from?? Quote a source.

 

[Smoblikat]

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for a train operator is $46,100 per year?

Do you find it surprising that the average salary for any occupation can vary wildly from location to location?

Do you find it surprising that two people are having a pissing contest rather than rationally debating their points?

I dont.

 

[TerryMathews]

Without taking sides; bus driver, limo driver, train engineer are all skilled positions. At a minimum they require a CDL.

 

[woolfe9998]

Stupid me, I drove to the BART station this morning to go to work, not realizing there was a strike. I only read national news, almost never local. Anyway, there was a skeleton crew there to basically tell everyone who showed up that there was no train service today, and probably not for the remainder of the week either. Parking is so damn expensive in SF that I am working from home today rather than driving.

And yes, an $82K salary is nothing around here.

 

[brycejones]

is a train conductor so stupid that he could fuck up a job that essentially has 2 functions? speed up and slow down.

What do you do?

 

[boomerang]

The standard wingnut moan- somebody else makes more money than they do, and they don't understand why. Somehow, though, they usually believe that Mitt & his peers "work hard" for their millions. Funny that.

Did you put ANY thought into this before you posted it? You sound jealous of Mitt & his peers.

Let's hear some doublespeak on why what you said isn't what you said.

 

[zinfamous]

Not sure I agree with them disrupting an entire city but I will say $82K to live in the Bay Area is NOTHING.

easily doable. Shit...if I made anything close to $80k living here, I could live like a king.