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Originally Posted by Willravel
Ah, I am in the habit of doing (X)40hours x 4weeks x 12months. Fuzzy maths. Yours is closer.
Of course the $58k is before taxes. Having never made $60k a year before I'm just guessing, but wouldn't that end up somewhere around $51-52k a year?
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I have know way of even beginning to approach that without knowing if we're talking about single, married, married filed jointly and the spouse is employed ... gez the list is endless.
I always assumed we were discussing gross income. But even if we're talking about 50k + benefits I'd say that's a livable wage.
Now some of the stuff in the article you previously linked...
I'm not sure what to make of some of it. Some of it sounds like they earn every damn dime, which could be true. But I've worked with people who bitch about every little thing. I swear I worked with a guy who got pissed at management and started filing union grievances for everything. He got dust in his eye one day. Someone stressed him out another, had to go home due to high BP. He filed one because the grass was too green, wish I were making that up. Made everyone else's life awful. I've also worked with people who will continue on with broken bones for days, even weeks, without uttering a peep.
Without more info I don't know what to make of the work situation at a plant, union or not. I do know given the current employment climate I think I'd be inclined lean toward continuing to working with the broken bone.