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DesertFlower

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51. i'm appalled. in NYC in '88

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Tue Sep 2, 2014, 02:40 AM

Sep 2014

i was making $18.00 an hour doing legal word processing as a temp -- no benefits. then i took a full time job in a law firm. i made $28,000 for a 35 hour week -- time and 1/2 after 35 hours and double time on sundays and holidays. i also got a limo home if i worked till 7 pm. started with 4 weeks vacation the first year and 10 sick days.

and i don't have a college degree.

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I Am Pissed Off Today [View all] Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 OP

Yep. That's today's "middle class" wage. progressoid Sep 2014 #1

For someone with a college degree in science? n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #47

Yea liberalmike27 Sep 2014 #70

Yep! Awknid Sep 2014 #76

I work for a blood center and that's about what we pay phlebotomists. I don't think a rookie just brewens Sep 2014 #2

I donate platelets every 3 - 4 weeks Skittles Sep 2014 #13

I donate platelets too. They make it convenient for employees, sometimes letting us do brewens Sep 2014 #20

49 galllons! Skittles Sep 2014 #24

Good going. If you're doing platelets, you won't get anyone very green. At least at my center, brewens Sep 2014 #25

a couple of decades ago I was a regular blood donor Skittles Sep 2014 #44

At our center, we have the edonor chairs. They are set up with a PC, screen and keyboard on a boom brewens Sep 2014 #52

I watch DVDs when I give Skittles Sep 2014 #75

The Bachelor's degree is the new High School Diploma yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #3

Let's hope they get no responses. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #4

yeah its better people should be unemployed instead of taking a "shit" job paying $15 an hour? nt msongs Sep 2014 #5

I understand that. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #7

"But this is most certainly a shit job for someone with a BS." Veilex Sep 2014 #84

There are a lot of "abusive hiring practices" out there. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #86

Then they'll complain they can't find "Qualified Workers" Thav Sep 2014 #74

In this case... Veilex Sep 2014 #85

Dylan's "20 years of schooling and they put you on the day shift..." jimlup Sep 2014 #6

$14-$16 per hour ...fitting for a diploma mill degree'd fake. L0oniX Sep 2014 #8

And Yet, I'll bet they toss any applications from those over 40 n2doc Sep 2014 #9

Welcome to the new middle class. SmittynMo Sep 2014 #12

The shit employment we see is an equal opportunity with politicians. obxhead Sep 2014 #31

I'm sitting here at 47 in the same predicament. Efilroft Sul Sep 2014 #62

That's practically chump change for a chemist t LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #10

I can't know about that particular job listing, SheilaT Sep 2014 #11

But in a tight economy daredtowork Sep 2014 #49

Not necessarily. SheilaT Sep 2014 #54

not from that agency daredtowork Sep 2014 #58

Re not being questioned by outside auditors Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2014 #66

Liberal whining jonjensen Sep 2014 #14

FYI - "liberal" isn't an insult here DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #27

You really need to work on your messaging. "Whining" is pretty dismissive. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #32

Welcome to DU. obxhead Sep 2014 #33

I find it ironic that you deliver pizzas. cui bono Sep 2014 #40

lols d_b Sep 2014 #50

For a 4-year degree 32,000 isn't so bad. Could have good benefits. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #15

Depends on where you live. cui bono Sep 2014 #41

Really? No other reason? Android3.14 Sep 2014 #59

Right. But why is the economy so poor? cui bono Sep 2014 #80

I think it was kind of implied that established corporations were what was being referenced... Veilex Sep 2014 #88

A four year degree SHOULD net about 55k Veilex Sep 2014 #87

I believe those data include long-time workers with 4-year degrees... aikoaiko Sep 2014 #94

Hmmm... well BLS.gov Veilex Sep 2014 #95

I am 63, and this is not the America I voted for or ever wanted nikto Sep 2014 #16

Well you will get more of this if Hillary is warrant46 Sep 2014 #29

+1 n/t area51 Sep 2014 #69

+1 n/t Veilex Sep 2014 #89

Agreed! mdbl Sep 2014 #35

I doubt many People of Color ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #56

OK, fair enough nikto Sep 2014 #99

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #60

We need a new Teddy Roosevelt. n/t Bonhomme Richard Sep 2014 #72

Is this the beginning of Breaking Bad? dougg Sep 2014 #17

Just Call Me Heisenburg Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #19

I'm lost on this Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #18

OK I Get It Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #21

Brass Plated CaptCaribbean Sep 2014 #22

Get your foot in the door and see what gives. toby jo Sep 2014 #23

$31,000 a year brooklynite Sep 2014 #26

It calls for one year experience Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #28

2 yr degree is just over 40k/yr Veilex Sep 2014 #91

What do you make a year? Aerows Sep 2014 #46

My starting salary with a Masters Degree was $23,500 in 1984 brooklynite Sep 2014 #53

$23,500 in 1984 would be $53,887 today using CPI inflation krawhitham Sep 2014 #63

That would be more than double than what I started at about 30 years ago Thor_MN Sep 2014 #30

30 years ago. obxhead Sep 2014 #34

A Corvette was over $20K in 1985. Same for BMW 3 series Thor_MN Sep 2014 #39

A V8 Camaro was under 10k in '84 Reter Sep 2014 #42

Unless you wanted the Z28.. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #77

It is four times what I started at 34 years ago. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #79

There should be published ROI data by major... Thor_MN Sep 2014 #81

BLS says this: Laelth Sep 2014 #100

And $15 an hour is $31,200. I don't understand your point? Thor_MN Sep 2014 #102

I suppose so. Laelth Sep 2014 #103

Well, two data points don't necessarily paint the entire picture. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #104

Makes me sick too. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #36

Where I live they pay medical coders more than $16 hour. mackerel Sep 2014 #37

and I'm thinking about getting a coding certificate just for that reason Quayblue Sep 2014 #65

Very true. Santa Barabara City College has an online program mackerel Sep 2014 #96

Thanks! Quayblue Sep 2014 #97

I wish you all the best. mackerel Sep 2014 #98

About 30 years ago, I reluctantly... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #38

Conservatives have been waging war on the middle class for decades. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #43

This ^^^ Veilex Sep 2014 #92

Someone will be dumb enough to apply for it. Aerows Sep 2014 #45

The Age of the "Crafted Message" daredtowork Sep 2014 #48

i'm appalled. in NYC in '88 DesertFlower Sep 2014 #51

I worked at a place once where they called the minimum raise an introduction.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #55

Damn. I got job offer with HVAC certification and EPA Universal license, the starting pay is.... TRoN33 Sep 2014 #57

You Should Be Pissed Off! cer7711 Sep 2014 #61

That's about what you get for a BS in science. alarimer Sep 2014 #64

Sorry to Hear That Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #83

Wondering what the CEO is making. . What's the name of the company? B Calm Sep 2014 #67

As Palin said it, Helen Borg Sep 2014 #68

Makes no sense............ BlueJac Sep 2014 #71

link, please Duppers Sep 2014 #73

A college degree is the price you pay for a job out of the rain. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #78

But but but... Veilex Sep 2014 #82

Yeah and if they can't fill it with an American citizen... Jasana Sep 2014 #90

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #93

Here's your problem: MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #101