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I feel like i should be making more as a part timer of 9 years.
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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1131414" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>As I've mentioned before, in relative to the job market, I consider PT pay to be satisfactory. However, the current wage market has been hammered by the likes of Walmart, and most Americans are underpaid - average compensation is LESS than ten years ago, despite significantly higher productivity & record corporate profits; meanwhile, executive compensation has flourished. UPS is a an exception, in which the Teamsters have reached a deal that in five years will place FT within the top 5% of all wage earners in the country, banking nearly $100K alongside full no-cost benefits. Meanwhile, PT pay will start near minimum wage and 10-year PT will -- at most -- earn about $17/hour. Factor in heath care benefits, and it's still less than HALF per hour of their FT peers (and about a quarter on an annual basis, if using 20 hrs:40 hrs). </p><p></p><p><strong>For a union shop, it's absolutely pathetic</strong>. Yes, depending on the job, drivers have more responsibility than PTers... but DOUBLE the wage? Absolutely not. And count me among those who feel that driving is EASIER than loading package cars. Without question, I would much rather deliver for 9-hours than be stuck loading package cars for 4-hours. Compare it to working on the sort asile... well, maybe not so much.</p><p></p><p>We could argue that current PT jobs weren't meant to be a career -- and I'd agree, except to the extent that UPS is among many companies converting FT jobs into PT jobs, thus a de facto creation of PT careers. We could also argue that FT package car driving wasn't meant to pay $100,000/year. And I'd agree with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1131414, member: 43436"] As I've mentioned before, in relative to the job market, I consider PT pay to be satisfactory. However, the current wage market has been hammered by the likes of Walmart, and most Americans are underpaid - average compensation is LESS than ten years ago, despite significantly higher productivity & record corporate profits; meanwhile, executive compensation has flourished. UPS is a an exception, in which the Teamsters have reached a deal that in five years will place FT within the top 5% of all wage earners in the country, banking nearly $100K alongside full no-cost benefits. Meanwhile, PT pay will start near minimum wage and 10-year PT will -- at most -- earn about $17/hour. Factor in heath care benefits, and it's still less than HALF per hour of their FT peers (and about a quarter on an annual basis, if using 20 hrs:40 hrs). [B]For a union shop, it's absolutely pathetic[/B]. Yes, depending on the job, drivers have more responsibility than PTers... but DOUBLE the wage? Absolutely not. And count me among those who feel that driving is EASIER than loading package cars. Without question, I would much rather deliver for 9-hours than be stuck loading package cars for 4-hours. Compare it to working on the sort asile... well, maybe not so much. We could argue that current PT jobs weren't meant to be a career -- and I'd agree, except to the extent that UPS is among many companies converting FT jobs into PT jobs, thus a de facto creation of PT careers. We could also argue that FT package car driving wasn't meant to pay $100,000/year. And I'd agree with that. [/QUOTE]
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