Unions blocking workers in NJ

[SMEGMA STENCH]

complacent? Yes, lots of people are like that... and they piss and moan when fuel goes up a dollar per gallon and they pinch pennies on every single purchase they make

I want to retire in my 40's... not have to work for other people in order to "pay my bills" for the rest of my life

money management and complacency two toataly different things

Gas goes up a dollar ill complain but not cause its affecting me . ill complain cause i think its a ripoff like everyone else

i have no illusion that ill retire until im 55 or 60 but i am going to school for better opportunitys in life . Once graduated and getting a job i wont change my ways . Just cause i make more money dont mean ill blow it

yall just want more out of life and thats all fine and well . i have no problem living in a 2-3 bedroom house on a small plot of land thats paid off and driving cars till theyre 6 years old instead of getting new every two years

needless to say im a big dave ramsey fan

[naynay]

theres a firefighters union??!

[naynay]

Youre about 5x to high my bachelors is gona run me 20k

a perfectly manageable number imo ive paid more for cars than that

Sure that aint everbody but you gotta acount for half those dumbasses taht suck at money so.........

where is it from... you do know that plays a part of how desirable you are, dont you?

[Forever_frost]

My bachelors wasn't 100k either. Hell, you can add my masters to my bachelors and not hit even half of that

[naynay]

Dont want or need the money

dont blame em im th same way when it comes to time put in and travel

i dont have this need to make as much as humanly possible but that doesnt mean i wouldnt take a high paying job of course
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long as im comfortable and the bills getting paid im fine . And im sure plenty of people are like me

you sound lazy as shit, you will never have anything nice, your kids will never have a good christmas, and you will never work for me.

[naynay]

money management and complacency two toataly different things

Gas goes up a dollar ill complain but not cause its affecting me . ill complain cause i think its a ripoff like everyone else

i have no illusion that ill retire until im 55 or 60 but i am going to school for better opportunitys in life . Once graduated and getting a job i wont change my ways . Just cause i make more money dont mean ill blow it

yall just want more out of life and thats all fine and well . i have no problem living in a 2-3 bedroom house on a small plot of land thats paid off and driving cars till theyre 6 years old instead of getting new every two years

needless to say im a big dave ramsey fan

how old are you, when do you plan to graduate? i cant wait to follow up on this.

[naynay]

My bachelors wasn't 100k either. Hell, you can add my masters to my bachelors and not hit even half of that

where is it from? whats your degree?

[Pro88LX]

theres a firefighters union??!

http://www.ufanyc.org/

[Forever_frost]

where is it from? whats your degree?

I'm sure you can figure it out. Oh, and it's hilarious that you didn't know the FD has a union.

[Cooter]

I can appreciate that, but I want a vacation house and I want to be able to travel. I don't buy new vehicles or finance mcmansions, but I am trying to get money while the getting is good.

money management and complacency two toataly different things

Gas goes up a dollar ill complain but not cause its affecting me . ill complain cause i think its a ripoff like everyone else

i have no illusion that ill retire until im 55 or 60 but i am going to school for better opportunitys in life . Once graduated and getting a job i wont change my ways . Just cause i make more money dont mean ill blow it

yall just want more out of life and thats all fine and well . i have no problem living in a 2-3 bedroom house on a small plot of land thats paid off and driving cars till theyre 6 years old instead of getting new every two years

needless to say im a big dave ramsey fan

[naynay]

how is that hilarious? im not a firefighter. im not surprised, that was a legitimate question. im not gung ho union dude, im just proud to be a member of UA LU 100 Dallas, TX. i dont care what any of the others do or have done.

[naynay]

I'm sure you can figure it out. Oh, and it's hilarious that you didn't know the FD has a union.

what is your degree in, again serious question? i plan to finish school and get a degree in mechanical engineering because after working in the field the last 7 years i have an actualy understanding of hydronics, and i think now that piece of paper may be benfeficial.

[Pro88LX]

im not gung ho union dude

[naynay]

is there another way to spell gung ho? i dont endore any other labor unions except the United Association.

is that more clear?

[red95gts]

Someone get a rope!!!! I always laugh when someone spouts off the stereotypical "union workers are lazy." I just chuckle knowing that I probably work twice as many hours as they do. I've sat in on plenty of hiring sessions for the railroad and you wouldn't beleive the amount of people that get up and walk out once they are told they will be working 12hr shifts if not more, working every 10hrs, be on call 24/7 working nights, weekends, and holidays. This is after they are told how much they will be getting paid, what the health care and retirement are like. The money doesn't matter. They hear 80hr plus work weeks and they hit the door.

I agree. My job requires travel to all 50 states and roughly 6 mos worth of time away from home. Typically, I'm only gone for 5-7 days at a time. The other half of the year, I'm at home doing whatever the hell I want. I'm paid salary non-exempt (salary for the first 8hrs of every day and OT afterwards) so I'm being paid whether I'm at home or on the road. Honestly, there's very little to complain about. The last three young guys we've hired haven't worked out for shit. Complain about everything and eventually get canned for not showing up or some other dumbfuckery. It's not even hard work (electronics/software/networking mostly) so really no excuse in my mind.

For the record, I'm not union but there are guys who do a very similar function for the same company that are. NYC and New England mostly. The New England Union doesn't take advantage of the company too badly and they are much better protected from benefit cost increases, pay cuts, etc. than I am. My option every year is to pay more for healthcare or GTFO, basically. Lol

In contrast, the NYC crew is a fucking disgrace. Ive seen those guys milk a 5-day job for a month and somehow write off 100+ hours of OT in the process. Just goes to show not all unions are the same....