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L4sBot Aug 9, 2023

Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration

Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration - Lemmy.world

Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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JakenVeina Aug 10, 2023

“This is disappointing, how is possible that a driver makes much more than average Engineer in R&D?”

Because the engineer is being exploited and refuses to unionize.

“To get a base salary of $170k you know you need to work hard as an Engineer, this sucks.”

Bitch, UPS workers work harder than I ever did as an electronics engineer.

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AbidanYre

“To get a base salary of $170k you know you need to work hard as an Engineer, this sucks.”

Bitch, UPS workers work harder than I ever did as an electronics engineer.

If he wants the $170k so badly, he should go get a job as a driver then.