soyagiAug 10, 2023

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

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

cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/1029567 [https://yiffit.net/post/1029567] > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2936916 [https://lemmy.world/post/2936916] > > > 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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The 170k number is also essentially fiction, it’s corporate reported and includes all costs rolled into it. There are definitely drivers that make 6 figures, but their w2 is closer to 100k than 170k. Most the reaction is stupid people not realizing this.
Aug 10, 2023 at 2:11pmWeb