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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Social Issues,CuriositiesDEC 13, 2021

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do

Justinas Keturka
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Imagine if someone came up to you and started talking about money: "Hello, good to meet you. What do you do for a living? Oh, that sounds interesting. How much do you make? Do you get a pension? Are you investing in the stock market? You are? Great! What mutual funds and stocks do you own? Wait, you're not diversified? Let me tell you what you need to do!"
A dialogue like that could unlock all sorts of promising insights and opportunities. But at the same time, it sounds almost impossible. We've come to a point where it's generally considered inappropriate or even rude to discuss your income. In an attempt to change that, Redditor u/BigPlunk asked other platform users, "What is your job and how much do you get paid?"
Surprisingly, many of them replied! Gotta love the transparency and honesty of some people.

#1

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I’m a bum and get $120 a week donating plasma, but plot twist I have an interview at the plasma place tomorrow.
Update: I went to the interview, they called and asked to push it back to 3pm which was completely fine as they had gotten their truck in. The interview went well, and I answered the questions as best as I could. They said it would be full time Monday-Friday 1pm-9:30pm and every other weekend 6am-4:30pm starting at $13-14 an hour. I hope to hear back from them in the next few days, as they mentioned getting my ID, Social Security Card, and High School Diploma so they could make copies.
Meckles94, Nguyễn Hiệp
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164points

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I’m a farmer. My earnings are flirting with the breadline, but I have very little bills and my life is overall very happy and fulfilling
LaFilleDuMoulinier, Robert Wiedemann
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u/BigPlunk came up with the idea for their post through browsing Reddit. "I had been reading in the r/AntiWork subreddit about companies trying to shut down employees who were discussing their wages," they told Bored Panda.

"I was thinking about how secrecy about the money we make only benefits the companies and not the workers. I was thinking about how inflation without wage increases means that workers are actually taking a pay decrease and how discussing wages more openly might lead to more wage increases. I could go on about this topic quite a lot as it is something that has been top of mind for some time now."

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
NYC roll off dumpster driver under a Teamster union contract. $40 an hour in January + medical and pension paid 100% by my employer. There’s guaranteed overtime too, so gross around $130k + the other perks. We also get a 100k severance payout the day we retire. I have a bachelors in business, but fell in love with being outside all day. I also sell scrap metal if I can collect it and I have a thriving eBay business from other things I find in the dumpsters. Made another 20-25k doing that on the side.
fin425, Mak
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140points

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I do research with brain cells, HIV, cocaine, and fentanyl. $29,500/year aka ~$14/hr. Yes I'm sad that this is what a Master's degree got me.
chicken--jesus, Michael Longmire
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135points

After going through the comments, u/BigPlunk People thought people were generally quite eager to share how much they made.

"It seems as though many people want more transparency about wages," they said. "Many people were also saying that they wanted more specific information, including which country/state/province people were living and working in and whether they had healthcare/benefits provided. I think that this thread was the start of a larger conversation."

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I'm a teacher in Zimbabwe. I make $150 (USD) per month. $150 is not enough. We’re just living day by day.
DaddyMyaMilan, ssilberman
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111points

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Officer on a container ship work about 6 months out of the year and make about 120k. For the most part my job is looking out a window at some waves.
kevinkap414, william william
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The OP agrees that it has been made culturally inappropriate to discuss wages. But mostly because that would largely result in higher wages for all.

"It means there would be no more paying employee A and employee B different amounts to do the same job. Transparency in wages would likely result in issues like racism and ageism and sexism becoming more obvious," they said.

" I have been posting a lot lately on LinkedIn about the need for companies to include salary ranges and detailed compensation packages as part of job postings. Everyone claims 'competitive compensation' in their postings, yet very few are competitive enough to actually throw out a number. I think that many companies that do post a salary range tend to post a very wide range and then hire on the lower side of it."

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Entrepreneur, negative 10k per year
Key_Interaction6305, Hunters Race
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108points

#8

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Emt 15/hr
Edit: u guys need to realize, I’m on the high end. 15/hr is starting wage here and that’s freaking nuts. I seriously met a guy who worked 20+ years as an advanced EMT over in Tennessee and he was legit making 10.50 an hour. The dude was 48 on, 24 off.
Actually y’all think I’m doing rough? Check out wildland firefighters haha
Roger_Stingingson, Yassine Khalfalli
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106points

#9

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
carpenter here, 67$ an hour with including my benefits.
manicdubb, Jana Sabeth
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106points

#10

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I am a paraprofessional in an elementary school. I spend most of my time in a self contained Kindergarten - 5th grade classroom of mostly "non verbal" students with autism. (Occasionally I float to other classrooms) I make around 20k a year. I love my job, but the pay is insulting.
SignificantBoot7180, Feliphe Schiarolli
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98points

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I work at a recycling plant, I get $35 an hour to stand at a conveyer belt picking out glass
brandos__, coparm
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95points

#12

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Damn. Reading some of these posts of people with really important jobs with very fancy degrees makes me feel drastically overpaid. I’m a dog walker/pet sitter/Gal Friday. $25-$50/hr. I average about 75k a year. Wear yoga pants and t-shirts to work every day, listen to my AirPods and do my Pimsleur while working, leave time in the middle of the day between my appointments for my violin/cello lessons each week, and am usually stoned most of the day. Love my job. No real benefits so paying for those myself eats into my profit margin, but the total lack of stress or any type of management for my line of work totally makes up for it. I honestly don’t feel like I work. It feels like I wake up and f**k around all day for really good money.
Snoo33903, Andriyko Podilnyk
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92points

#13

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
UPS package sorter at a warehouse, 22$ an hour plus time and a half pay for anything over 5 hour shift in a single day (so for example one shift is 5 hours if I work two shifts in a row the second one would be 33$ an hour)
Unlimited overtime too so if I really really wanted to I could triple shift everyday for an entire week (that would be like 15 hours straight everyday working though) and get a months worth of money in a single check
Negativ_Monarch, Ruchindra Gunasekara
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91points

#14

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
i just started a new job as a software engineer with 384k total comp. to be honest i don’t really know what to do with most of my money besides caring for my aging parents and saving. i feel very lucky and privileged to be here.
_Saxpy, Arif Riyanto
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89points

#15

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Underwater Welder. 296k annually.
Psychotic_Precision, wikimedia.commons
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86points

#16

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
13 year old here, I take out the trash and take out of the dishwasher at home and get paid 78 dollars a month or 936 dollars a year by my mom.
Deddenei, Sven Brandsma
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85points

#17

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Licensed Nursing Assistant for a Home Care Agency- $13.50/hr. It’s embarrassingly underpaid, but the girl I take care of is so incredibly sweet (18F with cerebral palsy - nonverbal). Being able to help her and her family out means more to me than my actual paycheck.
mrsfighooton, Marcelo Leal
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84points

#18

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Private jet captain. Varies with overtime, but this year will be around $360k.
CL350S, Yuri G.
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83points

#19

30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
Air Ambulance Pilot (helicopter). $80k a year.
FodderOfCannons, Engin Akyurt
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75points

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30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do
I work in a steel mill that heats steel bars to a certain hardness. I get paid 18$ an hour and so far we haven’t had anyone die for a year (that’s a record)
cashbabyflow, Peter Herrmann
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