What is your opinion on the United Kingdom?

[NannyBeBe]

My neighbors all work and I'm pretty sure they have a mortgage, so my life would be worse.

 

[MillauFr]

On average, according to a Pew study, public sector jobs total compensation is 27% higher than private sector for the same job. That includes benefits. It certainly depends on the job. A co-worker my age with the same experience just took a state government job, and thanks to public records of salaries I know just his salary is $75,000 a year more than I make.

Then why on earth are you accepting that your employer underpays you by $75k per year? Why didn't you leave years ago?

 

[MillauFr]

Youth soccer referees, my son gets $40 a game as an assistant ref, $60 for head refs, even for hour long games.

$2 to ref the game. $18 to deal with the coaches and $40 to deal with the parents.

 

[mjkacmom]

$2 to ref the game. $18 to deal with the coaches and $40 to deal with the parents.

It’s definitely hazard pay.

 

[Feralpeg]

Teachers knew (or should have known or researched the job) before going into the profession. They should have known the “extra time” they would be putting in and what the salary is. I have a younger family member who is a teacher and constantly says she loves her kids but complains about the salary and extra work outside school hours. She really needs to find another job. I have another relative who loves her kids, loves the job, doesn’t mind the after hours work and doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon.

Teachers overall are awesome and in some places underpaid but so are other professions. there are many jobs with salaried positions where those people routinely put in over 40 hours per week year round.

This could be said for every profession. People should really research what is involved and pay prior to moving that direction. Does it happen? Not usually.

 

[reecejackox]

I would say
Getting in with most people

 

[tvguy]

Then why on earth are you accepting that your employer underpays you by $75k per year? Why didn't you leave years ago?

Because I like the job. But yes, in my industry few people stay in the industry much past age 30. They move on, usually to a public sector job.

 

[tvguy]

Sure their hourly rate is good but you can't get 40 hours a week at most restaurants.

I worked with a Director at my last station. She made more in tips waiting tables 12 hours a week (6 hours on Friday night, 6 hours on Saturday night) than she did working 40 hours a week at a Director in a top 20 market TV station. Her TV job paid the bills, her tips went to buy rental properties.

 

[disneychrista]

On average, according to a Pew study, public sector jobs total compensation is 27% higher than private sector for the same job. That includes benefits.

I said the benefits were good. But you can’t pay rent or buy food with the money they put into your pension.

 

[tvguy]

I said the benefits were good. But you can’t pay rent or buy food with the money they put into your pension.

But you can with a paycheck $75,000 a year more.

 

[Aurora79]

Teachers. If I would have become a teacher in my hometown like my dad wanted, it would take me another 20 years to reach the salary I am at now in my current profession. I know teachers work harder and longer hours than I do, and they deal with a lot more stress.

 

[pigletto]

Anxiety . I overthink things and worry too much .

 

[ronandannette]

I have so much less energy, physical and mental, than I did when I was 10 years younger. No fewer demands and responsibilities though and there's always something left undone.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

If I want the group project done right, it’s best to do it myself...

 

[Cheburashka]

That doing well in school is extremely important. That it's the primary pathway to independent economic success (not just getting by, but doing very well) as an adult.

 

[tvguy]

Teachers. If I would have become a teacher in my hometown like my dad wanted, it would take me another 20 years to reach the salary I am at now in my current profession. I know teachers work harder and longer hours than I do, and they deal with a lot more stress.

That is a job I could not do. I am not cut out for it. But I live in a district that has a strong union so teachers, IMHO make very good money here*. Lots of teacher threads on the DIS over the years and I have learned pay scales in other state are nowhere as good for teachers. Of course some on the DIS consider a job paying $150,000 a year middle class. That's triple what I consider a middle class salary to be here. * https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib/CA0...ular_Salary_Schedule_Effective_11.01.2018.pdf

 

[tcufrog]

Golf carts, they just passed a law that allows residents to drive them down the roads. And yes I find it annoying going 5mph behind them.

We used to live in a small, rural town surrounded by a big city. It was so small that there was no newspaper so you got your news via Nextdoor. A lot of residents rode horses on the town's streets. The Chief of Police had to send out a reminder on Nextdoor to make sure your horse had reflectors and lights if you rode it at night after I almost ran into one that I couldn't see. Our town wasn't big on streetlights either.

 

[tcufrog]

Poor public transit and lack of sidewalks. There's a park within walking distance of our house that we don't go to because there's no sidewalk or safe parking. DS10's school is next door and I have to drive him since it's not safe to walk.

 

[mumto3girls]

We live on the corner so only one next door neighbor. His house is “that house”. The one when people who live in our area find out where we live ask “hey, what’s up with your neighbor?”. House is rundown, he rarely mows, yard is a disaster and 3 years ago the house was surrounded by the SWAT team and he was taken away in the back of a police car after they removed a multitude of weapons. He was back in a few days, but I think there are some mental health issues. I’d say life would be worse over there.

I will say we have lived next to him for 20 years and he has never been anything but kind and polite to us and I suspect that he is only a danger to himself.

 

[holden]

I never realized that working for an employee-owned company would be a good thing at retirement. I kept telling DH that his company stock was Monopoly money. I was wrong.