On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Ian Skinner <h...@ilsweb.com> wrote: > > Might be relevant if I was a FEDERAL employee. Nice try with the apple > and orange addition. The last time I calculated my pay with benefits it > was ~75k. Not bad but but still 25% short of six figures.
Um, are you trying to use an anecdotal example to discredit a general one based on averages? Also, did you calculate your pension for the amount of years you plan on living? > So instead of comparing me with Walmart or McDonalds employees with no > benefits, why don't we try a comparison with follow Computer > Professionals (like you I presume) with at least a decade of experience? Because your salary is unexplainably low. I'm sure the people around you make double that. Sorry to be the one to point that out. > Yes I have a Pension, but I pay $9000 a year for that benefit. And you get full pay guaranteed? I get nothing. Just whatever rate my 401k earned over the years and lately that's been shit. > Yes I have health care, but it costs me more for less coverage then when > I had jobs at a private company and a non-profit. You took a hit for the good of your state.How white of you. Did you pay less for those benefits when you were in the public sector? > I took a pay cut- including benefits, when I took this Job in 2007, and > as you can see, my pay has only gone down since. But after you retire who pays you? Do you think 9k x 20 years = 57k forever? How do I invest in that 401k? > So try again how I am so much better off then you private sector suckers. Try to not make this about you personally and look at the big picture. > (There is a reason that was the major factor for me, but lets see if you > can hit on it) Free education for you and the family? Retirement checks that never run dry? > And if you think it's money, why don't you get these one > of these golden jobs? I actually take pride in earning my money. I also have the right to bitch when I have to pay just enougher salaries because they put in twenty years punching a clock and expect my taxes to carry them forev ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:334696 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
