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Topic: Money for old rope
Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Wed 05/27/09 05:46 PM
Can anyone else admit they get paid too MUCH for what they do? My job is pretty tough to learn and is highly responsible, but i dont really do a great deal else other than play on the internet, eat and sleep. a 12 hour shift for me usually means about a couple of hours of actual work.

papersmile Joined Fri 10/12/07 Posts: 5148	Wed 05/27/09 05:48 PM
I've worked for the government in various full-time permanent, and part-time casual positions for over 15 years. Of COURSE I am overpaid for what I do!

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21867	Wed 05/27/09 05:51 PM
<<<......over worked and waaaayyyy underpaid.

TJN Joined Sun 12/02/07 Posts: 6745	Wed 05/27/09 05:52 PM Edited by TJN on Wed 05/27/09 05:53 PM
When I was in the Army I thought I was under paid (I think they still are) Now I work for the government and it's hard to say. I make ok money but we do work in some extreme conditions so I think it averages out.

ledi180 Joined Sun 04/15/07 Posts: 5910	Wed 05/27/09 05:53 PM
Yep, I make way more than I should. It's not that I'm not worth it, but work is SUPER slow. Everyone else was released, 10 of us stayed on and are paid quite well to do not much. I know my times coming though, so I'm stocking it away.

AngelFireDream Joined Tue 05/12/09 Posts: 432	Wed 05/27/09 05:54 PM
<<<......over worked and waaaayyyy underpaid. <<<<<--------same here!

AngelFireDream Joined Tue 05/12/09 Posts: 432	Wed 05/27/09 05:54 PM
<<<......over worked and waaaayyyy underpaid. <<<<<--------same here!

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Wed 05/27/09 05:54 PM
I've worked for the government in various full-time permanent, and part-time casual positions for over 15 years. Of COURSE I am overpaid for what I do! Lol! Gotta love government jobs! Has the news about the British Government surfaced over there? About how the members of parliament have been fiddling their expenses? They dont actually earn that high a salary for what they do, but they really know how to bump up their income!

TJN Joined Sun 12/02/07 Posts: 6745	Wed 05/27/09 05:56 PM Edited by TJN on Wed 05/27/09 05:57 PM
I've worked for the government in various full-time permanent, and part-time casual positions for over 15 years. Of COURSE I am overpaid for what I do! Lol! Gotta love government jobs! Has the news about the British Government surfaced over there? About how the members of parliament have been fiddling their expenses? They dont actually earn that high a salary for what they do, but they really know how to bump up their income! I havn't heard that, but it's nothing dif from any politician over here.

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21867	Wed 05/27/09 05:56 PM
I've worked for the government in various full-time permanent, and part-time casual positions for over 15 years. Of COURSE I am overpaid for what I do! Lol! Gotta love government jobs! Has the news about the British Government surfaced over there? About how the members of parliament have been fiddling their expenses? They dont actually earn that high a salary for what they do, but they really know how to bump up their income! so what you're saying is that you'd make one hella good MP?

elwoodsully Joined Tue 05/01/07 Posts: 7477	Wed 05/27/09 05:58 PM
Had the job, no longer do. Travel to exotic foreign lands, ride in multi-million dollar vehicles, handle high-powered weaponry, and eat the finest of foods. Yes, Army, be all you can be.

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Wed 05/27/09 05:59 PM
Yep, I make way more than I should. It's not that I'm not worth it, but work is SUPER slow. Everyone else was released, 10 of us stayed on and are paid quite well to do not much. I know my times coming though, so I'm stocking it away. Business is pretty slow here as well. My company just announced another substantial number of redundancies. My particular department is recruiting still though, we have to have a certain number of bodies to keep the operation going, even if we arent all necessarily rushed off our feet.

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Wed 05/27/09 05:59 PM
A friend is still trying to get me a job with the Federal Government so I can do just about nothing with excellent benefits & pay.

Rockmybobbysocks Joined Thu 10/30/08 Posts: 3961	Wed 05/27/09 06:01 PM
no. not at all.

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Wed 05/27/09 06:02 PM
I've worked for the government in various full-time permanent, and part-time casual positions for over 15 years. Of COURSE I am overpaid for what I do! Lol! Gotta love government jobs! Has the news about the British Government surfaced over there? About how the members of parliament have been fiddling their expenses? They dont actually earn that high a salary for what they do, but they really know how to bump up their income! I havn't heard that, but it's nothing dif from any politician over here. Its massive news here, and heads are gonna roll. They were blatantly claiming for things that the tax payer should not have to pay for

papersmile Joined Fri 10/12/07 Posts: 5148	Wed 05/27/09 06:02 PM Edited by papersmile on Wed 05/27/09 06:03 PM
A friend is still trying to get me a job with the Federal Government so I can do just about nothing with excellent benefits & pay. Our federal government probably pays the least out of the levels (federal, provincial, municipal). Where you REALLY want to get in with big bucks and do nothing is working for the City of Toronto. Talk about waste! Its massive news here, and heads are gonna roll. They were blatantly claiming for things that the tax payer should not have to pay for Ours do that here all the time and the dumbass Canadians re-elect them the following year!

MeChrissy2 Joined Sat 12/13/08 Posts: 10155	Wed 05/27/09 06:03 PM
Ok now, I work for the Federal Government and make very good money, but I work long hours, some nights and weekends and am available via cell phone and blackberry to support Marines in Theatre and OCONUS. Say what you will about Government Employees but some of us earn our pay. hopping down off her soap box

Dan99 Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941	Wed 05/27/09 06:05 PM
Ok now, I work for the Federal Government and make very good money, but I work long hours, some nights and weekends and am available via cell phone and blackberry to support Marines in Theatre and OCONUS. Say what you will about Government Employees but some of us earn our pay. hopping down off her soap box Suuuuure ya do! haha My gravy train is coming to its end though, and its all my own doing too! When my GF moves in with me later this year i will be moving onto the day shift, and its a whole different ball game, i will be earning my pay every single day from then.

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Wed 05/27/09 06:06 PM
Can anyone else admit they get paid too MUCH for what they do? My job is pretty tough to learn and is highly responsible, but i dont really do a great deal else other than play on the internet, eat and sleep. a 12 hour shift for me usually means about a couple of hours of actual work. No. I there will be times where I will handle dangerous, corrosive, caustic, potentially-carcinogenic and explosive agents while on the job. I will also be tasked to move extremely heavy equipment without the use of mechanical assistance. I will often work long, non-standard hours (eighteen-hours plus at times) with little in the way of rest or sleep, and STILL get pushed and brow-beaten into working even harder.

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Wed 05/27/09 06:06 PM
A friend is still trying to get me a job with the Federal Government so I can do just about nothing with excellent benefits & pay. Our federal government probably pays the least out of the levels (federal, provincial, municipal). Where you REALLY want to get in with big bucks and do nothing is working for the City of Toronto. Talk about waste! I wish, it's really hard to get a Federal job around here, years ago I got hired for the sheriff's dept ( which is Federal) then 911 hit & they told me they needed the funds for 911 & I was out of a job!