tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post4595213468264429243..comments2024-03-28T00:02:35.850-05:00Comments on driftglass: Apparently I Am the Unwitting Tool driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-43932067627505526012012-11-21T11:26:42.503-06:002012-11-21T11:26:42.503-06:00Awww... no nerd-fight? Making nice already? I was ...Awww... no nerd-fight? Making nice already? I was going to start placing bets on who would throw down the first "Yo mama's standard deviation's so fat" snap.<br /><br />Mike.K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-15433425128202385202012-11-21T09:09:01.348-06:002012-11-21T09:09:01.348-06:00Long ago (the morning after I got banned from Esch...Long ago (the morning after I got banned from Eschaton back in Twenty-ought-three, I think) I vowed never again to comment online while under the influence of more than one beer. I broke that vow last night, and again regret the consequences. I apologize for stepping on your toes -- no offense meant. But apart from the inelegant expression, the basic points remain.<br /><br />It's possible SimplyHired.com is averaging <b>salaries</b> rather than wages. There aren't many salaried positions in manufacturing. Having spent a lifetime in the manufacturing field in the Chicago area, I can tell you average wages are much less than <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UMUSxBZhjA" rel="nofollow">"50 thou a year'll buy a lot of beer"</a> for those who do the work in factories. SimplyHired.com actually agrees -- here are some average Chicago real world wages for real world manufacturing job categories:<br /><br />Production Welder: <a href="http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-welder/l-chicago" rel="nofollow">$24,000</a><br /><br />Machine Operator: <a href="http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-manufacturing/l-chicago" rel="nofollow">: $22,000</a><br /><br />Production Assembler: <a href="http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-assembler/l-chicago" rel="nofollow">$18,000</a><br /><br />It doesn't impress me at all that Elkay is mewling and puling that they can't get certified, experienced welders who are computer literate, physically able and are willing to pee clean for $12 or $14 an hour (which is actually a good starting wage for production welding). Anyone who's got the gumption, smarts and the treasured ability to do boring, repetitive work well eight hours a day without being under the influence isn't going to wear those welder's shades for take home pay that will qualify him for SNAP (food stamps) if he's got a wife and a kid to support.<br /><br />And it doesn't impress me at all that the Chicago Tribune is informing us that there are plenty of high-paying jobs out there for anyone who <b>really</b> wants to work.<br /><br />Anyway, a happy and hopeful Thanksgiving to you, the missus and the family, Drifty.StonyPillownoreply@blogger.com