My whole life I've been hearing roughnecks and loggers make bank but always stayed away because of the risk. Well now I don't care.
I looked on indeed and these people are paying 15 an hour for this stuff? That can't be right. If you know how to get into this shit, or any other dangerous job that doesn't cause cancer, let me know.
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DavidColeIntrepid on scored.co
1 year ago7 points(+0/-0/+7Score on mirror)2 children
A lot of times they'll start you at a low wage and give decent raises if you prove you aren't completely retarded. 15 is fucking horrible though. When McDonald's or walmart is paying 20 it's really not worth it. The industrial labor sector is an actual asset to the country and it's been intentionally destroyed. Did I post about Hitler's speech called "Why Are We Antisemites?" going over this?
Especially if you have no skills; it's one thing to walk into McDonalds without having a clue but you definitely don't want a dummy logging for even a day and low advertised wages keep them away.
Never worry about pay when changing "careers". You're making $15 an hour more than you would going to school for something and you don't even need to go into debt. If you get raises, great. If not, you'll still gain the experience required to actually do something and then you can just work for yourself cutting down trees locally for people (which definitely pays).
Also, consider hours. $20/h for a six hour McShift is $120. $15/h for a 14 hour day is $210. How many McDays are you working per week? If you're up in the bush, you'll likely do six or seven day weeks, and that means overtime etc etc.
Finally, speaking of the bush, a lot of logging companies pay for room and board while you're out of town. If you can get a cheap place with parents/roomates, or living in a camper, for your off weeks, you're saving a ton of money.
Tl;dr: Don't think of resource jobs the same as McJobs (although $15 is shit).
Never worry about pay when changing "careers". You're making $15 an hour more than you would going to school for something and you don't even need to go into debt. If you get raises, great. If not, you'll still gain the experience required to actually do something and then you can just work for yourself cutting down trees locally for people (which definitely pays).
Also, consider hours. $20/h for a six hour McShift is $120. $15/h for a 14 hour day is $210. How many McDays are you working per week? If you're up in the bush, you'll likely do six or seven day weeks, and that means overtime etc etc.
Finally, speaking of the bush, a lot of logging companies pay for room and board while you're out of town. If you can get a cheap place with parents/roomates, or living in a camper, for your off weeks, you're saving a ton of money.
Tl;dr: Don't think of resource jobs the same as McJobs (although $15 is shit).