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springparrot wrote:

prrthd1987 wrote:

springparrot wrote:What is minuim wages these days?

I think $6.50/hr here in IL

Yup!
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
IL is one of the states with higher wages....check out TX

TX goes with the fed. min. I am guessing.

here, you can make better money working at McDonald's or Wendy's than I made 10 years ago working in MT. (which probably explains the trip east, even if it wasn't for the cool polyester uniforms and paper hats).

ToplessRideFL wrote:Being in Human Resources I also am privy to salary information and understand the confidentially that goes along with the job.

Dave and I make a good living....live w/i our means, have a modest mtg, and support the american auto industry, but after taxes, insurance et al we are not rolling in the dough!

At least we have enuf to see the Reefers every year!!!

Ditto that, except I'm in management, not HR. I know what the other 300 people in my firm make....and I really couldn't care less. I also couldn't care less if people knew what I make...which is only $47k

Less than I want, more than I'm worth.

ParrotheadGator wrote:

ToplessRideFL wrote:Being in Human Resources I also am privy to salary information and understand the confidentially that goes along with the job.

Dave and I make a good living....live w/i our means, have a modest mtg, and support the american auto industry, but after taxes, insurance et al we are not rolling in the dough!

At least we have enuf to see the Reefers every year!!!

Ditto that, except I'm in management, not HR. I know what the other 300 people in my firm make....and I really couldn't care less. I also couldn't care less if people knew what I make...which is only $47k

I'm in the same neighborhod which now that I'm in KC goes pretty far....I'm in Hotel Management.

LIPH wrote:Less than I want, more than I'm worth.

So you make $5.00 a year eh Larry?

HsvParrothead wrote:

12vmanRick wrote:and for the record I make about what I did in 1996 but it's half of what I made before the telecom/dot com crash..

and Kitty.... WOW

Kitty... Ricks lookin at your figures again

trust me...not worth looking at!

job41475 wrote:

ParrotheadGator wrote:

ToplessRideFL wrote:Being in Human Resources I also am privy to salary information and understand the confidentially that goes along with the job.

Dave and I make a good living....live w/i our means, have a modest mtg, and support the american auto industry, but after taxes, insurance et al we are not rolling in the dough!

At least we have enuf to see the Reefers every year!!!

Ditto that, except I'm in management, not HR. I know what the other 300 people in my firm make....and I really couldn't care less. I also couldn't care less if people knew what I make...which is only $47k

I'm in the same neighborhod which now that I'm in KC goes pretty far....I'm in Hotel Management.

It does pretty well in my area too. Things are pretty affordable in Gainesville, despite the University being here (though anything within 2 miles of the Campus is overpriced)

ParrotheadGator wrote:Things are pretty affordable in Gainesville, despite the University being here (though anything within 2 miles of the Campus is overpriced)

And it's such a pretty place full of intelligent young people. The international
influence of the faculty adds to the appeal. A shame it's landlocked.

the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

yep, hasn't be increased in at least 5 years, think it might be 10.

Desdamona wrote:

ParrotheadGator wrote:Things are pretty affordable in Gainesville, despite the University being here (though anything within 2 miles of the Campus is overpriced)

And it's such a pretty place full of intelligent young people. The international
influence of the faculty adds to the appeal. A shame it's landlocked.

Nice way to identify a swamp....

RinglingRingling wrote:

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

yep, hasn't be increased in at least 5 years, think it might be 10.

1997

PHBeerman wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

yep, hasn't be increased in at least 5 years, think it might be 10.

1997

so I was close.

RinglingRingling wrote:

PHBeerman wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

yep, hasn't be increased in at least 5 years, think it might be 10.

1997

so I was close.

There should be NO MINIMUM WAGE.

I have never (Well except when I was around 10 doing farm work) had to work for minimum wage. Why? Because minimun wage only protects the weak/lazy.

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the federal minimum wage is $5.15 / hr. some states have higher minimums

You are kidding me?? The minimum is that low???

Last year Florida voted to raise the minimum wage to $6.15 per hour. I will reserve my feelings on that for another thread.... However listen to this:
The Department of Labor is a federal government office. States do not have a DOL (and DOL cannot enforce a state law.....) office therefore they made a law in the state of Florida that CANNOT be enforced. Which absolutly cracks me up!

PHBeerman wrote:I have never (Well except when I was around 10 doing farm work) had to work for minimum wage. Why? Because minimun wage only protects the weak/lazy.

Agree, but Federal minimum wage does not apply to farm labor. Overtime regulations do not apply either, if I remember correctly.

rednekkPH wrote:

PHBeerman wrote:I have never (Well except when I was around 10 doing farm work) had to work for minimum wage. Why? Because minimun wage only protects the weak/lazy.

Agree, but Federal minimum wage does not apply to farm labor. Overtime regulations do not apply either, if I remember correctly.

You are correct

rednekkPH wrote:

PHBeerman wrote:I have never (Well except when I was around 10 doing farm work) had to work for minimum wage. Why? Because minimun wage only protects the weak/lazy.

Agree, but Federal minimum wage does not apply to farm labor. Overtime regulations do not apply either, if I remember correctly.

When I did farm labor we got paid minimum wage....Must have been a nice farmer.

ToplessRideFL wrote: The Department of Labor is a federal government office. States do not have a DOL (and DOL cannot enforce a state law.....) office therefore they made a law in the state of Florida that CANNOT be enforced. Which absolutly cracks me up!

I can't speak about Florida, but many states have agencies to deal with labor issues on the state level. Essentially, they can enact and enforce regulations which are stricter than those outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act, but not more lenient.