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Old 09-25-2023, 08:42 PM   #143 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
Wow! Maybe I really should be looking for another job. The studio apartment I rented here 17 years ago is now over double what it was back then. But my wages haven't doubled exactly in that same time period.

Time to work for Stellantis or Chevy or Ford! (I wonder if they would send me to work in Mexico because hablo espaņol).
As I mentioned, the GM offer that the UAW rejected was $82,000 base. We just hired a new Manufacturing Engineer with a year of experience for $72,000

If you went to one of the Detroit 3 it would take you about 6 years to max out. You would start as a temp worker making $17 - $18 per hour + benefits. 2 years later you would transfer to a full-time worker and then it is 4 years to advance to the top rate which is $32 today.

If you worked for GM in Mexico you would make about $6 - $8 per hour + benefits. UAW workers don't get expat positions (US wages + free housing to work overseas)
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