DH's job is a joke--do people really get paid this much for this amount of work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:also an educator

I'm of the belief that WE should be at the top like OP's husband.

That will only happen when teachers view themselves as professionals and not union workers who protect the incompentent. We need to reward those who work hard and produce, which it seems that you're doing. Too many of our colleagues are just "getting by." We need to be willing to let them go.

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Anonymous wrote:That's capitalism for you, baby. Just go with it. I'm a teacher and make a fraction of what he does. I bust my ass daily. Get in at 8, usually stay until 6 (the night time janitors know me), and just now finished the work I had to do for tomorrow. My carpal tunnel syndrome is killing me. My work habits are not uncommon among my colleagues, and now they're talking about union busting and taking away our collective bargaining rights.

Be happy that your DH has it easy. You're living off the fruits of his sloth.

No, they're living off the fruits of his brain power and previous hard work. I'm an educator, too. We could have gone into business but chose to enter a field that's more like missionary work. There's a place for both.

[Anonymous]

Is DH white?

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Anonymous wrote:

Definitely NOT a government contractor. They get scrutinized to the last penny.

I have been working for 12 years as a government contractor for big beltway bandits and I can honestly say that this statement cannot be further from the truth. At these big beltway bandits promotions and pay are based on years of experience not how well you do at your job. There is a guy who is two offices down from me who is "responsible" for maintaining the networks at our client site location. He is getting paid at least 150K but I rarely see him outside smoking and socializing in the kitchen more than looking at a computer. I am an unactivated version of Microsoft Office for the past 8 months. I cannot activate my product unless I have a valid license key which he is supposed to give me. I have bugged him 3 times about it and the reply is that "he will get around to it". Sadly to say this individual is not an unusual employee. I have had to work with a lot of unmotivated individuals who are just employed and get paid the big bucks because they hold a valid security clearance. It disguists me and I am sure these employees would not survive if they had to work for a commercial client.

Not exactly an argument for laying off govt workers (let's beat up on govt workers!) and replacing them with private sector contractors....

[Anonymous]

I'm 32 and make $165k/year, not BigLaw. Keep reasonable hours (9-6) most days . Have to travel 3 months out of the year, but it's international travel to interesting places. I consider myself blessed, and have been making six figures since 28 and have significant salary growth room ahead in my organization. The funny thing to me, however, is that despite a work-life balance (outside the travel) and the high salary, so many of my peers of the same age and those junior making in the low 100s, complain that the organization doesn't pay them well. Also, interestingly, many of them appear to spend much less than you might expect at that income level- rare to see someone with a car worth more than $20k.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the field. I know several people with jobs and salaries like this. They are paid well not because of how much busy work they can fo on a day-to-day basis but because 1) the expertise and experience they gained prior to the current position (which the employer now has bragging right to with clients) and 2) the expertise and know- how they can bring when the shit hits the fan.

[Anonymous]

.......brag.........................