• interdimensionalmeme
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    6 months ago

    and considering the real estate prices in the neighborhoods where these businesses exist) something’s got to give. M

    I work in aerospace, we got unions back in the 70s and never let them go. For what the job actually is, it pays pretty good.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Aerospace pay is good, but it used to be a whole lot better. The salaries definitely haven’t kept up with executive pay, even if they’re multiples of the regional average. I’ve got a friend who went into aerospace and bemoans how he’s living solidly middle class in a field that used to put you squarely into the top 5% income bracket. Funny to see someone complain about earning a quarter million a year, but when buying a starter home costs twice that…