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The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« on: May 13, 2021, 11:15:58 AM »
https://fry-electronics.com/the-392000-lifeguard-baywatch-as-union-shop/

This article was published in the WSJ today.  I must be unclear on the duties of the staff, since it sounds as if they do more than sit in a tower on the beach.
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2021, 11:48:14 AM »
Was that article written by a bot?  Or computer translated from Chinese to Russian to English?  The grammar is terrible and the article has weird syntax.  Example: "To make sure, being a lifeguard isn’t all enjoyable within the solar."   That sounds like a poor translation of "It aint all fun in the sun."
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2021, 12:13:18 PM »
One of the reasons why freshly graduated English majors can't find jobs as simple as writing captions for products, etc., is that it has all been sent overseas. Probably India.
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2021, 12:20:26 PM »
Do they have someone rub their hairy legs?
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2021, 02:21:50 PM »
Amusing (?) sidelight, an incident that's stuck in my head.

Early 60s, just married, went for a job interview as a Tech Writer.  "You can't be a Tech Writer, that's a $10,000 a year job."

Age discrimination.


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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2021, 02:29:06 PM »
Amusing (?) sidelight, an incident that's stuck in my head.

Early 60s, just married, went for a job interview as a Tech Writer.  "You can't be a Tech Writer, that's a $10,000 a year job."

Age discrimination.

"So you want to be a tech writer. Is English your first language?"

"Yes."

"Can you write?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, you're over-qualified for the job."
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2021, 04:00:30 PM »
Don't you sort of need to make that much to afford a home within a short distance of the beach?
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2021, 04:07:18 PM »
The more interesting question: Fry electronics is a news site now?
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2021, 06:52:02 PM »
Don't you sort of need to make that much to afford a home within a short distance of the beach?

Lifeguards don't need to live that close to the beach.  They can drive in, just like everyone else.
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2021, 09:27:50 PM »
Lifeguards don't need to live that close to the beach.  They can drive in, just like everyone else.
I have been in the Chevron refinery over at Hermosa beach.  I think everyone who works for a living drives in.  My company has a site there and some of the guys work 3 AM to 12 Noon or some odd schedule like that to avoid traffic.  I think Chevron has RV parking for their operators to park for their shift sets. 

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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2021, 10:43:39 PM »
The more interesting question: Fry electronics is a news site now?

Well, Fry's isn't using it anymore now that they've gone under...

Hell, they weren't really using it when they were solvent.  :facepalm:
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2021, 06:55:48 AM »
"So you want to be a tech writer. Is English your first language?"

"Yes."

"Can you write?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, you're over-qualified for the job."

I'm not even going to tell you how much I'm making as a tech writer right now, but it's... nice.
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2021, 08:17:33 AM »
I'm not even going to tell you how much I'm making as a tech writer right now, but it's... nice.

More than a lifeguard?   :rofl:
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2021, 08:43:10 AM »
Depends on what the lifeguard is guarding.
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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2021, 08:52:23 AM »
Amusing (?) sidelight, an incident that's stuck in my head.

Early 60s, just married, went for a job interview as a Tech Writer.  "You can't be a Tech Writer, that's a $10,000 a year job."

Age discrimination.


I'm not even going to tell you how much I'm making as a tech writer right now, but it's... nice.

$73,542.82?
58 years, call it 3.5%/yr inflation X $10,000...

1.03558 x 10000

But of course, cost of driving, parking, clothes, diining out for lunch, etc is $63,542.82... right?  So you're back at $10,000.

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Re: The $ 300,000 lifeguard
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2021, 09:04:02 AM »
I passed $73k probably 15 years ago.

And people wonder why I live in metro Washington, DC.

My salary is why.
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