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wrycoder on July 1, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to get kids to pay attention

"The last few years I cleaned toilets for a living, but I decided that sucked, so this year I'm a project lead at Google."

I'll bet there are trash collectors that earn more than commercial pilots on second tier carriers.

johnchristopher on July 1, 2018 [–]

Wasn't that myth debunked since it essentially happened to only a bunch of guys in NY ?

monocasa on July 2, 2018 | [–]

I personally know a small group of second tier pilots that only get paid peanuts. Something like $40k/yr, and unlike cleaners, they're mandated by a federal agency with teeth not to take a bunch of overtime.

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