tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post1534245700935039830..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: What They're Upset About in CaliforniaFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-6697303644538792982010-03-12T10:45:38.006-06:002010-03-12T10:45:38.006-06:00@Shelley--The paper I picked up at the airport had...@Shelley--The paper I picked up at the airport had a story on how public jobs now pay more than civilian counterparts--$7000/on average.<br /><br />@Cubicle--See above comment. It was USA Today. Front page. Weekend edition.<br /><br />@Duchesse--That's where her regular job is! So she must have made her peace with it.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-44402438825849476232010-03-08T17:57:43.851-06:002010-03-08T17:57:43.851-06:00Can you just imagine, though, doing your overtime ...Can you just imagine, though, doing your overtime in a prison?Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-64676017691641871412010-03-08T10:20:33.233-06:002010-03-08T10:20:33.233-06:00California must be very different. Everyone I kno...California must be very different. Everyone I know who has a State job gets paid less than their private sector counterparts. Benefits, retirement, and better job security seem to offset the pay differences.Over the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-18804909933972051382010-03-08T09:56:00.800-06:002010-03-08T09:56:00.800-06:00Oops - that me up there - Shelley -- I'm makin...Oops - that me up there - Shelley -- I'm making another blog, just to keep up with my blog list!! Silly, isn't it?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026130049183231368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-35619728639200102142010-03-08T09:55:06.216-06:002010-03-08T09:55:06.216-06:00Wow, state jobs are better than they used to be! ...Wow, state jobs are better than they used to be! I remember during the Oklahoma oil boom everyone else was wearing gold nugget rings and secretaries got $200 bonuses for just coming to work on Friday. We at the state office got our usual pay - I'd say set at a fairly low rate, but off set by benefits. At the time of the bust I told myself I might not have got rich, but I still had a job.<br /><br />Doesn't say if the overtime she worked was in the same job or in the private sector; doesn't say what sort of nurse she (Neonatal intensive care or ER might get better pay) is or where she lives in CA (some states give higher travel allowance if you're going to an expensive city; those living in London get a small cost of living increase -- not enough by a long shot). All those things might influence her pay.<br /><br />Studies seem to show that we feel our own wealth only in comparison to how much others have. I think that's rather sad, but can't say I'm above that. I resent the bankers as well.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026130049183231368noreply@blogger.com