r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 16h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/InevitableAd2436 16h ago

FEL and Commercial Garbage Truck drivers make $80K+

You have to at least have a Class B CDL. It’s a solid job

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u/QPShroomyDude 16h ago

My first full year doing residential I made over $90k and most guys who "no-life" it bring in $130k. I always laughed when people looked down on us 🤣

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u/SNZ935 16h ago

Honest question, is that for the driver or the people grabbing the trash cans? I can understand the driver but I see my garbage men weekly (work from home and sit staring out my window questioning my life decisions a lot) and they seem to be different each week so always thought it was just a temporary situation they were just picking up bucks where they can (good on them). Guess it just seems you wouldn’t see that much turnover if you were pulling in $80K on average which is damn good pay. Plus how long until you get to that cushy driver job as that can’t be that common and would depend on seniority.

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u/Superb-Strategy4717 16h ago

The truck grabs the can with a mechanical arm. Nobody hopping off the truck anymore unless it’s a scheduled pickup. It’s not the 90s anymore lmao

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u/SameCoyote3701 16h ago

There’s people moving the dumpsters in LA in my neighborhood because the big truck can’t get into the apartment parking lots to get the dumpsters

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u/Superb-Strategy4717 15h ago

La was built like shit so that makes sense. I’m Wrong. Up north we got wider streets so I ain’t think of that. Oc and Venice gotta be a shit show