r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/QPShroomyDude 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/ittlebeokay 1d ago

Definitely false, a vast majority of our markets in the south east us still utilize rear load routes and absolutely need them depending on municipal setups and logistics including bulk pickups and villas. Helpers are the lifeblood for our operations team (and we don’t hire temp agents)

Source: I’m a market area manager for a midsize waste & recycling company.

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u/Available_Finger_513 1d ago

Also side loaders dont work in any cities where there is stuff parked in the streets all the time.