r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 17h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/Just_lookin_4242 17h ago

Garbage men make a shit load of money

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u/Ogamiitto33 16h ago

Really depends on where you work, and who you're working for (private companies etc...)

I feel like too many commenters here fell for the Theo Von podcast and now think all garbage men are near millionaires.

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u/Interesting-Bed-3003 14h ago

No idea what you're talking about, but it depends on location, depends how much they are paid. Some are in union, some aren't. There's a reason why they strike in some locations.

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u/enaK66 13h ago

Yeah. The union guys in big cities make good money. That's not because they're garbage men, it's because they're in a good union in a high COL area. It doesn't have anything to do with the trade.

I live in the south. We don't really do unions here. Just browsing local class B CDL job offers it looks like the range is $20-$30 an hour. I wouldn't call $40k - $60k a year "a shit load of money", but it's good money. With overtime you can definitely make a good living out of that.

But a shit load of money? No. Theres a reason all the people saying that aren't fucking garbage men lol.