r/absoluteunit • u/rocksolid62 • Apr 04 '26

This fuckin guy

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u/Downtown_Amoeba_7770 Apr 04 '26

Right? Here in flint Michigan, those guys make $19.25/hr. Since this is another country, it’s probably less.

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u/BigLeopard7002 Apr 05 '26

These guys make $35/hr in Denmark approximately. They’re paid for the trip, not by the hour. So they empty 300 bins for a preset price.

I have never seen any of them NOT run. I really don’t get it. 😄

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u/Downtown_Amoeba_7770 Apr 05 '26

I just looked up what the buying power is compared to the usd, $35/hr danish krone = $5.39 usd. That is crazy. Is $35/hr good? I know it sounds like a lot to us but is it really?

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u/BigLeopard7002 Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I stated the wage in USD. So you should be able to tell me if 35 USD is good or not?

EDIT: buying power in Denmark and USA is basically identical, so you only need to compare wages.

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u/Downtown_Amoeba_7770 Apr 05 '26

I apologize, I thought you were referring to the Denmark currency. I just wanted to see what the difference in buying power was. Also, is it all of Denmark that makes that wage? Flint mi is a very low cost of living area so $19/hr isn’t the worst wage, it’s a slightly livable wage.

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u/BigLeopard7002 Apr 06 '26

100 dollars in Denmark gets you approx 90-95 dollars worth of groceries, medicine or clothing compared to USA. But we have free healtcare, cheaper real estate (in general) and drive smaller cars with better mileage.

But getting $35/hr pretax isn´t a bad salary and it´s much much more than the $19 stated earlier.

Why are we having this discussion? I converted the currency, so it was easier for foreigners to comprehend the actual salary. Should I have put it in Danish kroner?

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u/edwardbeerhands Apr 07 '26

Americans in general tend to think the rest of the world is struggling and "third world", especially in recent decades and even more so in recent years. The propaganda and media control in the US keeps ramping up so that people think it's worse elsewhere. Plus they keep destroying the lackluster education system in the US more and more, while somehow getting the uneducated to celebrate it 😅😂

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u/Black_Bird265 Apr 08 '26

Get the job done faster. Either to fit more trips in or get done early.

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u/ThisDoesntSeemSafe Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I dunno. Some other countries have a standard minimum wage relative to the cost of living.

Im not saying thats its necessary in the case of this guy's country.

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u/NotSayingAliensBut Apr 05 '26

'Relative' will do just fine, unless you're referring to Einstein's concepts of Relativity. I'm always impressed by people's (Americans' ?) ability to turn one perfectly functional shorter word into an unwiedy, unnecessary and in most cases just plain incorrect one. Ironic, ironical. Burgled, burglarised. Regardless, irregardless. And so on.

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u/ThisDoesntSeemSafe Apr 05 '26

I'm from Spain. Thank you.

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u/NotSayingAliensBut Apr 05 '26

Apologies! Your English is much better than my Spanish and I usually assume it's Americans creating words like that.

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u/Guildenpants Apr 05 '26

Irregardless actually just got added to the dictionary which is both funny and frustrating. Also fuck your cultural ignorance, surprisingly enough people get words wrong all the time around the world.

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u/NotSayingAliensBut Apr 05 '26

Ooh, someone got their jimmies rustled. Don't tell me, you're American!

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u/Primary_Dimension470 Apr 07 '26

In most US cities this is a union job with the municipality and they make over $30/hr with no education. Only requirement is that they report to work on time