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WheresYourTegridy t1_itxw87n wrote

Reply to comment by sirwillow77 in The Silver Dollar City train derailed today by chimesplayer

Here’s what I do know: those engineers get paid minimum wage to service those engines.

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sirwillow77 t1_ity4t3c wrote

Guess you don't know much then. No, they don't. Know them all personally and they get paid more than that. Their wages aren't any of your business, but they get paid decent enough.

And they love their work and those engines.

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garcia_later t1_itz1x1b wrote

People’s wages are everyone’s business. That secrecy favors the corporate owners. Stand up for workers.

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Mysteroo t1_itzjzzd wrote

Revealing private info about a person's wages is not "standing up for workers." Giving them the freedom to decide whether or not to disclose that information is

The dude you're responding to has worked with those engineers for years. He'd know the facts of the matter a lot better than you might

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garcia_later t1_iu0qxb1 wrote

Wages aren’t private information. Knowledge is power. Owners and bosses have conditioned us to think our low wage is a result of our low value.

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Mysteroo t1_iu1qkcn wrote

Stop abusing the injustice of underpaid workers to justify your own grubby need to know everyone's personal info. Maybe you don't care about privacy but some of us still do.

I'll happily tell anyone what I make and there's no shame in that - but NO ONE has the right to know that information without my consent.

Knowledge IS power. And that's exactly why corporations are trading and selling personal data more than any other commodity. Maybe don't enable them

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garcia_later t1_iu26a3j wrote

Wow Have fun being mad

I don’t have any need or desire to know what everyone makes. What I’m saying is the culture of secrecy around pay in general is a problem and keeps wages artificially low because coworkers don’t talk about it. And that’s what owners want. Have a great life.

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Mysteroo t1_iu3wxbs wrote

Admittedly I was a tad upset when I typed that- but I feel like that's understandable given the context

You're 100% right about the fact that we shouldn't act like our wages are private in the same way that our underwear size is. And culture does indeed empower corporations in that way. No disagreement there

Let's just not pretend like that makes it OUR business to know what OTHER people make. It's better to empower people to share that info themselves than to try and make that choice for them.

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sirwillow77 t1_iu0bea9 wrote

I'll accept that when you post your wages and income taxes on your social media and link it here for everyone to see...

I have a feeling that none of the people liking your comment are putting their income levels out there for everyone either.

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WheresYourTegridy t1_itygge7 wrote

I guess the engineer I talked to servicing an engine a few years back outside the depot was lying to me then.

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WheresYourTegridy t1_ityhseo wrote

Wrong. They are my business if I want to know, not illegal pal.

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Mysteroo t1_itzkj3n wrote

There's a difference between something being illegal and something being an invasion of privacy.

It's not illegal, but it isn't your business. If they want to share how much they make, that's their choice

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sirwillow77 t1_ity7lmf wrote

And just to clarify: the engineers are all considered mechanics and are paid as such, which is a very different, and higher, pay scale than the ones operating rides and registers in the park.

And most of those also get paid better than minimum wage, especially in the last couple of years with the rise in wages everywhere.

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