1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 right, pension. take your $800/mo "retirement benefit" and climb up onto that throne of accomplishment that is mastering trash bags and dustpans over 40 years. a $400 atm receipt. christ almighty. the real byline for your thread should have been "i've never seen an atm receipt for that much money." I've had some of my own ATM receipts go as high as $37k, after selling a piece of land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Any way you break that percentage of the annual salary down...... dude is going to be living a meager life, especially if he thinks he is retiring in 10 years, which only confirms that he really is a 70 year old man with a rat tail. maybe i don't know the demographics out there, but i'd assume $28k in atlantic city is playing on the edge of the poverty line. i mean, maybe i'd be proud of that too if i was a 60yo janitor. but then again, i'd probably be proud of a lot of shitty things if i were a 60yo janitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I've had some of my own ATM receipts go as high as $37k, after selling a piece of land. and then you wrote the check to pay off the loan against the land, and you were back down to $37.93. btw, what kind of land sale nets you a measly $37k? a vacant lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 When he lived in Wyoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 When he lived in Wyoming. so two vacant lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 and then you wrote the check to pay off the loan against the land, and you were back down to $37.93. btw, what kind of land sale nets you a measly $37k? a vacant lot? There wasn't any loan. Purchasing it was a cash deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 maybe i don't know the demographics out there, but i'd assume $28k in atlantic city is playing on the edge of the poverty line. i mean, maybe i'd be proud of that too if i was a 60yo janitor. but then again, i'd probably be proud of a lot of shitty things if i were a 60yo janitor. Think about it this way. The pensions are portable from state to state. So, I'd move to a state where one could get a lot more square footage for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 My current income is about $28k a year. I believe this the least of all your bullshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 I believe this the least of asll your bullshit It's a union job, so it pays more than most non union jobs. Plus health benefits without any co-pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It's a union job, so it pays more than most non union jobs. Plus health benefits without any co-pay. ULP, now I'm sold....Great sales pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 ULP, now I'm sold....Great sales pitch Also, I don't spend much on groceries. There's an employee dining lounge with a free buffet. I only pay for meals on my days off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 so two vacant lots. Actually, it was a vacant lot, 14 acres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Nah. No one will even know he's gone. It seems every time I take vacation time, the Asian Marketing division never gets their trash taken out on schedule. Ditto for the front desk crew and the executive offices behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 As long as you have been working there and you only make 28k/yr? Your union sucks. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 As long as you have been working there and you only make 28k/yr? Your union sucks. Seriously. Beats the alternative. The alternative is to run up forty or fifty thousand dollars in high interest student loans so I can work in cubicle, wear a neck tie and get a nine dollar an hour paycheck with over $400 a month deducted for health benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Also, I don't spend much on groceries. There's an employee dining lounge with a free buffet. I only pay for meals on my days off. non-sequitur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 non-sequitur Scroll up. I just posted the alternative to my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It seems every time I take vacation time, the Asian Marketing division never gets their trash taken out on schedule. Ditto for the front desk crew and the executive offices behind it. Well, the robot janitor will take care of that, once you're dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well, the robot janitor will take care of that, once you're dead. Yeah... in the Twilight Zone, where such machines are possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaka Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Basically, it's the marketing department's job to convert every casual gambler to an obsessive/compulsive that would drain bank accounts, mortgage the house, sell off assets and more just for one more turn of card. Some bear a little and some bear a lot. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2017-04-28/new-york-man-wins-1605m-in-lawsuit-against-vegas-casino quick someone sue the casino packard works at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Actually, it was a vacant lot, 14 acres. so you got <$2k/acre? ouch. untillable land that the gov't considers "wasteland" for taxation purposes brings well over $5k/acre around here, in the middle of bumfuck. even the 1/6 acre lot my old house sits on is valued at $6k alone, and that's cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Scroll up. I just posted the alternative to my job. How is this even remotely relevant to what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Beats the alternative. The alternative is to run up forty or fifty thousand dollars in high interest student loans so I can work in cubicle, wear a neck tie and get a nine dollar an hour paycheck with over $400 a month deducted for health benefits. that's odd. i took 4 years in college and graduated with $0 debt. i don't wear a necktie to work at my IT job, and i get paid quite a bit more than $9/hr. oh, and my health insurance premium is 100% picked up by my employer. so there's actually more options than to work either as a low-income janitor OR as a mythical bean-counter in a basement office. not that you have time to pursue any of those options, but anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Yeah... in the Twilight Zone, where such machines are possible. LOL, you still think it's the 70s don't you....Oh yeah, you didn't graduate.........This all makes sense now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2017-04-28/new-york-man-wins-1605m-in-lawsuit-against-vegas-casino quick someone sue the casino packard works at! That's part of what our legal department is for. As long as we can point to a few token gestures, such as the voluntary exclusion list, it's all in the clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 LOL, you still think it's the 70s don't you....Oh yeah, you didn't graduate.........This all makes sense now Point to a working model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 so you got <$2k/acre? ouch. untillable land that the gov't considers "wasteland" for taxation purposes brings well over $5k/acre around here, in the middle of bumfuck. even the 1/6 acre lot my old house sits on is valued at $6k alone, and that's cheap. Is that why I sold it for three times what I paid for it? Anyway, the buyer put his house and horses on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Point to a working model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky1980 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Is that why I sold it for three times what I paid for it? Anyway, the buyer put his house and horses on it. and how long did you own it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 and how long did you own it? About two and half years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 so you got <$2k/acre? ouch. untillable land that the gov't considers "wasteland" for taxation purposes brings well over $5k/acre around here, in the middle of bumfuck. even the 1/6 acre lot my old house sits on is valued at $6k alone, and that's cheap. Thomas Jefferson thinks that's a fucking steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 My current income is about $28k a year. You have no clue how the pension system works here. There are two separate pensions. One from the local and one from the international. The employer pays into them for each hour and so, they both grow every year, according to how much is paid into them as well as their investment income. Combined, they come out to way more than what SSDI could offer me. I'm worth more retired than working right now because I've been having contributions paid into it since 1989. I'm just waiting to reach the the right age. The employer is only authorized to contribute to them. The employer can not withdraw from them or close them. The union decides whether I'm eligible, not the employer. The employer does not own or manage either account. jesus dude that's fucking depressing. i'm sorry but it is. that's a high schooler salary, not a salary of a dude who's in his 50's. i was making nearly double that on my first job out of college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 jesus dude that's fucking depressing. i'm sorry but it is. that's a high schooler salary, not a salary of a dude who's in his 50's. i was making nearly double that on my first job out of college So was Kent Paul Dolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 So was Kent Paul Dolan the fuck is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 the fuck is that Usenet: alt.society.homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Usenet: alt.society.homeless so higher salary than you = homeless in the future? let's all quit our cushy 9-5s and get walmart jobs so we don't sleep on the street. now i feel bad i left my first job at a grocery store. i could have been making 1/4 what i'm making now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 so higher salary than you = homeless in the future? let's all quit our cushy 9-5s and get walmart jobs so we don't sleep on the street. now i feel bad i left my first job at a grocery store. i could have been making 1/4 what i'm making now Shit happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Beats the alternative. The alternative is to run up forty or fifty thousand dollars in high interest student loans so I can work in cubicle, wear a neck tie and get a nine dollar an hour paycheck with over $400 a month deducted for health benefits. You have no fucking idea how real life works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 so higher salary than you = homeless in the future? let's all quit our cushy 9-5s and get walmart jobs so we don't sleep on the street. now i feel bad i left my first job at a grocery store. i could have been making 1/4 what i'm making now Looks like someone isn't familiar with one of Pacman's oldest bullshit claims. He loves to bandy about his crumbs and pennies as if he made the right choice in life......Even went so far as to say that after the IRS gets done, he takes home about the same as a doctor does.......Dude is fucking bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Beats the alternative. The alternative is to run up forty or fifty thousand dollars in high interest student loans so I can work in cubicle, wear a neck tie and get a nine dollar an hour paycheck with over $400 a month deducted for health benefits. OH, nevermind, I was afraid he would say he never made such a claim, but he's gearing up for it with this post right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 You have no fucking idea how real life works. Of course, that comes with the additional aggravation of not having union backup, so when the boss wants to make up some bogus charge, put you out on the streets and have his niece in your chair, you're screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Of course, that comes with the additional aggravation of not having union backup, so when the boss wants to make up some bogus charge, put you out on the streets and have his niece in your chair, you're screwed. So your argument is "No one in their right mind would offer a family member my job" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Of course, that comes with the additional aggravation of not having union backup, so when the boss wants to make up some bogus charge, put you out on the streets and have his niece in your chair, you're screwed. If your boss likes or respects you, you don't have to worry about that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 If your boss likes or respects you, you don't have to worry about that at all. I've lost count of how many department heads have come and gone where I work. Some had lots of respect for the workers and others were just behaving like baboons with machine guns. The union is an insurance policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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