03-24-2009, 09:40 AM
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Canadian Gashole
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Quebec, Canada,
QC
Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 427 S/C, 351W, 472 HP, 444 lbs. torque
Posts: 2,455
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wes Tausend
Wayne,
I think the problem is that everybody thinks their job is more important and more difficult. That tends to include you and me and just about everybody else in this Lounge.
None of our jobs are "rocket science". Yet most of us enjoy a decent wage. I will venture to say that any job can be done with about 6 months OJT max if the "warm body" has any aptitude at all. Certainly mine; that's how we're trained. Probably yours. College might offer a "well rounded" background but it is completely un-necessary for just about everything IMHO.
Wes
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Wes
I wasn't trying to belittle the work that the UAW workers do, I was indicating that they are very well paid for the skills they require and the work they do. I also indicated that I was referring to the line workers in a car assembly plant, not at the parts suppliers. Much of the assembly operations are run by machines and/or robots now. Painting is a good example of robots doing the job today.
I hold an MBA from a world renown university and I probably do not make more money than the average UAW worker. I know that I certainly do not have the benefits that they have. For example our plant will be shutting down for a few weeks due to the recession and management will have to either take time off with no pay or take paid vacation
Wayne
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