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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As a tech worker, I say good for them.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As a fellow tech worker, I agree. Probably most tech workers would agree, but since that's boring, this article focuses on the opinion of just "some tech workers on social media". So dumb.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like 3 ancient jaded guys that are working on network infrastructure for a small hospital in Montana posted on Xwitter that they're upset. 10000 bots reposted it...now it's newsworthy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Xwitter

I'm going with Xitter pronounced sh-ITT-er That makes tweets Xits pronounced sh-IT-s

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

“some tech workers on social media”.

“some tech workers on blind”. Even worse

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As a tech worker in Europe, the concept of "deserving" or "not deserving" a specific number has always been a total joke. Your salary is like 80% determined by location alone.

Any notion of "merit" (whatever that even means, there isn't even a good way of measuring it in many industries) has always been only very loosely correlated with compensation.

So if you can get it, go get it.