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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration (www.businessinsider.com)
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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 โ€” others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[โ€“] chakan2 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

how is possible that a driver makes much more than average Engineer in R&D?

They don't...and if you aren't in that range with 2-5 years of experience, you should be exploring opportunities.

The other thing, it looks like their TOC is 170k, not their base pay. So that includes their health, time off, retirement, etc...

Any halfway competent engineer should be making that TOC.

Finally...good for them. If you're bitching about them making too much, I'm pretty sure they're hiring.