UPS is capitalized in the BBC story title (and everywhere else), it should be capitalized in the HN title, methinks.
UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
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Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#12Just pay them a million a year each, why should they be anything short of rich?
Even if the company could afford to pay the drivers $170k/yr without increasing shipping costs, they're still going to increase shipping costs. So this just gets passed on to the consumer rather than the company, much like tipping. And at a time when discretionary spending is down tremendous, this just means more people will get laid off. I will eat my hat if there are no mass layoffs in the next year.
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#13that's more what I'm payed as a senior dev ... maybe I should change career
Or participate in collective bargaining!
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#14that's more what I'm payed as a senior dev ... maybe I should change career
Does your sense of your senior dev pay include considering your benefits? Back when I was an underpaid junior dev, I once had my employer go and attempt to convince the software devs that we were making money than we thought via a statement outlining benefits. It more than doubled my salary... but most of it would come with any software job that wasn't self-employment/contract work.
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#15Great news if you are lucky enough to drive for UPS. I would be envious if I was a driver for another firm. The average salary for a delivery driver in the US is around $50K. But maybe this will pull up wages for the rest of the industry.
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#16Drivers were already making great money. The other package handlers like at the sorting facilities get left out though.
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#17that's more what I'm payed as a senior dev ... maybe I should change career
The company might be doing some funny math with the value of the benefits: $50,000. That could include things you might never use, like IVF assistance.
My wife is a teacher in NC. We are on her insurance with the state health plan for a whole family. We pay $700/mo for our portion on the 80/20 plan.
I would say they likely do pay $30k+ per employee and 50k isnt a big stretch when you count every benefit as you stated.
https://www.shpnc.org/documents/open-enrollment-documents/sh...
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#18Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#19Just pay them a million a year each, why should they be anything short of rich? Even if the company could afford to pay the drivers $170k/yr without increasing shipping costs, they're still going to increase shipping costs. So this just gets passed on to the consumer rather than the company, much like tipping. And at a time when discretionary spending is down tremendous, this just means more people will get laid off.…
It depends on what you mean by mass layoffs. In post-Jack Welch America, there is ALWAYS some company doing massive RIFs. Often when they're already profitable.
I think your hat and your stomach are safe.
Re: UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
#20that's more what I'm payed as a senior dev ... maybe I should change career
You can also do what the UPS drivers did by unionizing and negotiating to keep a larger share of the fruit of your labor.