The Economy

These are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they're quitting - CNN

 

Shhhh. Alma won’t like that you are destroying his narrative

 

"State pay is $70,000, that's what Cal Fire pays to a state firefighter. The United States Forest Service pays $38,000."

You pay em $13.50 an hour to do that, and I'm not sure what anybody expects.

 

Wait, so low pay can be a factor in why people are quitting? Who knew?

 

How much do they pay the rakers?

 

They're just lazy and would prefer to collect unemployment.

 

Alma: We’re being so mean to cops they have no choice but to quit. Those poor cops.

Others: it isn’t just cops …

*post about firefighters quitting in droves*

Alma: DOESN’T COUNT! DOESN’T COUNT!

 

I don't think the situations are similar personally, but I concede I may wrong about it.

 

Alma doesn't mater here anymore.

 

well somebody’s doing the raking @dixiehack i mean somebody’s doing it who’s doing the raking who’s doing the raking

 

Never, never, never let 'em see you be intellectually honest sweat ...

 

Me thinks the number one reason people stay in jobs is not because of benefits, pay or they enjoy the work or feel "fulfilled" it's because they don't want to have to look for another one. With so many people laid off during the pandemic, they realized they had options. The unemployment cushion probably helped as well.
I was thinking about the first time I bought a car and the monthly payment was explained to me, I thought "Ok, I can do that, and when I'm really making some money in a couple of years it will be no sweat." Ha, ha.