Stupid Pet Peeves

[RandyForRubio]

I used to be in the mindset of work a lot and make a lot but it got to the point where the money was becoming less desirable and time moreso. It’s all about balance.

Oh I wasn’t saying it’s bad, just what we have to deal with.

I personally love my work. Have no issue pulling 80-90 hour weeks.

 

[One Brow]

Oh tell me about employees. We pay about $15-16 for anybody coming in for farm labor, don’t offer overtime but typically they average 60+ hours spring through fall, and we can’t find people. It’s not great pay, but it’s not awful either.

Is that as a standard employee (you contribute to FICA, offer health insurance, etc.), or as contractors? It's a good rate for the former, not so much for the latter.

 

[One Brow]

Girl who works for me, is nearly 10 years younger and gorgeous, wants to sleep with me. Not really a problem just wanted to gloat.

Did you have something worth gloating about?

At any rate, if you do come up with something, we have a thread "Reverse Pet Peeves" for that.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Is that as a standard employee (you contribute to FICA, offer health insurance, etc.), or as contractors? It's a good rate for the former, not so much for the latter.

Cut the nonsense. That's an excellent rate for a migrant worker living in Montana and potentialy getting way better free healthcare than they would receive in Mexico. Compare tge two situations before bitching and moaning. With overtime they are making the same rate as JST has said he makes.

He's paying migrants probably 5x the average income of Mexico City workers of only $850 per month. He's literally lifting people's families out of poverty with remittances and what not. You of all people should be high fiving a guy providing that to our neighbors from the south. But instead you jumped on your high horse and bitched and moaned.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Is that as a standard employee (you contribute to FICA, offer health insurance, etc.), or as contractors? It's a good rate for the former, not so much for the latter.

Yes, FICA is paid. Contribute to retirement fund for full time employees. Don’t offer health insurance, we’re a small farm man, we can’t afford that. We do give $2,000 cash for medical every year and advise it be used in a HSA.

We do a few other things to help out where we can. Sent (paid for) two kids of a long time employee to a tech school they wanted to go to. Provide housing and vehicles.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Cut the nonsense. That's an excellent rate for a migrant worker living in Montana and potentialy getting way better free healthcare than they would receive in Mexico. Compare tge two situations before bitching and moaning. With overtime they are making the same rate as JST has said he makes.

He's paying migrants probably 5x the average income of Mexico City workers of only $850 per month. He's literally lifting people's families out of poverty with remittances and what not. You of all people should be high fiving a guy providing that to our neighbors from the south. But instead you jumped on your high horse and bitched and moaned.

Have to correct you here. Those aren’t migrant wages.

Believe we’re paying ~$11, healthcare, housing, and vehicles. Have to provide at least 40 hours a week.

Still not bad at all.

 

[RandyForRubio]

And it’s not potentially better healthcare. It’s immensely better.

 

[idestroyedthetoilet]

Have to correct you here. Those aren’t migrant wages.

Believe we’re paying ~$11, healthcare, housing, and vehicles. Have to provide at least 40 hours a week.

Still not bad at all.

I remember you saying that but but didn't want to misquote. That's a very fair package in comparison to foreign wages.

There's a reason USA leads the world in remittances. Those who think we can change the world politically be offering migrants "a living wage" are up in the night. These people are hard workers and provide their families back home with a better lifestyle than they could at home.

 

[Rubashov]

Did you have something worth gloating about?

At any rate, if you do come up with something, we have a thread "Reverse Pet Peeves" for that.

Got the fish on the hook, not in the boat yet, just gotta reel her in.

Anyway I'm a maverick, I post where i want.

 

[bigb]

Ah, you work with your dad too, huh?

No. I’m self employed.

 

[One Brow]

Cut the nonsense. That's an excellent rate for a migrant worker living in Montana and potentialy getting way better free healthcare than they would receive in Mexico.

Sorry, I was thinking in terms of US citizens. I'm sure it's a great offer for the undocumented farm workers, but we have an administration actively trying to reduce their numbers in the US, and I hear the Mexican economy is not as bad as it was a decade ago.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Sorry, I was thinking in terms of US citizens. I'm sure it's a great offer for the undocumented farm workers, but we have an administration actively trying to reduce their numbers in the US, and I hear the Mexican economy is not as bad as it was a decade ago.

They’re not undocumented.

Nice to see you assume that migrant workers must be undocumented though.

The Mexican economy still sucks donkey dick for the vast majority of people.