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Re:Bike manufacturer sees huge reduction in delivery damage ... by bunderbunder on Saturday September 24, 2016 @08:29PM (#12573256)
Huh. I actually find that figure really hard to believe.

17-ish years ago I got a temp seasonal job at one of UPS's air hubs, and they paid me $8 per hour. $8 in then-money is equivalent to more than $11 in now-money. So you're saying I was better paid as a seasonal temp than people who are much higher in UPS's pecking order than that are nowadays.

Now it being part time, yeah, I believe that. Pretty much everyone in that facility was working about 30h/wk.

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Re:Bike manufacturer sees huge reduction in delivery damage ... by hkmurakami on Saturday September 24, 2016 @08:54PM (#12573330)
Very possible. Median real wage growth (inflation adjusted) have been sluggish post recession, and considering the explosive rise in wages in certain knowledge sectors, that must be offset by negative real wage growth sectors elsewhere.
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Re:Bike manufacturer sees huge reduction in delivery damage ... by bunderbunder on Sunday September 25, 2016 @11:32AM (#12575730)
Yeah, but even beyond that, based on my understanding of the situation, $11/hr now would also mean that the nominal wage of drivers has also gone down over that same time period.
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