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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 — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure why that is but energy jobs pay a lot. Had a friend who worked on an oil rig and made about 400k

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Seems pretty crazy really...