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			09-28-2013, 01:51 AM
			
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			#51  |     |      Rs has made me the man i am today!   
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			The business side tells me ...    Good for them   
If they can get more $$$ in their pockets, why not ?     
My business side also tells me...    As a consumer, I want them to be paid as least as possible so I pay less. Regardless of how great the work is done or if they are in the executive level or technical core         |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			09-28-2013, 01:54 AM
			
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			#52  |     |      Rs has made me the man i am today!   
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					Originally Posted by  Verdasco     i love George Strom from Much Music / CBC. Fun guy!   
Must be making bank though if they didn't announce his pay   |       Strombo has made it big. He has his own show in CNN. Fucking awesome.
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			09-28-2013, 02:09 AM
			
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			#53  |     |      I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!   
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					Originally Posted by  xpl0sive      
 They don't just hire anyone, you have to know someone to get in there. He made around $150k/year and could have gone to a private contractor and made more money, but his dad chose to stay at hydro for 25 years and retired at 52. He is now making a great pension and builds muscle cars for a hobby.   |       
this pretty much sums up why everyone's mad lol  
I can think of many line of work that is requires equal amount of "hard work" or requires "being in the cold weather" with similar qualifications yet pays less.
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			09-28-2013, 06:04 AM
			
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			#54  |     |      I told him no, what y'all do?   
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			I don't think knowing a hydro employee helps a lot. You need to know someone with impact on the hiring process. My friend has been trying for a while and has a relative working there and still can't get in. He's qualified.
		    
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			09-28-2013, 07:45 AM
			
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			#55  |     |      I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS   
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			my friend is on that list too. sr engineer. ha
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			09-28-2013, 07:54 AM
			
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			#56  |     |      Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS   
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					Originally Posted by  GLOW     I don't think knowing a hydro employee helps a lot. You need to know someone with impact on the hiring process. My friend has been trying for a while and has a relative working there and still can't get in. He's qualified.   |       My wife originally worked for Hydro, she got her job mainly because her Aunt who was working there recommended her, that was like 14 years ago though maybe things have changed.
		     
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			09-28-2013, 09:45 AM
			
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			#57  |     |      I told him no, what y'all do?   
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			my friend's case it was his sister...but i believe she was more administrative where my friend is an engineer so being in different dept might be why
		    
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			09-28-2013, 10:10 AM
			
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			#58  |     |      RS controls my life!   
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			do not want to work outside in this weather!
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			09-28-2013, 10:23 AM
			
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					Originally Posted by  l2_narain     do not want to work outside in this weather!   |       Its not as bad as you think. If you are dressed properly, its fine. Sometimes its nicer to work outside in this weather than it is mid-summer 30+ weather.
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			09-28-2013, 12:17 PM
			
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			#60  |     |      My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!  
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					Originally Posted by  noclue     no offence to the tradespeople but whenever I have a conversation with them it seems like they only know how to use the words "fuck" and "shit" in their vocabulary, even to strangers.   
And a great majority of tradepeople making "bank"  always loves to brag how much they make compared to the white-collar educated person even though they are killing their body long-term.  They also love to SPEND instead of SAVE. New Dodge RAM3500, alcohol, whores, snowmobiles etc. The debt they incur pretty much forces them to live up there forever.   |       Your name says it all.
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			09-28-2013, 02:12 PM
			
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			#61  |     |      I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!   
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					Originally Posted by  will068     Strombo has made it big. He has his own show in CNN. Fucking awesome.   |       no one in the states watches it though expected to get cancelled
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			10-12-2013, 03:18 PM
			
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			#62  |     |      NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!  
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			That's pretty high percentage...45%!
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			10-12-2013, 10:20 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  EliteResearcher     That's pretty high percentage...45%!   |       Why aren't you banned yet you useless piece of shit
		     
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			10-13-2013, 12:12 AM
			
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			I would reckon employees from FortisBC are paid almost as high. In fact, part of your 'incentive payment' is stock options if you're exempt (non-union); and the dividends stream has been increasing moderately since Day 1   
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			10-13-2013, 12:19 AM
			
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			#65  |     |      I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie   
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			If I had to choose between more money / less time and less money / more time, I'd probably opt for the latter. I guess I view life differently. I value my personal time more than dolla dolla bills.
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