Indy_Guy_77
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- Apr 30, 2008
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And this isn't really a 'trade' type skill. That is for pulling cable so the people with knowledge can come in behind them and do the rest of the job. Unfortunately, you are correct, this is a lot of money in this area. The old frame of mind in Dubois county is paying people $10-13/hour slaving away in hot factories. These are the same wage levels being paid when I graduated high school over 20 years ago. These people, due to inflation, have taken an enormous paycut over the past couple of decades.
$15/hr in that area is akin to $20 where I live now (south side of Indy). And both are even better if you're allowed overtime. I WISH I could get a 40 hour work week... That'd be a lot of extra money. But, my employer has determined, in an effort to save a whole heck of a lot of money, that 37.5 hours a week is "full time". No over time unless you're in a few very specific job categories. If I work more than 7.5 hours in any given work day, I "flex" that time off by the end of the two week pay period. I can't even "bank" those extra hours to use at a much later date - without meeting specific circumstances and getting special permission.
But if your top guys really are earning $50/hr... You really can live like a king in that area. And still live QUITE well up here.