[OAC_Sparky]

NefCanuck,Apr 2 2008, 08:29 PM Wrote:Look, the "Sunshine Law" was a good idea in theory but all it does is create an atmosphere where people just see the magic 100K figure and go freakin' bananas that "their tax dollars" go to pay these salaries.[right][snapback]261103[/snapback][/right]

Agreed.

Public disclosure only looks at the bottom line. Not the hourly pay times hours worked. The magic $100k number wouldn't seem like a hell of a lot of money if you were working 80 hours a week (7 x 12 hour shifts) for a year. Trust me, I've done it.

This week is pay period 15. I've had one week vacation (March Break) and one day off since Christmas Day ie. Christmas Eve night shift. 8 hours a day, M-F and 10 hours Sat, Sun and Stat holidays. So far I've put in about 940 hours already this year. At this rate, I'll be somewhere around 3300 hours worked for the year. That's straight time, not counting overtime or shift premium.

But that's my choice. And I'm fine with that, so long as you're not pointing your finger about what my "gross" income is at the end of the year. I work nearly double the hours in the year than the average person, and probably pay 4X-5X the tax of the average person as well.