Gato_Solo said:
I'm sure that there are women out there who can do the constant, heavy lifting-type jobs, but, be honest, how many do you know personally?
Well, you all know me so anyone who's reading this thread knows at least one.
Our shipping clerk is also a woman and routinely unloads trucks and packages. And if you include all the female EMT's and Paramedics I know, that's probably about 20 women all told.
I make less than a couple of coworkers who do next to nothing and I make more than my boyfriend does. You can't really compare my job with Rusty's though because of a few things; my education in my field, the amount of responsibility, experience, etc.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion, I'm not getting pissed at this thread. I've seen it from both sides, right in front of me. I've seen women who make less than an equal male counterpart for no good reason and I've seen women who don't deserve to make what they do but they bitch and complain so management is afraid not to give them what they want. I've also seen quite a few men use that tactic. They become the pain in the ass that's always complaining and no one wants to deal with them so they always get what they want.
I think the key is dealing with it on an individual basis. There are a lot of salaries that have no rhyme or reason to them. Which is why employers NEVER want you to discuss your salary with other coworkers.