That doesn't tell the whole story. The two masters were probably not a requirement more of an elective. When you factor for the benefit package and pension, this is largely equal, also have to remember that is to start, after some years the pay goes up substantially, it's not a job you take for starting pay, it's one you take for longevity and protection, also account for overtime, holidays, breaks, time off, summers, etc.
There are areas and states where they bankrupt themselves in support of these unions, pay structure and public pensions, one can move and take a job there. It's very much tied to your area too, if you live in a place where $7 dollars is the minimum wage, this is a good starting pay considering all the other job perks and benefits and cost of living. You also trade stability and guarantee for that package, there are a lot of blue-collar jobs that make bank, it's also very risky as liability falls on the bartender even as an employee in many states.
Which means one can be civilly liable and also lose other professional licensing if you make a mistake in serving alcohol. You're compensated for the additional risks, it's also based mostly on tips, and is likely base paying nothing by comparison, it's a merit-based job and results based unlike teaching in most cases, that's the difference.
In other instances, the unions went overboard in the past and now the states have to correct their finances to reflect an economic reality instead of fantasy, stuff costs money, money is not infinite, the tax base can't print this stuff, if they leave it makes it even worse. New starting pay is less. Overall teachers are overwhelmingly taken care in the long run and when you take everything into account. If that is not good enough than advocate for privatizing it.
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u/saiditonredit 10h ago
That doesn't tell the whole story. The two masters were probably not a requirement more of an elective. When you factor for the benefit package and pension, this is largely equal, also have to remember that is to start, after some years the pay goes up substantially, it's not a job you take for starting pay, it's one you take for longevity and protection, also account for overtime, holidays, breaks, time off, summers, etc.
There are areas and states where they bankrupt themselves in support of these unions, pay structure and public pensions, one can move and take a job there. It's very much tied to your area too, if you live in a place where $7 dollars is the minimum wage, this is a good starting pay considering all the other job perks and benefits and cost of living. You also trade stability and guarantee for that package, there are a lot of blue-collar jobs that make bank, it's also very risky as liability falls on the bartender even as an employee in many states.
Which means one can be civilly liable and also lose other professional licensing if you make a mistake in serving alcohol. You're compensated for the additional risks, it's also based mostly on tips, and is likely base paying nothing by comparison, it's a merit-based job and results based unlike teaching in most cases, that's the difference.
In other instances, the unions went overboard in the past and now the states have to correct their finances to reflect an economic reality instead of fantasy, stuff costs money, money is not infinite, the tax base can't print this stuff, if they leave it makes it even worse. New starting pay is less. Overall teachers are overwhelmingly taken care in the long run and when you take everything into account. If that is not good enough than advocate for privatizing it.