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From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee)
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Subject: Re: opportunities, women
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 22:23:59 EDT
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>From time to time in this discussion, people have mentioned "garbageman"
>as an example of an overpaid profession. I want to point out that garbage
>collecting is a hazardous job. There is a fairly high risk of disease (not
>to mention the fact that the job is just generally unpleasant). You couldn't
>pay me enough to collect garbage. 

I would like to correct this - the idea that being a garbageman is an overpaid
"cushy" job is echoed by the garbagemen themselves.  I used to work in a shop
which was located next to the garbagetruck motor pool, over the course of
several years I shared many beers with the men that worked there (there may
have been women too, but they didn't hang out at the local tav), almost to a
man they felt they were on easy street.  We're talking about an attitude where
they got to work on time, didn't screw around, etc. because they didn't want to
get fired (I guess their boss was less than ideal, but that was their main
complaint).

And you could pay me enough to collect garbage, but it would have to be a damn
site more than I'm making now.

Peter B