cyu@sh.itjust.worksM to unions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoNickelodeon exploits desires to work on "dream jobs": Getting in and realizing it paid the same as or less than most retail jobs was horrifying.labornotes.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13cross-posted to: unions@lemmy.mliwwunion@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkNickelodeon exploits desires to work on "dream jobs": Getting in and realizing it paid the same as or less than most retail jobs was horrifying.labornotes.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksM to unions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: unions@lemmy.mliwwunion@lemmy.ml
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-25 months agoMy wife fell into the same trap… She wanted sooooo badly to say she “worked for Apple” and got hired by a contractor called ACS doing Apple Care support. She knuckled down, got her certifications, got promoted to tier 2 tech support… and was making $10 an hour. This was in like 2010. I was like “Ohhhh… nononono no. Tier 2 + certs? I was making $20 an hour in 1996 as Tier 1 with zero certs.” ACS was a totally abusive relationship. So glad she got out.
My wife fell into the same trap…
She wanted sooooo badly to say she “worked for Apple” and got hired by a contractor called ACS doing Apple Care support.
She knuckled down, got her certifications, got promoted to tier 2 tech support… and was making $10 an hour. This was in like 2010.
I was like “Ohhhh… nononono no. Tier 2 + certs? I was making $20 an hour in 1996 as Tier 1 with zero certs.”
ACS was a totally abusive relationship. So glad she got out.