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Minimum Wage
12/06/2012 - Anonymous
I am really sick of hearing about testers whining about making a dollar above minimum wage and having to work 50+ hours a week. QQ More.

You think you deserve more than that because you had to sign a contract saying you won’t tell anyone about the game details because you’re some kind of spy?  $10.50 an hour x50 a week is too low for you?  Let me tell you my story.  I’m a Pilot.  I have a Masters in Aviation Education and flight school was another 2 years.  I made $8.75 an hour working as a pilot.  75 cents LESS than minimum wage.

How is that legal?  Because my wage is $17.50/hr but I only get paid for time when the engine is running.  If I’m doing paperwork, flight planning, pre-flight checking the plane, or refueling, I’m not getting paid.  On a good day, I work 8am to midnight and get paid for 8 hours.

On a bad day, if weather is bad and a flight is delayed, I work 8am to 6pm and get paid for an hour or two.  $8.75 is the best case, where my schedule is booked and I am working back to back flights.  If I have an hour in between I don’t get paid.  Days when I worked full time and made less than $40 were typical.

Then one day I was working so hard I had to skip breakfast, then work though lunch, I passed out for a few seconds from low blood sugar.  I lost my medical certificate so I can’t fly anymore.  I was let go with no unemployment, no severance, and huge debts. I never had medical insurance because the company says I only “worked” 18 hours a week, so I can’t even afford the medical tests to prove that it won’t happen again.

All I want to do is get back to work at my dull, minimum wage job, where the most exciting thing ever is when your co-pilot passed out for a few seconds.  So you guys can stop complaining about your $500 a week, and poor job security.  Because I was making $300 and had even less security.  Recent posts sound like a bunch of spoiled babies.
	Minimum Wage
	12/06/2012 - Anonymous
	I am really sick of hearing about testers whining about making a dollar above minimum wage and having to work 50+ hours a week. QQ More.

	You think you deserve more than that because you had to sign a contract saying you won’t tell anyone about the game details because you’re some kind of spy? $10.50 an hour x50 a week is too low for you? Let me tell you my story. I’m a Pilot. I have a Masters in Aviation Education and flight school was another 2 years. I made $8.75 an hour working as a pilot. 75 cents LESS than minimum wage.

	How is that legal? Because my wage is $17.50/hr but I only get paid for time when the engine is running. If I’m doing paperwork, flight planning, pre-flight checking the plane, or refueling, I’m not getting paid. On a good day, I work 8am to midnight and get paid for 8 hours.

	On a bad day, if weather is bad and a flight is delayed, I work 8am to 6pm and get paid for an hour or two. $8.75 is the best case, where my schedule is booked and I am working back to back flights. If I have an hour in between I don’t get paid. Days when I worked full time and made less than $40 were typical.

	Then one day I was working so hard I had to skip breakfast, then work though lunch, I passed out for a few seconds from low blood sugar. I lost my medical certificate so I can’t fly anymore. I was let go with no unemployment, no severance, and huge debts. I never had medical insurance because the company says I only “worked” 18 hours a week, so I can’t even afford the medical tests to prove that it won’t happen again.

	All I want to do is get back to work at my dull, minimum wage job, where the most exciting thing ever is when your co-pilot passed out for a few seconds. So you guys can stop complaining about your $500 a week, and poor job security. Because I was making $300 and had even less security. Recent posts sound like a bunch of spoiled babies.