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Teacher leaves for Costco Job and gets paid way more. (www.cnbc.com)
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In 2022, 31-year-old Maggie Perkins quit her eight-year teaching job and got a job at Costco. She doesn't regret the decision, and she's never been happier. Here's a look at a day in the life working at Costco.

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[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She’s also working less and happier with the work.

Really this reads like paid advertising for CostCo because this person isn’t paid 50% more as an entry level Costco warehouse worker thank she was as a teacher. She’s now a corporate worker doing internal training for Costco.

Which is fine, and doesn’t somehow undercut the complaint that teachers are underpaid. But it makes this read more like an ad then some sort of honest comparison.

[–] An_Ugly_Bastard@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really does, but She did compare it when she was entry level. She said she made a little less than when she was teaching. However, I’d take this over 20+ hrs of unpaid overtime a week.

[–] uberkalden@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The headline is definitely click bait. Makes it sound like she's a worker drone walking the floor at your local Costco. She took a corporate office job. The problems with teacher wages and hours are very real, but she also doesn't get summers off anymore. Not sure if she accounted for that in her 50% pay bump either.

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Lotta teachers work other jobs over the summer to make ends meet, too