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Jobs that pay way too much for the work done

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    #62
    deleriumtremens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭deleriumtremens


    Some hospital consultants get a bit too much. Anything over 200,000 for any public job seems ludicrous.
    People in the ESB earn a good lot, so I heard. I doubt their workload is great enough for their paycheck.


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    #63
    CamperMan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭CamperMan


    glaston wrote: »
    Long term unemployed.
    Why should the rest of us pay for people who are too lazy to scratch themselves.


    I agree!!


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    #64
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 23,977 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    pickarooney wrote: »
    How about people who work 70 hour weeks in mercury mines, do they not deserve a fair deal?

    Would they live long enough to spend a "fair deal"?


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    #65
    colsku
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭colsku


    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    :rolleyes:, do unemployed people not pay tax when they buy food or when they pay bills ?

    do unemployed people not pay tax when they buy them selves a drink ? thats the most dumb ass responce ive ever read ....:rolleyes:

    Long-term unemployed people should not have the right to buy food or drink. They should be dumped in the Irish sea because they add absolutely no value to society. Scum! :)


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    #66
    Seifer
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    Stock brokers / investment bankers / financial workers that aren't necessary and end up destroying other peoples lives and businesses through their ineptitude and greed.


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    #67
    sillymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭sillymoo


    Seifer wrote: »
    Stock brokers / investment bankers / financial workers that aren't necessary and end up destroying other peoples lives and businesses through their ineptitude and greed.

    Where's The Citizen when we need him :rolleyes:


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    #68
    Compak
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭Compak


    People in this country are unbelievable. Always moaning about others.
    If a job pays so much for easy work go do it.

    And to think ye can actually consider giving out about drs and pharmacists. Have ye any idea?

    Study all through school to ensure highest points from leaving cert. Then some of hardest courses in college that make people wonder what is this college life they hear about. Then crummy internships.
    But then they are finished!
    No they are not. Masters, specialisations further education, training courses, monthly medical journal publications to keep up to date with.
    Oh yeah then of course any mistakes and you could be sued to pieces and your licence taken off you and its all over. Yeah not much pressure at all.
    If they are getting paid so much for an easy job why dont ye all go do it???????

    A competent dr/ pharmacist/ dentist is never finisehed and fully deserve a high wage for what they do and the pressure/risk of each decision.

    I do however believe that these professionals should be regularly assessed for continuing competency and keeping up with advancements due to the importance of their job. this should be used to ensure they deserve their wages.

    And its hilarious how I have seen little mentions of investment bankers. the one I know have bought housea with bonuses alone, and they have brought the country to its knees


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    #69
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    sillymoo wrote: »
    Where's The Citizen when we need him :rolleyes:

    actually, speaking of that kinda thing......street crime fighters don't get paid enough.

    I was on a nightlink a while back, and some guy starts talking to me. He was talking about how there's too much crime on the street, and wanted me to meet him in town the next night to "clean this place up, like men".

    Poor guy looked homeless, because of the rags he was wearing.

    But i think he was just underpaid :(


    :pac:


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    #70
    Fad
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    shane86 wrote: »
    Teachers. In particular PE teachers. One of ours was morbidly obese, it is unbelieveable that she got paid god knows how much per year (seeing as she was in her 50s and in the job a while) to do no more than tell us to get changed and sit in her car on the colder days (I sh1t you not) smoking while we played football.


    Teachers are NOT overpaid, (PE maybe, but there are very few teachers who only take PE).

    PE in second level is just supervised sport, I dont really see the your problem, its not like you needed to be shown how to play football..........


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    #71
    gubbie
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    deleriumtremens wrote: »
    Some hospital consultants get a bit too much. Anything over 200,000 for any public job seems ludicrous.
    People in the ESB earn a good lot, so I heard. I doubt their workload is great enough for their paycheck.

    Note to self. Work in ESB. They're taking on 50 engineering graduates this year.

    Mam always said that consultants get paid way too much for not enough work. She said dad didn't work enough. I think she just wanted him out of the house though

    Fake celebrities, the Kerry Katona's, Jodie Marsh's, Glenda Gilson's and any Big Brother contestants get paid WAAAAAY to much. They contribute nothing but embarrassment to society. They're the people that will get SO screwed over when magazines and that go bust with this recession. No one to pay them for interviews and they've got no skills... can you imagine Kerry Katona actually working in Iceland stacking shelves?


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    #72
    KamiKazi
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    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    :rolleyes:, do unemployed people not pay tax when they buy food or when they pay bills ?

    do unemployed people not pay tax when they buy them selves a drink ? thats the most dumb ass responce ive ever read ....:rolleyes:


    do unemployed people pay <insert_dole_per_week_figure> every week in tax?


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    #73
    321654
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭321654


    Builders.

    And anyone in a job where they can post on the interweb during the day.

    Smokers who take "Smoke breaks". Whoever is paying them is paying them way too much.


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    #74
    invincibleirish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,219 ✭✭✭invincibleirish


    Compak wrote: »
    People in this country are unbelievable. Always moaning about others.
    If a job pays so much for easy work go do it.

    And to think ye can actually consider giving out about drs and pharmacists. Have ye any idea?

    Study all through school to ensure highest points from leaving cert. Then some of hardest courses in college that make people wonder what is this college life they hear about. Then crummy internships.
    But then they are finished!
    No they are not. Masters, specialisations further education, training courses, monthly medical journal publications to keep up to date with.
    Oh yeah then of course any mistakes and you could be sued to pieces and your licence taken off you and its all over. Yeah not much pressure at all.
    If they are getting paid so much for an easy job why dont ye all go do it???????

    A competent dr/ pharmacist/ dentist is never finisehed and fully deserve a high wage for what they do and the pressure/risk of each decision.

    I do however believe that these professionals should be regularly assessed for continuing competency and keeping up with advancements due to the importance of their job. this should be used to ensure they deserve their wages.

    And its hilarious how I have seen little mentions of investment bankers. the one I know have bought housea with bonuses alone, and they have brought the country to its knees

    - Classic special interest response. No one begrudges peoples right to a decent wage, but the cartel mentality that effects the professional classes in this country means that everyone feels that their exorbitant wage is deserved even when it clearly isn't( consultants greediness well documented).


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    #75
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,151 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Politicians.
    Senior Civil Servants.
    Solicitors / Barristers.
    Property Developers.
    CEO's.
    Z list 'celebs' and the 'journalists' responsible for making them household names...

    Basically anyone who was welcome in the FF tent at the Galway races...


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    #76
    Alicat
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    Nevermind teachers, builders etc, its the Footballers and "celebrities" that get the most shocking money

    According to a paper that reported on his car crash there the other week
    the winger, who is said to earn around £120,000 a week

    For playing a few games of football? :confused:


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    #77
    Compak
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭Compak


    invincibleirish wrote: »
    - Classic special interest response. No one begrudges peoples right to a decent wage, but the cartel mentality that effects the professional classes in this country means that everyone feels that their exorbitant wage is deserved even when it clearly isn't( consultants greediness well documented).

    Consultants get paid for what they know as well as what they do. You are talking about 8-12 years initial training and numerous continuous training courses after.
    Yet consultants were making less than builders, bankers and many others in our recent boom. I know interns who worked 120 hrs a week. Consultants have a great life but a truely hard time getting there.

    As stated before why dont so many more people not become consultants, then competition can occur and prices come down.The reason most people would be unable to put in such work for this important job. And nothing to ddo with cartel as we are ahort on consultants and often hire form other countries

    But continue giving out while a model gets paid thousands for her ability to pose or a footballer can spend a million in one night in a casino. I would not even begrudge these people as market forces dictate what they get paid. these market forces are "we the people"


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    #78
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    If you ever go to the dog racing stadiums, you will see Tote desks where you can place bets. The people sitting behind those desks work for three hours a night, sitting there pressing a simple combination of buttons, and taking in and giving out money. For those three hours of unskilled work they get €50. Unsurprisingly, the Irish Greyhound Board that employs them is a state company.


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    #79
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Húrin wrote: »
    If you ever go to the dog racing stadiums, you will see Tote desks where you can place bets. The people sitting behind those desks work for three hours a night, sitting there pressing a simple combination of buttons, and taking in and giving out money. For those three hours of unskilled work they get €50. Unsurprisingly, the Irish Greyhound Board that employs them is a state company.

    3 hours on a saturday night. €50 is not bad to be honest. What kind of twisted begrudger are you?

    I get paid quite a bit for my hobby. And what I get paid depends on where I do it. Before xmas I did it in Kilkenny. Started at 11 and finished at 1:30. And I got €300. But usually i start at about 11:30 til 2 and get €150. And I love it. Any takers on what it is?


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    #80
    invincibleirish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,219 ✭✭✭invincibleirish


    Compak wrote: »
    Consultants get paid for what they know as well as what they do. You are talking about 8-12 years initial training and numerous continuous training courses after.
    Yet consultants were making less than builders, bankers and many others in our recent boom. I know interns who worked 120 hrs a week. Consultants have a great life but a truely hard time getting there.

    As stated before why dont so many more people not become consultants, then competition can occur and prices come down.The reason most people would be unable to put in such work for this important job. And nothing to ddo with cartel as we are ahort on consultants and often hire form other countries

    But continue giving out while a model gets paid thousands for her ability to pose or a footballer can spend a million in one night in a casino. I would not even begrudge these people as market forces dictate what they get paid. these market forces are "we the people"

    I'm sorry but you sound like every other med student snob who believes truly that they are worth every penny of what they will earn. The consultants are greedy, they have negotiated a sweetheart deal with the Gov which first and foremost is about their personal enrichment and nothing else.

    Taxpayers don't pay footballers wages, its obscene the public/private relationship in this country and the way its led to a 2 tier health system wit hall the negative effects that leads to, as said already the health system in this country is first and foremost about enriching those with their fingers in the pie.


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    #81
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Wow, a lot of bitter jealous people here!

    It seems like most "qualified" occupations have been listed here at this stage, but at the end of the day, many of you wouldn't be living in the house you're in right now without the developer who bought the land and built the estate. In building your estate, he would have created much employment in the form of labourers, bricklayers, engineers, sub-contractors etc. he would have employed the services of a solicitor to secure the land and ensure title and rights of way etc are in order, and used the services of an accountant to keep the figures in check. Does he not deserve to benefit from this?

    Does a doctor who has spent years studying hard, working long hours, treating terrible afflictions and facing difficult decisions every day not deserve to be adequately compensated?

    There are some jobs that are absurdly paid but be fair and don't pick on those who put in the education, training, effort, commitment and in many cases, their own money, getting themselves to the stage in life they are today.


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    #82
    jester77
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    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    3 hours on a saturday night. €50 is not bad to be honest. What kind of twisted begrudger are you?

    I get paid quite a bit for my hobby. And what I get paid depends on where I do it. Before xmas I did it in Kilkenny. Started at 11 and finished at 1:30. And I got €300. But usually i start at about 11:30 til 2 and get €150. And I love it. Any takers on what it is?

    Personal ID Analyst?


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    #83
    321654
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭321654


    Húrin wrote: »
    If you ever go to the dog racing stadiums, you will see Tote desks where you can place bets. The people sitting behind those desks work for three hours a night, sitting there pressing a simple combination of buttons, and taking in and giving out money. For those three hours of unskilled work they get €50. Unsurprisingly, the Irish Greyhound Board that employs them is a state company.


    I would expect that an hour.


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    #84
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    3 hours on a saturday night. €50 is not bad to be honest. What kind of twisted begrudger are you?

    I get paid quite a bit for my hobby. And what I get paid depends on where I do it. Before xmas I did it in Kilkenny. Started at 11 and finished at 1:30. And I got €300. But usually i start at about 11:30 til 2 and get €150. And I love it. Any takers on what it is?

    Prostitute?


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    #85
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    close!


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    #86
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    close!

    Stripogram


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    #87
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Nah, he wasn't really close. DJ is the answer. I thought I'd see it somewhere else in the thread to be honest.


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    #88
    Húrin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,045 ✭✭✭Húrin


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    3 hours on a saturday night. €50 is not bad to be honest. What kind of twisted begrudger are you?
    Remember that the work involves less skill than working in a bar, and yet still earns more money. Totally unjustified.


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    #89
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭ [Deleted User]


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    3 hours on a saturday night. €50 is not bad to be honest. What kind of twisted begrudger are you?

    I get paid quite a bit for my hobby. And what I get paid depends on where I do it. Before xmas I did it in Kilkenny. Started at 11 and finished at 1:30. And I got €300. But usually i start at about 11:30 til 2 and get €150. And I love it. Any takers on what it is?
    Too late!


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    #90
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    Nah, he wasn't really close. DJ is the answer. I thought I'd see it somewhere else in the thread to be honest.

    ah those rates will be coming down soon enough.


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    #91
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    You'd think so...but I'd doubt it. What good would a night club be without a DJ?


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