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Originally Posted by fw102807
They are frequently woken up in the middle of the night which wreaks havoc with on their systems. The only shopping that I know of is to a fast food place or supermarket to buy food. Joy rides were to check hydrants or smoke alarms or service calls. They also work weekends and holidays. My husband is a retired FF so I know that this is misinformation.
If you lived on a salary of 33000 a year it was many years ago and probably did not involve life or death situations. Personally I made much more than this to sit in front of a computer.
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A solution to the havoc wreaked on their system would be to abolish the current practice of working 24 on and 48 off. They could go to 3 shifts, and therefore nobody is getting paid while they sleep and nobody is being woke up.
You must have FORGOT about the joy rides to Home Depot, Walmart, and similar places. I have personally witnessed them park the fire truck (the piece of expensive equipment that has a long lead time if it is damaged in an accident) in the parking lot and wander around the store wasting time. Go ahead and claim they are there on official business, and that is why they are looking at car washing supplies...
People in retail, utilities, and others work weekends and holidays...they would love a 20% pay increase too!
When my salary was $33K a year I was not getting paid to sleep, shop, joy ride in expensive equipment, nor sit in front of a computer.
20% pay increase in one year is a ridiculous amount to ask for!