d*f
2 楼
The $100,000 job: Garbage workers
When Noel Molina smells trash, he smells money. Lots of it.
Molina and his co-worker, Tony Sankar, have been picking trash together for
a decade in New York City.
They've seen, and smelled, it all. Stale fish, footlong rats, dead pigs and
cows. Countless drunks have heckled them. And yes, one time Sankar saw a
human leg in a dumpster.
They work the graveyard shift -- 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. -- rain or shine, ice cold
or burning hot.
And yet, they love their job. Part of the reason is they get paid well for
their hard work.
"Your trash is my money," Molina, 32, says with a baby-faced grin.
Molina made $112,000 last year as a garbage truck driver and Sankar made $
100,000 as a helper, riding on the back of the truck. Their wages have grown
in eight of the last nine years, according to their bosses, brothers David
and Jerry Antonacci, owners of Crown Container, a waste management company.
Related: Workers' rage over move to Mexico caught on video
Molina dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and he's worked at Crown
for 10 years. He says his starting salary was about $80,000. Sankar too
dropped out of school before migrating to the U.S. from Guyana 20 years ago.
Not everyone makes six figures, but most trash workers are doing better than
high school dropouts and even graduates.
Nationwide, the annual salary for a garbage truck driver is $40,000,
according to the Labor Department. Across all professions, high school
dropouts earn about $24,000, while high school graduates make $30,000
annually, according to the U.S. Education Department.
Molina and Sankar are aware that they outearn many people with a college
degree.
Guys who go to college might not make the kind of money "(I make) on the
back of a garbage truck, picking up trash," says Sankar.
garbage workers animation
Related: The $100k job: Be an apprentice
Not only do they earn a good salary, their wages are growing faster than the
average too. Nationwide, wages for trash workers have grown 18%, which is a
lot faster than the 14% average for all workers since the recession ended
in June 2009.
That's because it's not easy to find workers in the business. Employers can'
t find qualified truck drivers, landfill operators or mechanics.
David Antonacci says he got 50 applications when he advertised for a truck
driver's job. Only four applicants had a commercial drivers license and all
four had penalties on their licenses. So Antonacci couldn't hire any of them.
Related: Yelp CEO responds to employee letter on low wages
That lack of available talent is one key reason why Antonacci and others in
the industry have given out raises at a faster pace than the national
average.
It's the same story in other parts of the country. Kathy Morris runs a waste
management facility in Davenport, Iowa, and she's raised wages to retain
employees.
"Not only has the demand for workers increased but (so have) the types of
skills," says Morris, director of the Waste Commission of Scott County. The
landfill operators at her site make about $50,000 a year.
garbage worker more money
Related: British oil industry warns it may collapse
It's far from an easy job. Beyond the stench, Molina and Sankar lift heavy
trash bags every night, weave through traffic, and talk to each other
constantly for safety. They work a lot too -- 55 to 60 hours a week.
Outside of physically grueling work, negative stigmas deter young adults
from applying even though the barrier for entry isn't high: private trash
companies don't require a high school diploma. Truck drivers need a
commercial drivers license, which some employers will train employees for.
But there's job security, says David Biderman, executive director of Solid
Waste Association of North America, the association that represents
thousands of waste management workers.
Biderman argues the waste industry offers long-term job security for working
class folks. Both Molina and Sankar have full health care coverage and a
401(k) retirement account. If they leave the job, they are entitled to
severance pay too.
Related: Why you should worry about cheap oil
garbage truck guys smiling
Noel Molina and Tony Sankar,
"We're one of the very few blue collar jobs that can't be outsourced to
China," he says.
There are also new opportunities in trash. New types of recycling have
created more jobs. At Morris' site in Iowa, she has a crew that only
separate recycling for wood, roof shingles, kitchen appliances and
electronics.
Morris has 45 employees now, up from 35 in 2009. Morris plans to hire six
more people this year to handle a new recycling system.
Nationally, there are 50,000 more trash workers today than there were in
2010, according to Labor Department data.
Given the shortage of workers, some of them can hope to earn the six-figure
salaries of Molina and Sankar, who are members of a labor union that helps
negotiate higher salaries.
Related: 1 million Walmart workers get a raise
Molina is buying his first house, a 4-bedroom in Freeport, New York.
Divorced with three kids, Molina wants them to have a place outside the city.
Sankar, 48, supports eight of his nine kids -- the oldest is an adult.
On a cold February night, Sankar and Molina were on their route when a young
man asked Sankar if Crown was hiring. Sankar gave the young man the company
's address and said to call. When told how much Sankar makes, the young man
was in disbelief:
"No, I wouldn't believe that."
Sankar picked up the last bag at the site, chucked it into the back, jumped
onto the truck and smiled.
"It's a good paying job," said Sankar, laughing into the winter night.
When Noel Molina smells trash, he smells money. Lots of it.
Molina and his co-worker, Tony Sankar, have been picking trash together for
a decade in New York City.
They've seen, and smelled, it all. Stale fish, footlong rats, dead pigs and
cows. Countless drunks have heckled them. And yes, one time Sankar saw a
human leg in a dumpster.
They work the graveyard shift -- 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. -- rain or shine, ice cold
or burning hot.
And yet, they love their job. Part of the reason is they get paid well for
their hard work.
"Your trash is my money," Molina, 32, says with a baby-faced grin.
Molina made $112,000 last year as a garbage truck driver and Sankar made $
100,000 as a helper, riding on the back of the truck. Their wages have grown
in eight of the last nine years, according to their bosses, brothers David
and Jerry Antonacci, owners of Crown Container, a waste management company.
Related: Workers' rage over move to Mexico caught on video
Molina dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and he's worked at Crown
for 10 years. He says his starting salary was about $80,000. Sankar too
dropped out of school before migrating to the U.S. from Guyana 20 years ago.
Not everyone makes six figures, but most trash workers are doing better than
high school dropouts and even graduates.
Nationwide, the annual salary for a garbage truck driver is $40,000,
according to the Labor Department. Across all professions, high school
dropouts earn about $24,000, while high school graduates make $30,000
annually, according to the U.S. Education Department.
Molina and Sankar are aware that they outearn many people with a college
degree.
Guys who go to college might not make the kind of money "(I make) on the
back of a garbage truck, picking up trash," says Sankar.
garbage workers animation
Related: The $100k job: Be an apprentice
Not only do they earn a good salary, their wages are growing faster than the
average too. Nationwide, wages for trash workers have grown 18%, which is a
lot faster than the 14% average for all workers since the recession ended
in June 2009.
That's because it's not easy to find workers in the business. Employers can'
t find qualified truck drivers, landfill operators or mechanics.
David Antonacci says he got 50 applications when he advertised for a truck
driver's job. Only four applicants had a commercial drivers license and all
four had penalties on their licenses. So Antonacci couldn't hire any of them.
Related: Yelp CEO responds to employee letter on low wages
That lack of available talent is one key reason why Antonacci and others in
the industry have given out raises at a faster pace than the national
average.
It's the same story in other parts of the country. Kathy Morris runs a waste
management facility in Davenport, Iowa, and she's raised wages to retain
employees.
"Not only has the demand for workers increased but (so have) the types of
skills," says Morris, director of the Waste Commission of Scott County. The
landfill operators at her site make about $50,000 a year.
garbage worker more money
Related: British oil industry warns it may collapse
It's far from an easy job. Beyond the stench, Molina and Sankar lift heavy
trash bags every night, weave through traffic, and talk to each other
constantly for safety. They work a lot too -- 55 to 60 hours a week.
Outside of physically grueling work, negative stigmas deter young adults
from applying even though the barrier for entry isn't high: private trash
companies don't require a high school diploma. Truck drivers need a
commercial drivers license, which some employers will train employees for.
But there's job security, says David Biderman, executive director of Solid
Waste Association of North America, the association that represents
thousands of waste management workers.
Biderman argues the waste industry offers long-term job security for working
class folks. Both Molina and Sankar have full health care coverage and a
401(k) retirement account. If they leave the job, they are entitled to
severance pay too.
Related: Why you should worry about cheap oil
garbage truck guys smiling
Noel Molina and Tony Sankar,
"We're one of the very few blue collar jobs that can't be outsourced to
China," he says.
There are also new opportunities in trash. New types of recycling have
created more jobs. At Morris' site in Iowa, she has a crew that only
separate recycling for wood, roof shingles, kitchen appliances and
electronics.
Morris has 45 employees now, up from 35 in 2009. Morris plans to hire six
more people this year to handle a new recycling system.
Nationally, there are 50,000 more trash workers today than there were in
2010, according to Labor Department data.
Given the shortage of workers, some of them can hope to earn the six-figure
salaries of Molina and Sankar, who are members of a labor union that helps
negotiate higher salaries.
Related: 1 million Walmart workers get a raise
Molina is buying his first house, a 4-bedroom in Freeport, New York.
Divorced with three kids, Molina wants them to have a place outside the city.
Sankar, 48, supports eight of his nine kids -- the oldest is an adult.
On a cold February night, Sankar and Molina were on their route when a young
man asked Sankar if Crown was hiring. Sankar gave the young man the company
's address and said to call. When told how much Sankar makes, the young man
was in disbelief:
"No, I wouldn't believe that."
Sankar picked up the last bag at the site, chucked it into the back, jumped
onto the truck and smiled.
"It's a good paying job," said Sankar, laughing into the winter night.
u*q
3 楼
太老的没有rolling code容易被邻居的opener打开
l*t
4 楼
老邱咋不干这个
q*a
5 楼
先给滑轮上润滑油，若还不行的，就是导轨变形，需要请人调整导轨。
l*o
6 楼
这工作没华裔的份
k*r
7 楼
谢谢大家的建议。
邻居也可能打开我家的车库吗？
确实好几年没上油了， 但是没油或是轨道问题，怎么会影响车库开关呢？
没经验瞎问的。
邻居也可能打开我家的车库吗？
确实好几年没上油了， 但是没油或是轨道问题，怎么会影响车库开关呢？
没经验瞎问的。
A*n
8 楼
恭闻吾皇至圣深
喜见兰亭烟景初
贺杯环骑舞优倡
喜君对门讨鱼鲁
喜见兰亭烟景初
贺杯环骑舞优倡
喜君对门讨鱼鲁
D*3
9 楼
如果有手动开关的话检查有没有东西导致开关短路。
s*2
10 楼
没有rolling code
家里是不是有无线鼠标键盘？
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 今天家里车库自动打开，在没人碰开关的情况下，两次了，非常诡异。
: 请问大家有遇到类似的问题过吗？
: 这要是发生在晚上可怎么办。。。。。
家里是不是有无线鼠标键盘？
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 今天家里车库自动打开，在没人碰开关的情况下，两次了，非常诡异。
: 请问大家有遇到类似的问题过吗？
: 这要是发生在晚上可怎么办。。。。。
L*r
11 楼
被邻居家的遥控钥匙打开了
b*e
12 楼
白天把所有遥控收集放一起，拆掉电池，如果不开就不是墙上开关的问题，一个个排除呗
新的遥控都是rolling code的，需要手动匹配才能遥控车库门，都不能复制，应该不是
邻居的开了你的门。旧的倒有可能被复制了。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 今天家里车库自动打开，在没人碰开关的情况下，两次了，非常诡异。
: 请问大家有遇到类似的问题过吗？
: 这要是发生在晚上可怎么办。。。。。
新的遥控都是rolling code的，需要手动匹配才能遥控车库门，都不能复制，应该不是
邻居的开了你的门。旧的倒有可能被复制了。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 今天家里车库自动打开，在没人碰开关的情况下，两次了，非常诡异。
: 请问大家有遇到类似的问题过吗？
: 这要是发生在晚上可怎么办。。。。。
k*r
13 楼
我打算明天把所有遥控和车库门都重置一下不知道行不行。。。。是不是频率会被换一
下
下
c*o
14 楼
楼主又没有说车库是新的
除呗
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 白天把所有遥控收集放一起，拆掉电池，如果不开就不是墙上开关的问题，一个个排除呗
: 新的遥控都是rolling code的，需要手动匹配才能遥控车库门，都不能复制，应该不是
: 邻居的开了你的门。旧的倒有可能被复制了。
除呗
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 白天把所有遥控收集放一起，拆掉电池，如果不开就不是墙上开关的问题，一个个排除呗
: 新的遥控都是rolling code的，需要手动匹配才能遥控车库门，都不能复制，应该不是
: 邻居的开了你的门。旧的倒有可能被复制了。
m*s
15 楼
有可能换成了和另一个邻居家一样的频率。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 我打算明天把所有遥控和车库门都重置一下不知道行不行。。。。是不是频率会被换一
: 下
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 我打算明天把所有遥控和车库门都重置一下不知道行不行。。。。是不是频率会被换一
: 下
k*r
16 楼
不是新车库
【在 c****o 的大作中提到】
: 楼主又没有说车库是新的
:
: 除呗
【在 c****o 的大作中提到】
: 楼主又没有说车库是新的
:
: 除呗
S*v
17 楼
hard reset all your remote controls.
S*v
18 楼
hard reset all your remote controls.
k*r
19 楼
I think so. thx
【在 S****v 的大作中提到】
: hard reset all your remote controls.
【在 S****v 的大作中提到】
: hard reset all your remote controls.
L*d
20 楼
请个法师过来打场斋
k*r
21 楼
haha, expensive?
【在 L*****d 的大作中提到】
: 请个法师过来打场斋
【在 L*****d 的大作中提到】
: 请个法师过来打场斋
b*e
22 楼
我说的新旧是指你的遥控器是不是rolling code那种
不是指你安装时间
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 不是新车库
不是指你安装时间
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 不是新车库
k*r
23 楼
完全不懂啊。。。。前房主几年前留下来的，带闪烁银光灯的。。。
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 我说的新旧是指你的遥控器是不是rolling code那种
: 不是指你安装时间
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 我说的新旧是指你的遥控器是不是rolling code那种
: 不是指你安装时间
b*e
24 楼
你描述一万遍不如拍个照。。。。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 完全不懂啊。。。。前房主几年前留下来的，带闪烁银光灯的。。。
【在 k****r 的大作中提到】
: 完全不懂啊。。。。前房主几年前留下来的，带闪烁银光灯的。。。
k*r
25 楼
就是这个LiftMaster， 谢谢，
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 你描述一万遍不如拍个照。。。。
【在 b******e 的大作中提到】
: 你描述一万遍不如拍个照。。。。
e*i
26 楼
and the neighbor's last name is "Wong"
【在 L*r 的大作中提到】
: 被邻居家的遥控钥匙打开了
【在 L*r 的大作中提到】
: 被邻居家的遥控钥匙打开了
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