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I used to work in the casinos in Colorado, as did my wife, we worked our way through the last couple of years of college and met while working up there in the late 90s. Let me tell you about those jobs.
We both worked 4 10 hour shifts Thursday thru Sunday, mid shifts from 4pm to 2am.
My wife worked as a bartender, where she was paid $10 hr plus tips equaling approximately $45,000 a year for the 3 years she was up there. On top of that she got full medical, Dental, and vision insurance at $45 a month, a 1 to 1 match up to 5% on her 401k, the company paid 100% of the bus fees for transportation up to the casino from Denver, and she got 3 weeks paid vacation every year.
I worked as a slot technician, where I fixed slot machines and paid jackpots. I was paid $14 hr plus tips, working out to $52,000 a year + overtime as a grave yard security for another casino 2 nights a week(prior to casinos opening 24 hours a day) where I was paid $12 an hour to literally make sure the tapes were changes on the camera's and that nobody bothered the building (in other words watch tv/sleep and work for 10 minutes a night). Combined I made $63,000 a year for both years I was up there. On top of that I get a 1 to 1 match on my 401k up to 5%, my medical, dental, and vision insurance was $22 a month, my bus transportation was also free, and I got 2 weeks paid vacation.
I have friends that transferred out to Vegas and they went from making $50,000 a year to $70,000+.
Now you have to remember this was 13-14 years ago, when the median household income in denver was right around $45,000 a year. so both my wife and I were making more then half of the households in the Denver metro area by ourselves.
Now if those are the jobs that people have a problem with, then they need to get their heads screwed on straight, most waitresses and bartenders I know are lucky if they make $30,000 a year. Just a few weeks ago there were articles all over the paper bragging about Xerox moving a call center to northern Colorado paying on average $26,000 a year. There were several people I worked with that had never made more then $24,000 a year in their lifetime before going to work in those casinos. While casino jobs require hard work when they are busy, they are great jobs for people without many real skills, they pay better then alternative jobs and allow people to provide a decent lifestyle for their families. In fact those are the jobs we need a ton more of in this country.
I used to work in the casinos in Colorado, as did my wife, we worked our way through the last couple of years of college and met while working up there in the late 90s. Let me tell you about those jobs.
We both worked 4 10 hour shifts Thursday thru Sunday, mid shifts from 4pm to 2am.
My wife worked as a bartender, where she was paid $10 hr plus tips equaling approximately $45,000 a year for the 3 years she was up there. On top of that she got full medical, Dental, and vision insurance at $45 a month, a 1 to 1 match up to 5% on her 401k, the company paid 100% of the bus fees for transportation up to the casino from Denver, and she got 3 weeks paid vacation every year.
I worked as a slot technician, where I fixed slot machines and paid jackpots. I was paid $14 hr plus tips, working out to $52,000 a year + overtime as a grave yard security for another casino 2 nights a week(prior to casinos opening 24 hours a day) where I was paid $12 an hour to literally make sure the tapes were changes on the camera's and that nobody bothered the building (in other words watch tv/sleep and work for 10 minutes a night). Combined I made $63,000 a year for both years I was up there. On top of that I get a 1 to 1 match on my 401k up to 5%, my medical, dental, and vision insurance was $22 a month, my bus transportation was also free, and I got 2 weeks paid vacation.
I have friends that transferred out to Vegas and they went from making $50,000 a year to $70,000+.
Now you have to remember this was 13-14 years ago, when the median household income in denver was right around $45,000 a year. so both my wife and I were making more then half of the households in the Denver metro area by ourselves.
Now if those are the jobs that people have a problem with, then they need to get their heads screwed on straight, most waitresses and bartenders I know are lucky if they make $30,000 a year. Just a few weeks ago there were articles all over the paper bragging about Xerox moving a call center to northern Colorado paying on average $26,000 a year. There were several people I worked with that had never made more then $24,000 a year in their lifetime before going to work in those casinos. While casino jobs require hard work when they are busy, they are great jobs for people without many real skills, they pay better then alternative jobs and allow people to provide a decent lifestyle for their families. In fact those are the jobs we need a ton more of in this country.
Yup, that is not surprising. You have to pay people well to service customers that could be spending $1000s a day or more. A quick search on Glassdoor.com shows salaries for all kinds of employees at Wynn casinos/hotels and they do look like some well taken care of employees.
Wynn voted for Obama in 2008. Glad a successful businessman who tried to give "Hope and Change" a chance sees the folly of giving the marxist 4 more years.
FOUR MORE WEEKS TILL WE TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY AND SOCIALISTS LOSE!!!
Let him close......If his company is profitable someone else will reopen the same type of operation and hire people.
Its people like this that make me want to vote for Obama.
Absolutely!
We heard all of this before in the UK when the Govt. raised taxes on the Wealthy..... The Bosses were all going to move their companies abroad...... did they heck..... they knew where their bread was buttered and stayed in the UK and lost their blackmailing power after that.
Let him close......If his company is profitable someone else will reopen the same type of operation and hire people.
Its people like this that make me want to vote for Obama.
That is a completely absurd way of thinking. The only person that should make you want to vote for Obama is Obama himself. The actions of people that have literally zero influence on the policies of a president should have literally zero influence on how you vote. What has Obama done that earns your vote? Forget random strangers.
That is a completely absurd way of thinking. The only person that should make you want to vote for Obama is Obama himself. The actions of people that have literally zero influence on the policies of a president should have literally zero influence on how you vote. What has Obama done that earns your vote? Forget random strangers.
What has Obama done?????????????????
Are you NOT looking at the economy now?
"U.S. foreclosure rates have dropped to a five-year low with the smallest number of homes set to be seized by lenders since 2007."[/SIZE]
Unemployment below 8%
Job gains every month
House prices have risen.
Our Auto Industry is booming
Wall street has recovered................
Things are better than 4 years ago and the financial analysts agree on this
Man must think he's operating in a communist country or something by telling his workers who to vote for.
This is CORPORATE AMERICA, and this is what they do to try to defeat a democrat.
No wonder the occupy movement hates these people.
He didn't tell them for whom to vote.
He told them the ramifications of the business & tax environment he believes will continue if President Obama is re elected.
This is what everyone does; try to convince people that what you believe and support is what is best. If they didn't believe it was best, they wouldn't support it.
The occupy "movement" hates these people because they are successful and unapologetic.
What has Obama done?????????????????
Are you NOT looking at the economy now?
"U.S. foreclosure rates have dropped to a five-year low with the smallest number of homes set to be seized by lenders since 2007."[/SIZE]
Unemployment below 8%
Job gains every month
House prices have risen.
Our Auto Industry is booming
Wall street has recovered................
Things are better than 4 years ago and the financial analysts agree on this
Get a grip, I'm questioning the OPs rational for why they are voting the way they are. They said they are voting for president based on the actions of a private citizen, which is absurd.
And btw, some of those things you mention are not exactly proven or convincing to me at this point...especially saying "Wall Street has recovered" that is VERY far fetched. Also, saying that financial analysts agree is a stretch...there are just as many that do not agree.
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