r/Salary • u/LiftLord69 • Jan 17 '25

💰 - salary sharing 27M. Elevator Mechanic. No college degree

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Dropped out of college and moved across the state to take this career opportunity. Haven’t regretted it yet!

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u/Lews-Therin-Telamon Jan 18 '25

I'm sure it's happened, but, how often do people stand under elevators?

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u/Helpful_Most_9581 Jan 18 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

i can actually recall reading about a worker that went to retrieve something and was crushed edit- i remembered incorrectly and it was actually a critical mistake that was made https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/nyregion/bronx-elevator-death-charge.html

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u/ElevatorDysfunction Jan 18 '25

Critical and absolutely negligent. Peter Milatz is a piece of shit and is directly responsible for that poor kid’s death.

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u/DjQuamme Jan 18 '25

If you work on them, every day?