The math isn’t mathing. Can you give more detail as to the costs that total $70mn for 134 lifeguards? It’s not in total comp. Every one of them would need to make 522k+ to reach that number.
Don't you feel sorry for these poor government employees? Hahaha
And people wonder why taxes and cost of living is out of control in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and other left wing/liberal locales. I have a retired fireman family member in NJ, who has been retired since age, 52 making $140,000/year + lifetime "Gold-plated" healthcare and other benefits.
The pay these people receive is pure theft...folly..unsustainable, and against the very concept, "For the greater good.'
My guess is these people are being overpaid to look the other way in times of disasters. AND to keep their mouths shut if/when the media ask for commentary or opinions during times of anomalies in fires, weather, ocean events...you name it. They are being over paid to be 'mum'.
What's the point here? That you cmd+f "lifeguard" and found people that make more than you think they should? These positions are responsible for protecting people over 70 miles coastline, not sitting by a pool and doing next to nothing.
I remember when I was a lifeguard as a summer job between college semesters making minimum wage. the worst part of the job was putting up with six year olds in beginning swimming classes. and there was no overtime, ever.
Holy Hell! "The top-paid lifeguard in LA county was compensated more than $500,000 in 2024; and over the past 5 years, a single lifeguard was able to pull down $702,000 – in overtime alone!"
The math isn’t mathing. Can you give more detail as to the costs that total $70mn for 134 lifeguards? It’s not in total comp. Every one of them would need to make 522k+ to reach that number.
Yeah, if the top 134 lifeguards earned a total of $70.8 million, that would mean each of those 134 earned on average $528,358
But the claim is that the top earner made $523,351. Which would make averaging of $528k mathematically impossible.
Math ain’t mathing at all
Remarkable how generous we are to important public servants. Those salaries seem well beyond most citizens.
Don't you feel sorry for these poor government employees? Hahaha
And people wonder why taxes and cost of living is out of control in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and other left wing/liberal locales. I have a retired fireman family member in NJ, who has been retired since age, 52 making $140,000/year + lifetime "Gold-plated" healthcare and other benefits.
The pay these people receive is pure theft...folly..unsustainable, and against the very concept, "For the greater good.'
I'm going to quit telling kids who don't want to go to college to consider the army and tell them to apply for a lifeguard position in LA.
My guess is these people are being overpaid to look the other way in times of disasters. AND to keep their mouths shut if/when the media ask for commentary or opinions during times of anomalies in fires, weather, ocean events...you name it. They are being over paid to be 'mum'.
What's the point here? That you cmd+f "lifeguard" and found people that make more than you think they should? These positions are responsible for protecting people over 70 miles coastline, not sitting by a pool and doing next to nothing.
Oh! And none of this is a secret, here's open California's compensation for every employee: https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2023/los-angeles/
I remember when I was a lifeguard as a summer job between college semesters making minimum wage. the worst part of the job was putting up with six year olds in beginning swimming classes. and there was no overtime, ever.
Wow! How much do they pay firefighters, policemen, and other safety personnel? they all put themselves in harms way to save others.
The people living there vote for this. No sympathy. Don't bring this malfeasance to my locality.
Holy Hell! "The top-paid lifeguard in LA county was compensated more than $500,000 in 2024; and over the past 5 years, a single lifeguard was able to pull down $702,000 – in overtime alone!"
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-plot-to-get-rfk/