Cop and landlord seem to be the hot potato "professions": you get a lot of money at the expense of being hated by everyone and being acutely aware that the worse things get, the more well-deserved danger you'll be in if and when shit pops off on a large scale.

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Do cops get a lot of money? I wasn't under the impression it's a particularly well paid job, it's not in the UK at least.

[–] da_gay_pussy_eatah@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

Cops in America make a lot of money in a lot of places, especially considering the "qualifications" for the job.

[–] AlkaliMarxist@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they're comparatively well paid for people with no skills or qualifications who sit down most of the day.

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

They get a shit load of benefits and special benefits just for them in many cases.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Alameda Police Department is offering new recruits a $75,000 signing bonus – the highest in the nation – on top of a $113,654 starting salary

https://www.ktvu.com/news/alameda-police-struggles-to-recruit-new-officers-despite-highest-in-nation-signing-bonus

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

In the US you can abuse the shit out of overtime.

It's why you see 12 cops at a traffic stop, if a call goes out in their neighborhood they can trundle over in their plain clothes and shoot the shit and bill 2 hours of overtime.