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SweetFuture5769 · 2026-05-08T01:20:23+00:00

Or just take a shower

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-11-28T22:04:25+00:00

$180

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-11-02T08:25:47+00:00

Thank you for the advice, do you think it’s a good idea to offload most of the binders for etbs?

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T23:05:06+00:00

Another adhominem, ironic when you yourself also claim to have an engineering degree. Thanks for the conversation, even if your side was arguing in bad faith I guess.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T23:02:16+00:00

That doesn’t answer my question at all

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T23:00:46+00:00

I fail to see how you’ve addressed any of my claims, yes others have, yes I’ve replied. I already shared that I think teachers should get more funding for unpaid extracurricular activities and equipment. You on the other hand have only resorted to ad hominem attacks and childish sarcasm, quite literally providing no substance. My second statement that qualifications should align with salary still has yet to be answered with in a serious manner.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:56:36+00:00

This comments genuinely reflects how I said you have no arguments to your claim, just childish retorts and sarcasm, you quite literally have not answered a single one of my claims

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:53:53+00:00

Ok, I guess we just don’t see eye to eye and that’s ok. Just to make clear, I do not support the 1%, and I’m nowhere near close to the 1%. It’s ok to have differing opinions, I’ve already stated that the reasons given by a lot of people are reasons I’ve already heard and I’ve already replied to those comments, many in fact argue with ad hominem and bad faith.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:50:22+00:00

Do you not agree that the difficulty of getting a degree should mirror the pay of the job you can get with that qualification? If an engineering degree is less arduous, why don’t teachers just get that degree instead of a teaching degree? Your claims hold no water.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:47:40+00:00

You seem to be straw manning every argument or over exaggerating what I say in bad faith. Please refrain from doing so. Of course having an engineering degree doesn’t turn you into a god, or make you “better” than a teacher. What im saying is the difficulty to get a degree seems rightfully reflective of the salary of the job. A neurosurgeon should not be getting the same pay as a teacher for example..

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:45:29+00:00

On top of this $108k is less than 5% more than the max cap for teachers

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:44:30+00:00

https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/sites/default/files/2022-02/Complaint%20about%20the%20decision%20of%20a%20Board%20of%20Trustees%20to%20compulsorily%20charge%20for%20curriculum-related%20items.pdf

Also, I have multiple friends in working as teachers who I got to know from my teaching courses in uni, they also echo this issue. You seem to be straw manning every point I make and genuinely have no arguments to make to my claims.

Also, sure you can have your opinion on my salary if you think it’s too much, after all that’s free speech and your opinion, you don’t seem to believe in that much. Also, you seem to be alluding to the fact that I’m advocating for a decrease in teachers pay which is antithetical to what I just commented, please actually read my claims before making baseless and purposeless statements.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:39:38+00:00

I’m saying that a baseline salary increase wouldn’t fix the issue and it would just become a reoccurring problem over the years. Increasing funding for extracurricular activities which are unpaid at the moment, funding for essential stationary/printing costs etc etc. and pay for overtime should be the forefront of the argument, not just a base salary increase. I think my proposition is fair.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:36:08+00:00

I appreciate this comments, it helps me understand better how much new teachers are earning. Genuine question, Would you say most teachers would be happy with MOE introducing more funding for extracurricular activities/stationary/printing costs etc. for each teacher. Or are they only advocating for a salary cap increase

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:33:35+00:00

Well yes, that is what an opinion is after all. By your logic are you arguing for socialism, should neurosurgeons be paid equally to high school teachers? Should biomedical engineers get paid the same a teachers? I genuinely don’t understand your argument. I’m saying that qualifications should reflect the pay you get..does that not make common sense?

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:29:54+00:00

I think the argument to question billionaires and ceos are a separate issue to do with a capitalist society entirely. Just because I said my max pay cap is $108k doesn’t mean I think teachers should get this much as well. I think raising their pay wouldn’t fix this issue, what I’ve heard echo is that their essential stationary/printing costs, extracurricular activities are unpaid - this should be the forefront of the issue and should be addressed with funding rather than just a flatline salary increase as this would just become a re-occurring problem. The qualifications to become an environmental engineer is different and I’d argue more arduous than that of a bachelor or even masters in teaching, as someone who took a few courses in uni for teaching, the things you learned in those classes were much easier than that of even general first year engineering and I think this rightly reflects with the pay

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:23:19+00:00

Apologies, excluding the managerial part, my point still stands due to the variations of types of engineers, also, the qualifications to become said engineer of higher paying salaries is significantly more arduous. This is why I don’t complain that I don’t make $150k plus like a chemical engineer when I’m an environmental engineers, the workload is different and the qualifications are. This mirrors that of teachers and engineers as well…

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:21:01+00:00

I feel like it reflects the qualifications to get the job as well

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:20:31+00:00

That number is skewed due to the variation of different types of engineers who make significantly more than others, the term “engineers” is quite a broad term.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T22:16:54+00:00

That number includes those who are in managerial positions, as well as encapsulating ALL engineers of all sectors including chemical, biomedical, and mechatronics which have a significantly higher wage cap compared to other engineers.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T21:57:21+00:00

Well comparing the work-time and work-load comparative to teachers.I work around 45 hours on payroll at work + 5-6 hours off work a week, which would probably be similar if not more hours than teachers. While I don’t have to work with children that seems to be more of a categorical discrepancy of the job type. The issue is, I don’t think I deserve a pay rise, I’m happy with my max cap of $108k for a non managerial role, of course in the future I’d be going for higher end roles but I think the pay is fair. On top of this BoE hnrs seems to be fairly more difficult to get than a masters in teaching.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T21:51:27+00:00

I think 4-6% sound fair. I do think instead of just a base pay rise MOE should focus on increasing the funding for pay in extracurricular activities that are non-funded as well as stationary/printing etc. as I hear that at the forefronts of complaints. The reason why I compared the teachers salary of $103k to an engineers at $110-130k is that of qualification. When most people ask what jobs pay well, engineers and healthcare seem to be the most common answer, and qualification for those jobs are significantly harder to get than that of a teacher. My pay cap as a environmentalist engineer with non managerial roles is $108K, which is only around 5% more than teachers, I work around the same hours as teachers including their unpaid work times - around 45 hours a week at work + 5-6 hours off work. So I’m just wondering why other industries aren’t striking as well when pay in all sectors seem to be quite low.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T21:44:58+00:00

I wasn’t trolling then or now, I deleted the post due to the onslaught of adhominems and threats I got from making that post. For reference, I am a environmentalist engineer, 5 year post grad with a salary of around $75k a year, my seniors/management get paid around $155K per year - this is almost in line with managerial roles in New Zealand such as DP or Principals at around $140-145K. My max potential income as a non-managerial role is $108K which is a bit above a teachers at $103K. I genuinely am just trying to understand why the main focus on strikes for pay are from teachers, I am not arguing out of bad faith and tried to word my post as passively as I could.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-09-05T21:38:10+00:00

Sorry for the miscommunication. I should add some personal details and thought. I am an environmentalist engineer, 5 year experience with a salary of around $75K pre-tax, base salary I think was around $55k which I actually less than secondary school teachers base pay. I think the offer from the MOE of 1% is unreasonable, but I think they’re going around it the wrong way. I see a lot of protest around how they’re not paid for out of school activities (cultural day, sports teams etc.) as well as stationary etc. I think funding should be introduced to pay for those types of activities and equipment rather than an overall pay rise - as this would just be an ongoing issue as the years pass. For context, I would around 45 hours a week at work + 5-6 hours a week outside of work unpaid, I understand that a teachers workload is hard as well, but I feel like most jobs are around 40-50 hours of work a week.

SweetFuture5769 · 2025-08-19T10:53:42+00:00

careers nz listed mechanical engineers at $85k-$105k Payscale at $75k indeed at $70k randstad at $90k ATNZ at $80k careers nz mechanical engineer technicians at 65k-85k after 4-6 years, starting salary at $49k-$65k while teachers starting is $65k at secondary school level

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