# Hostess out of business; 18,500 jobs to be lost **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hostess-out-of-business-18-500-jobs-to-be-lost/265503 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [November 16, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hostess-out-of-business-18-500-jobs-to-be-lost/265503 "2012-11-16T05:34:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 18
### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman) #### Post date: [November 16, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hostess-out-of-business-18-500-jobs-to-be-lost/265503/18 "2012-11-16T09:39:02Z")
> [@fs 1991 camaro spun rod bearin 900 w/o rims/system heads intake carb](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1991-camaro-spun-rod-bearin-900-w-o-rims-system-heads-intake-carb/49653/70): > > ^ > > drop those numbers lower and see how you feel, say a factory worker whom assembles things with his hands makes 35k a year ( which i think is a more accurate number ) and the guy in the office overseeing 20 people makes 55k. what one would you pick if you had the option to do so. i know factory workers who make under 20k a year so drop that number even more. companies will say oo we will hire you for training for 10/hr for a few months and you might be able to get 20/hr then fire you right after your training. they dont need workers that are super skilled. they would rather have a cheap worker for a limited time. so once you do 3mths work hard labor because you want people to like you at your job then you get fired. places do this every day. > **[The Cost Of Hiring A Factory Worker In The U.S. Vs. China](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/average-cost-factory-worker_n_1327413)** > > The Cost Of Hiring A Factory Worker In The U.S. Vs. China national average for a factory worker is about $20/hr so that means people make less --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hostess-out-of-business-18-500-jobs-to-be-lost/265503)._