# This is fucking disgusting...... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 21, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181 "2005-09-21T07:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/41 "2005-09-22T06:00:31Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > that is the real minimum wage > > [Minimum Wage | U.S. Department of Labor](http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/minimumwage.htm) > > The federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt employees is $5.15 per hour. The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages. Not for tipped employees it’s not… he’s trying to say that if tipped employees made $5.15 an hour, then we would clear 27K. Problem is that tipped employees make $2.83/hour. ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/42 "2005-09-22T06:05:19Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > Not for tipped employees it’s not… he’s trying to say that if tipped employees made $5.15 an hour, then we would clear 27K. Problem is that tipped employees make $2.83/hour. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets a federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour for covered, nonexempt employees. An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 an hour in direct wages if that amount plus the tips received equals at least the federal minimum wage, the employee retains all tips and the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. If an employee’s tips combined with the employer’s direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. you guys could be making less ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/43 "2005-09-22T06:05:36Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > Not for tipped employees it’s not… he’s trying to say that if tipped employees made $5.15 an hour, then we would clear 27K. Problem is that tipped employees make $2.83/hour. you guys get reimbursed if you don’t clear minimum anyway… but thast’ never the case, so whts the point? :embarassd ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/44 "2005-09-22T06:43:00Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > umm dude minimum wage is 5.15 > > 40 x 52 = 2080 x 5.15 = 10712 > > wheres is that 27k damn. its fucked up to think that some poor mfer out there is only making 10k a year. i think i get paid shit for what i do, and i get paid over 3 times that figure. ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/45 "2005-09-22T07:18:33Z")
> [@peterock17](#): > > damn. its fucked up to think that some poor mfer out there is only making 10k a year. i think i get paid shit for what i do, and i get paid over 3 times that figure. i earned 12k my second year outta college, believe me it hurts ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/46 "2005-09-22T07:24:03Z")
> [@rookee](#): > > i earned 12k my second year outta college, believe me it hurts i made 10k last year and was told i made too much money to apply for financial aid… hence why im not back in college ---
**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/47 "2005-09-22T07:26:03Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > i made 10k last year and was told i made too much money to apply for financial aid… hence why im not back in college ur gov @ work ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/48 "2005-09-22T07:26:50Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > i made 10k last year and was told i made too much money to apply for financial aid… hence why im not back in college wait til you turn 24. the reason why you didnt get fin aid is that the fed gov is also looking at your parents income to come up with your expected family contribution, even though they probaby dont give you a dime. my bad for assuming what your age is. ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/49 "2005-09-22T07:29:37Z")
> [@peterock17](#): > > wait til you turn 24. the reason why you didnt get fin aid is that the fed gov is also looking at your parents income to come up with your expected family contribution, even though they probaby dont give you a dime. > > my bad for assuming what your age is. i was 24 and still am… that was in march of 05 ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/50 "2005-09-22T07:36:00Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > i was 24 and still am… that was in march of 05 damn dude. what school did you apply to? i work here at pitt in addmissions and financial aid as an advisor. and going by what you told me, you should have gotten full financial aid with loans and grants. however, you might have topped out your loan and grant limit if you were attending college before. or if you did not meet the minimum amount of credits or gpa to move on to the next level of fin aid. if this is the case you still might be elligible if you get a letter fom a dean. man if you need help, hit me up with a pm. ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/51 "2005-09-22T07:40:39Z")
> [@peterock17](#): > > damn dude. what school did you apply to? i work here at pitt in addmissions and financial aid as an advisor. and going by what you told me, you should have gotten full financial aid with loans and grants. however, you might have topped out your loan and grant limit if you were attending college before. or if you did not meet the minimum amount of credits or gpa to move on to the next level of fin aid. if this is the case you still might be elligible if you get a letter fom a dean. man if you need help, hit me up with a pm. i carry a 3.0 + gpa and have 3 years of college. my total amt of student loans so far = 10k and im paying on them. i have no grants and everything i have ever gotten for college i have to pay back. dunno makes me not wanna pay taxes ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/52 "2005-09-22T07:42:02Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > i made 10k last year and was told i made too much money to apply for financial aid… hence why im not back in college I’m not getting a fucking cent then… Our income last year was over 6X that. That fucking sucks. ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/53 "2005-09-22T07:45:57Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > i carry a 3.0 + gpa and have 3 years of college. my total amt of student loans so far = 10k and im paying on them. i have no grants and everything i have ever gotten for college i have to pay back. dunno makes me not wanna pay taxes man i see no reason why you shouldnt be getting financial aid! 70 percent of studnets that apply get it. shit i pitt pays for 90%my grad school tuition, i get a decent salary with all the benefits, i’m single and i still qualified for 15k in student loans. i did the same thing for my undergrad working for pitt, going part time in school and i still qualified for grants and loans up to 11k a year. someone at your college is fuckng up you financial aid or there is something different. but it should all be the same since its all run by the federal government and the state. ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/54 "2005-09-22T19:54:15Z")
> [@peterock17](#): > > man i see no reason why you shouldnt be getting financial aid! 70 percent of studnets that apply get it. > > shit i pitt pays for 90%my grad school tuition, i get a decent salary with all the benefits, i’m single and i still qualified for 15k in student loans. > > i did the same thing for my undergrad working for pitt, going part time in school and i still qualified for grants and loans up to 11k a year. > > someone at your college is fuckng up you financial aid or there is something different. but it should all be the same since its all run by the federal government and the state. dunno guy that was doing it said they turned down a single mom that made 3k more than me… wv must really fuckin suck for financial aid ---
**Author:** ![Storamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Storamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Storamin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/55 "2005-09-22T20:35:53Z")
i was lucky enough to get a merit scholarship at duquesne. my parents make too much for me to qualify for any ‘need’ based financial aid. thank god for my merit scholarship, i don’t know how i would pay ~33k/year. ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/56 "2005-09-23T12:11:56Z")
What makes this more disgusting, is that out of all that money my husband and I give the government… I got the letter in the mail today saying that I’m not getting one fucking cent to go to school. Fucking bastards. ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/57 "2005-09-23T12:16:11Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > What makes this more disgusting, is that out of all that money my husband and I give the government… I got the letter in the mail today saying that I’m not getting one fucking cent to go to school. > > Fucking bastards. that sucks. is it for a 4 year college or CCAC? ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/58 "2005-09-23T12:17:10Z")
try this institution > **[Sallie Mae Student Loans](https://www.salliemae.com/)** > > Sallie Mae is a student loan company with over 40 years of providing student loans for college, supporting graduate and undergraduate study, and more. Apply for a Sallie Mae student loan today! ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/59 "2005-09-23T12:23:43Z")
> [@peterock17](#): > > try this institution > [http://www.salliemae.com/](http://www.salliemae.com/) CCAC… I don’t want student loans though, not for CCAC. It’s cheap enough that I could do their tuition payment plans. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181/60 "2005-09-23T12:53:16Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > CCAC… I don’t want student loans though, not for CCAC. It’s cheap enough that I could do their tuition payment plans. 🙂 well thats good. but once you get into all mighty PITT. you’ll get some decent $$ in grants. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-fucking-disgusting/177181.md?page=4)