Word: meagerness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meager pay and skimpy benefits also rankle Cerce. "My kid brother didn't graduate from high school and he makes $19,000. I make ten." He is appalled by his Government-owned housing ("The kids freeze in the winter") and is disgusted by the program of college courses offered on base ("It's a phony"). Cerce plans to accept a job as a deputy sheriff in Warren, Pa., where he will take home a bigger paycheck and have time as well to earn a college degree. Says he: "I'm not expecting to get rich...
Barns echoes the common complaint of meager wages as a reason for his departure. As a petty officer first class, he was paid $11,000 annually. He also cites the shrinking number of trained sub men, noting that because of the scarcity he would have been assigned to sea duty in the next five years of his re-enlistment rather than just the next three. Moreover, he claims that the Navy is doing a poor job of instructing its personnel. "There is no on-the-job training," he says. "When a problem arises, they always...
...some clear signs of scrimping. Anything that smacks of more value is likely to catch buyers' eyes. Discount stores are even racking up sizable gains as department store profits decline. K Mart's business in the first quarter was up 14% while Sears' grew a meager 1.5%. Sales of so-called no-brand generic products, which can be substituted for their nationally advertised siblings but are packed in plain black-and-white packages, are also on the increase. The plain-marked product often sells for 30% to 50% less than the national brand, and some...
Mark Olsen '82, a member of the assembly committee that put together the report, says the College could save about $250,000 in heating costs during the shut-down. Olsen says awarding money to Houses that save the most energy each month is a meager effort compared to the savings a calendar change would allow. "I don't know why they waste their time just turning off lights," he adds...
...swarming defense kept the Huskie total so meager. Co-captain Stephanie Baum scooped up 14 interceptions, a team record this season. And Anne Velie collected ten more, about her average for the season...