Garbage men get paid more because it is gross work
Haven’t seen that. We Still have guys who jump out and stuff the contents of our cans into the back of the truck’’or at least onto the arm that tips them. That’s heavy work, too.
Where I live it’s two guys in back still doing it manually.
“I dunno. Now a single guy drives the garbage truck and the picking up/emptying of containers is done by a robotic arm.”
Years ago they went on strike in Seattle for better wages/health care or something. I don’t recall exactly, but even years ago they were making $120,000 or more!