<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: greencrest1272</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Since when is $20,000 a year a good salary begining or not?
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When those same people earning $20K would have zero income (welfare) or $14K at McD's full time at $7 an hour (and still have to draw welfare). It's a matter of perspective for the folks that have a little less opportunity in their lives. Not everyone has the higher education opportunity or have job skills that are in high demand.

Is the call center a great place for everyone? No, but it gives opportunity to those who without it had zero opportunity.

I also know that Sykes saved more than one family whose primary bread winner lost their job and had no other existing skills.

(As a side note - maybe if wise county had consolidated schools the students would have more offerings and opportunities and we'd have a higher rate of college graduates out of the county and places like call centers wouldn't be a "beacon" for so many.)