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| Originally Posted by The complete goggler Its interesting how they figure that the divers were driven by 'greed' - if so, then all of us who aspire to a higher paid occupation/position can be tarred with the same. |
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| Originally Posted by BBC Tempted by the high rewards - some would say greed - hundreds of British deep-sea divers took part in the exploration of the North Sea oil fields in British and Norwegian territorial waters. |
They said some may see it as greed not that it was.
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| Originally Posted by The complete goggler Its also interesting that a sat divers present-day earnings of 20k-ish per month hasn't moved on much from the '70's. |
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| Originally Posted by BBC According to a 1975 article in the Times, a North Sea deep-sea diver could earn as much as £2,000 a month - the equivalent of £14,000 today. |
err... Looks like they've had a pay rise