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| nestech 2001-10-09, 2:32 pm |
| I have been on my job for about two weeks I only makes 11$ a hour. 8:30am to 5:00pm M-F part time. | |
| TW2001 2001-10-09, 11:31 pm |
| I have three coke cans and a box of skittles. | |
| limsam 2001-10-09, 11:59 pm |
| I eat "tap water" for my lunch. | |
| nestech 2001-10-10, 8:55 am |
| I have been doing this for the past 24 month
and every day I meet tech who dont beleave they are not marking alot or enough money. The job that I have now, before I was hire I work here as an intern for six month 11$ may sound alot to you but that much at all. I need three more test and I will have my mcse and mcdba. My network has over 250 workstation, 15 server and 1 unix box and more then 700 end user. So do not think 11$ is alot money. | |
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| A internship or CO-OP pay $12+ per hr.
Oh.. U are UNDER PAY  | |
| pcwizzard 2001-10-10, 9:31 am |
| This is a soft market in the IT field. There are guys with 20 years experience looking for the same positions that the 'newbies' are looking for. The employers can be picky right now, and of course that effects the salaries. People should be just be glad that they have a job, because if you dont like it someone else will. I am thankful for my job. | |
| exar07 2001-10-10, 2:09 pm |
| Hey nestech you have to consider all of your circumstances. The company, the position, your market area, your duties, your experience, your degrees and certs, etc....
11hr is not bad but in this market that should be a starting point. I would check out some job sites and check some jobs that fit what you are doing and see what they are paying.
Some of us started much lower than YOU!
Me for one! | |
| eheinz 2001-10-23, 9:51 am |
| First, I'll share a story one of my old bosses told me:
One day, a man went looking for work. He met a man who was hiring employees to dig holes and mount telephone poles by hand...very hard work. The man said he would pay the fellow 1/2 a penny an hour. The young fellow being unemployed for some time agreed to the meager pay and started working that morning. By lunch time, a few new employees came on board and over their sandwiches they started talking. Our first fellow found out the new guys who started mid-day were making a full penny an hour compared to his 1/2 penny. Angry, he confronted his boss after lunch, asking why the new guys were getting more money.
The boss asked him, "what am I paying you?"
"A 1/2 penny an hour." he said.
To which the boss replied, "Isn't that what you agreed to work for?"
So that little lesson aside, now comes my opinion. I believe the IT market is going through a leveling off period. The last few years have been a boom and employees' salaries have been rocketing (which we all agree is wonderful), but the market is now realizing it cannot support business where the overhead eats up all the profits whether it's "IT" or not (poor dot.coms). Companies are laying off workers at break neck speed trying to avoid going belly up, and guaranteed, when they have to hire these same positions again in 6 months they won't be paying the premiums they had been.
On one hand, be glad you have a job right now. On the other, what's stopping you from looking elsewhere? Keep the job you have to really develop skills and at the same time look for something better. It won't do you much good sitting around worrying about how underpaid you are; If nothing else, it should motivate you to make the necessary changes to develop where you want to be.
My first IT job was a help desk at $12 an hour. For starting pay, you're in the ball park. If you want more, make it happen!
Best of luck! | |
| cprice2k 2001-10-23, 10:56 am |
| Another good tip is to not get tied down to a geographical area. It might be hard to move but you might have to if you want a larger paycheck. I moved from NM to TX for a pay raise. Also look at benefits. When I moved to TX I was getting $15/hr. Now I'm only making @ $14/hr but, after deductions, I'm bringing in about $200/mo more due to a better benefits package. | |
| Supertech 2001-10-23, 10:30 pm |
| Just moving to Texas ought to be bonus enough... |
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