[geeks] [barf-bag required] $13 an hour for Unix geeks, spit...

[Nadine Miller]

Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Nadine Miller wrote:
>> Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen, 7-year criminal 
>>>>> history check, and be very reliable.
>>>>>
>>>>>    * Location: Camp Hill, PA
>>>>>    * Compensation: $13.00/hr
>>>>
>>>> I could use a few of those as well - esp. at $13/hr ;^)
>>>>
>>>> The thing that makes this listing have a chance is that they don't 
>>>> require college education, meaning a Linux weenie could get the gig, 
>>>> and continue their night school education...
>>>>
>>>> I wonder who is using Solaris in the Camp Hill area???
>>>
>>> Well, the area includes the Naval Supply center, lots of big 
>>> logistics companies (intersection of I-81 / I-83 / PA turnpike etc), 
>>> plus PA's oversized, bloated bureaucracy a/k/a State government.
>>
>> They are looking for Jr. Sys Admins, but are trying to filter out the 
>> GUI psuedo geeks by putting in all that other stuff.
>>
>> Jr. Sys Admins working the phones at an Co-Lo in LV are running $15 an 
>> hour, so for a smaller town, I'm not surprised at all with $13/hr.  
>> Note that it doesn't say anything about being on-call, so all this 
>> person is going to be doing is handling cases kicked to them by the 
>> sorters when the sorters can't point the person to a FAQ.
>>
>> Think: password resets, checking to make sure the network problem 
>> really exists, etc.
> 
> Sounds like a perfect job for a high-schoolie.

On the flip side of that, a friend just told me similar 1099 positions 
are going for around $35/hr in Houston.

=Nadine=