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

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Nadine Miller wrote:
> 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.

More than that in New York still, but who knows for how much longer...

Peace...  Sridhar