"this economy" (was Re: [geeks] Ultra 2)

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Geez, if I take the time I work per year, it works out 
to $54/hr without taking work home.  IF I include 3 
hours a weekday night, $37/hr.  If I get to 
work "overtime" they pay me at $28/hr.  And they wonder 
why there is a teacher shortage in New Jersey.....
> "Jonathan C. Patschke" wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Gary Nichols wrote:
> > 
> > > Dude, you should have hired someone to go f$ck him.  Maybe he'd get the
> > > point then.  $35/hr?  CHRIST!
> > 
> > <sheepish>
> >    To me, that still sounds like a fat lot of money.  I'd even admin NT
> >    servers and Bay Networks routers/switches for $35/hr.
> > </sheepish>
> > 
> > --Jonathan
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> 
> Sure, but with benefits, a stable position, and a set schedule handed to
> me by a clueful manager - this particular contract was of indeterminate
> length (could be 2 days or 2 years), no benefits, and 1099-based.  With
> a family, $35/hr in this case was nowhere near enough money.  Not even
> close.  Not even for a junior helpdesk admin.  Not in this section of
> the US anyway...
> -- 
> Kurt
> kurt at k-huhn.com
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