In my estimation, however, something doesn't add up here. Let's assume 40 hours a week and 50 weeks a year. No overtime, no 2 weeks paid vacation:
$34 X 40 X 50 = $68,000 > $63k But the listing said a 44 hour week: $34 X 44 X 50 = $74,800 > $63k But if the extra 4 hours are at 1 1/2 time: $34 X 46 X 50 = $78,200 > $63k If you add in 2 weeks paid vacation, things change even more: $34 X 40 X 52 = $70,720 $34 X 44 X 52 = $77,792 $34 X 46 X 52 = $81,328 So, in my estimation, this headhunter has something amiss in his listing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating $34/hr or 63k/year is good or bad, but with all the numbers being thrown around in the listing and we (I hope) being intelligent people, something isn't right here. But, what isn't stated is whether the $34/hr includes benefits versus the $63k which does say "full benefits". Just my $0.02. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Systems Programmer job posting Bob, No offense taken. Having been in the situation and spending almost 2 years looking for a permanent (or semi-permanent) position, I was merely pointing out the the multitudes on this list that almost any paying position is better than unemployment or Wal-mart, etc. Many of us have decried jobs being exported overseas. Here is one in the US that pays a decent wage. I agree this position is paying lower than the norm for our profession, but is is still a decent wage. Many in this country would *LOVE* to be making 63K anually. With some frugality, one can live quite nicely on $63k/year in a market such as KC. One could probably *not* do that in DC, Boston, Chicago, etc. If I were currently unemployed, I would strongly consider this especially if I had permanent residence elsewhere. With the advantage of being able to say almost all living expenses were work related and the associated tax benefits, the effective pay rate would be much higher that $34/hour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
