The problem I think with this is if we take this job, admittedly
better than unemployment, then other employers get the idea that the
market is now that salary. I don't know about the rest of you, but
when I was making 100K for doing a job, teachers were making a top
salary of 60K and cops maybe 50K, plus their overtime. Now the
teachers top salary in NYC is over 100K, and the cops are woefully
underpaid, but you would find most of them making 70+ K (6 years on
the job, to salary 60+K, plus overtime). During that time, our
salaries have generally not fared as well.
There have been a number of these types of postings (a VTAM sysprog
for if memory serves, at $25 an hour was one) and I think it sets a
bad precedent. I am independent, and if people will work for this,
then I have clients who think I should work for this. With 2 in
college, one in JHS, and living in NYC, I would be bankrupt in an
instant at rates like this.
Doug
At 11:25 PM 5/3/2007, you wrote:
On May 3, 2007, at 5:39 PM, Rick Fochtman wrote:
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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.
snip>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
Doug Fuerst
Consultant
BK Associates
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 921-2620 (Office)
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