Great information, Rada, thanks for sending it in. On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:34 AM, -- rada -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Below are current Cut-off Wages for computer specialists from the New York > State Department of Labor. These are not some extravagant rates. These are > rates that the NYS DOL considers so low that if you are unemployed and > someone offers you work below this rate, you can refuse the job without > losing your unemployment insurance. Needless to say, nobody with a brain > will work for cut-off wages, these are just examples of absolute rock-bottom > rates. > > Occupation Cut-off Wage > Computer Programmers $31.77 > Computer Software Engineers $35.79 > Computer Support Specialists $24.30 > > The above hourly rates are for full-time work. For less than 40 hours/week, > the rates have to be proportionately higher. For example, if you are a > "Computer Programmer", the hourly cut-off wage is $31.77 but the > corresponding yearly wage is $74,626.00. > To Susanna: > This is a professional PHP community and frankly, your $10/hour for > part-time work is inappropriate to the point of being insulting. You may > think that an offer is just an offer and those who don't like it could > simply pass on by, but I'd rather not see this online space turn into a > craigslist ghetto with its infamous "looking for someone to build me > a YouTube/Ebay combo for $1,000" ads. > > To fellow PHP developers: > I know we are all flooded with work and don't necesarily have time for > nonsense, but let's try and take care of each other. Save this link for the > DOL minimum wages page and let unethical would-be clients know when they've > crossed the line. For sample language, please refer to the No Spec project > which contains lots of great examples like this. > > > Sincerely > Rada Lapsker > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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