Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed)

>Hey guys, > >I got a question about pay for PHP work... > >I'm employed by a small business setting up unix servers and scripting a >webhosting system for them. I'm only 17 years old, but I've finished year >11 and I have my MCSE (Not that it means a lot) > >I'm getting paid $150 Australian per week, working from 9-5 on Mondays, >Tuesdays and Thursdays. > >Personally I think this is a 'screwover' situation. >I've tried talking to my boss about it but he's the 'I know everything' and >'you're only 17' type... > >What do you guys think of this? >What's a reasonable pay for this amount of PHP coding, for a 17 year old? >Do bear in mind that I'm scripting an entire webhosting businesses site. I don't live in Australia. Before you started working for them did you agree to write a webhosting system for them? Is it a summer job that ends soon? A lot of companies DO take advantage of students. It sounds like they are taking advantage of you BUT if it's a summer job and you agreed to it before then I would finish it. If it is full time then I would start looking for a new job. Do you have any benefits if it is full time? Is that minimum wage there? Is that even legal? That wage in Canada would be illegal. The fact that you're 17 is not relevant.