Re: Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed)

Yeah - but at least he is getting experience and has a job! The leap to another (better paying) job is not so hard when you already have a job doing the same thing. Best Regards Bob Irwin Server Admin & Web Programmer Planet Netcom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Towell" <martin.towell@world.net> To: "'Jason Soza'" <solja@gci.net>; "Liam MacKenzie" <phplist@operationenigma.com> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:52 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed) > Unfortunately, the IT industry in Oz (AFIAK) doesn't have a minimum pay :( > > AU$150/wk, so that's AU$7/hr - maybe a job at MacDonalds would be better ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Soza [mailto:solja@gci.net] > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:36 AM > To: Liam MacKenzie > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed) > > > Sorry, I DO have to say that $75US for three 8-hour (assuming lunches) > days per week is EXTREMELY crappy pay. That works out to $3.13US per > hour. Does that even meet your minimum wage laws? > > Jason Soza > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liam MacKenzie" <phplist@operationenigma.com> > Date: Monday, August 5, 2002 3:00 pm > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed) > > > $150 AU is about $75 US > > > > :-| > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Monty" <monty3@hotmail.com> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:52 AM > > Subject: [PHP] Re: Pay (Am I getting screwed) > > > > > > Not sure what $150/Australian translates to in US$, but, it sounds > > like you > > are getting screwed. You should be making double that per day at > > least if > > you're doing a lot of heavy-duty programming. > > > > > > > From: phplist@operationenigma.com (Liam Mackenzie) > > > Newsgroups: php.general > > > Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:42:28 +1000 > > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > > Subject: 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. > > > > > > Thanks!!! > > > Liam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/ > > Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/