Re: (not on topic :) Pay (Am I getting screwed)

Sorry to hear about your job situation. At my job, I have A+, N+ and Cisco certification. I also have hte bachelor degree. At my job, I expect some nice salary and some time off from work for things like doctor appointment or vacaation. Instead, no, no, no! All I have is no vacation for 2 years and the lame $12 per hour. Yea, I still have to make up the time to make it 40 hours a week and of course no overtime pay. The good thing is I'm leaving the job very soon. It's too bad I can't fire my boss! "Frank" <php_list1@u5.com> wrote in message news:5.1.0.14.0.20020807062540.00a83ec0@u5.com... > > Hi Liam, > > Is the case that somebody gave you an offer and you took it? A word is a > word and a man is a man. If your salary was agreed beforehand, paid as > promised and the work was as you would have reason to expect how could you > be "getting screwed"? > > > What's a reasonable pay for this amount of PHP coding, for a 17 year old? > > Just about anything you and your employer would have agreed under the law. > It is a fact that it can be damned hard to find jobs _at any payment_ as 17 > without proven practical skills. The reason is not that spending time and > resources on very young people usually is a very profitable idea. > > Here's a tip: > > Try to feel happy that you got any paid job allowing you to develop your > creative skills. (My first job as a programmer was to implement raw salary > printouts in Cobol) > > Consider doing the job as well as you possibly can so you have something to > show your next potential employer. Next time check out conditions, payments > and your market value well. Negotiate as good conditions as you can get. > Then go for it. > > If you find yourself quite satisfied when things at least don't work too > much worse than expected and even happy when it goes better... > > ...you'll most probably end up considering yourself rich, privileged and lucky! > > Best wishes in qualifying for and finding a better paid job next time. > Shouldn't be hard in Australia. > > Frank > ex-employed, employer, > rich, privileged and lucky. :-) > > > > At 08:42 6/8/2002 +1000, you wrote: > >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 > >