Today, I applied and was accepted for a part-time network engineering position. Being contract work they asked me what I charge. I replied, "$12 an hour." After a look of surprise they accepted me for the position and said, "Our last guy charged $200 an hour, you're a bargain." FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I finally got an offer for a salaried position with the company I've been working for as a contractor for the past two years. They offered less than what I make now, but hey, benefits! FML
Today, I discovered my employer is advertising for a contractor position within my team performing basically the same role as myself. Except the pay is seven times more. FML
Today, after months of searching, I was offered a job. After hearing how excited I was on the phone, HR docked the initial salary offer by 40% in the written contract. She said it was non-negotiable. Guess I'm back to job hunting. FML
Today, I work in HR and last week we'd hired an apprentice for our repair shop. He was great. I spent $500 company dollars on his uniform. Later, he called me saying he had been offered a job paying $10 more an hour than what we were offering, as much as our experienced workers make. I either have to match it, or be out a helper. FML
Today, the person recently hired to work in my spot during my days off started at a higher hourly rate than me, after I have been here for nearly three years. I asked for a raise and got a dollar more; meanwhile, my regional counterparts make 4 dollars more per hour. FML
Today, after trying so hard to get myself back on my feet, I had an amazing interview and I was hired on the spot. I was so happy, until I read the position I was given, and it turns out I didn't get full-time, I got barely enough hours to even be part-time. FML
Today, after weeks of my brother being laid off from work, I was able to finagle him an interview for one of the entry level positions at my work. He got the job, only to refuse it because it doesn't pay enough. I thought 9 dollars an hour was a lot more than 0 dollars an hour. FML
Today, after working my ass off for 2 months, receiving perfect reviews, and going out of my way to take on extra work to get a job offer from the location where I temp, I finally got an offer for a permanent position. Included in the offer was a $3.00 an hour pay cut and no insurance. FML
Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. FML
Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML
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intensitive 11
How do you be in a position like that and not know how much your competitors are charging?
kikiface 1
what the hell do you do that $200/hour is an acceptable pay rate? I need to get into that field
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Comments (179)
TooNz_fml 0
You do know that means many raises right?
Microserf 0
HA! You must be the worst network engineer ever to only charge $12/hr
spez86 0
see you don't know yr line of work very well obviuosly YDI I'm lookin to be a GC pretty soon and it's high dollar work it's not an hourly wage either it's a bid or estimate of a full packaged contract dum ass lol
marlon001 0
that must suck really bad!!!
Comatose27 0
you're complaining that you're getting paid..? seriously... and not knowing how much you COULD charge is even more stupid... this isnt an FML... this is a free dis-athon.
Anteezy 7
That is terrible, you don't even know the rates of the field you are in. And a lot of companies would think that seeing as you don't even know what to charge you are probably not the best contractor.
dacho 7
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Endorpheus 0
So, you are offered a job and now you complain about it? How is this a FML? Who cares how much the guy before you made. At least you have a job now.
jimbonj 0
Sorry, anyone asking $12/hr to be a network engineer is either clueless or thinks network engineering is getting two laptops onto a Linksys WRT54G router inside of someone's house. Real network engineering involves real networking equipment and usually real certifications and experience and myself or anyone I know wouldn't take a permanent job that paid less than $25/hr or a consultant gig for less than $75/hr.
schnitzel5 0
that sucks