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On 30-1-2010 23:08, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Anyway, at the moment the worrying thing is that a basic search for
>>> my chosen target area turns up only jobs a significant physical
>>> presumably beyond my experience level].
>>
>> So you are looking or a job that pays more than your current one, but
>> not too much more?
>
> department or something, which is beyond my skills and experience.
Once I did a quick computation on how much you would get if you would
accept an offer to work in my group. I can not find that e-mail but IIRC
it was in that ballpark. Offer is not valid yet, we still haven't got
the project.
If you are paid significantly less now, you are underpaid. But we have
been through that already.
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>> department or something, which is beyond my skills and experience.
>
> Once I did a quick computation on how much you would get if you would
> accept an offer to work in my group. I can not find that e-mail but IIRC
> it was in that ballpark. Offer is not valid yet, we still haven't got
> the project.
>
>
> If you are paid significantly less now, you are underpaid. But we have
> been through that already.
Hypothetically such people probably exist, but I don't think I've ever
met one.
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I currently get £14,000 a year. Which isn't a lot of money.
Dude, that's not even minimum wage here.
> never [knowingly] met anybody who earns anywhere near £30,000 a ye
ar.
You definitely need to move. That's not even college graduate money here.
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On 31-1-2010 18:38, Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> > I currently get £14,000 a year. Which isn't a lot of money.
>
> Dude, that's not even minimum wage here.
Minimum wage here is £14,373.74 (€=alt-0128 £=alt-156 and ü=alt-129 but
that was not the question) if I computed it right
>> never [knowingly] met anybody who earns anywhere near £30,000 a year.
>
> You definitely need to move. That's not even college graduate money here.
Seconded. Feeling like talking to a wall.
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>>> I currently get £14,000 a year. Which isn't a lot of money.
>>
>> Dude, that's not even minimum wage here.
>
> Minimum wage here is £14,373.74 (€=alt-0128 £=alt-156 and ü=alt-129 but
> that was not the question) if I computed it right
Doesn't it vary depending on how many hours you work?
(Note that my wages are not *precisely* £14,000, that's just the nearest
round figure. I don't know the precise figure off the top of my head.)
>>> never [knowingly] met anybody who earns anywhere near £30,000 a year.
>>
>> You definitely need to move. That's not even college graduate money here.
>
> Seconded. Feeling like talking to a wall.
Well, everybody else in this city seems to not have a problem finding a
job, so...
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On 31-1-2010 19:06, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>>> I currently get £14,000 a year. Which isn't a lot of money.
>>>
>>> Dude, that's not even minimum wage here.
>>
>> Minimum wage here is £14,373.74 (€=alt-0128 £=alt-156 and ü=alt-129
>> but that was not the question) if I computed it right
>
> Doesn't it vary depending on how many hours you work?
sure, that is full time. 38 or 40 hours per week.
Are you working full-time?
> (Note that my wages are not *precisely* £14,000, that's just the nearest
> round figure. I don't know the precise figure off the top of my head.)
>
>>>> never [knowingly] met anybody who earns anywhere near £30,000 a year.
>>>
>>> You definitely need to move. That's not even college graduate money
>>> here.
>>
>> Seconded. Feeling like talking to a wall.
>
> Well, everybody else in this city seems to not have a problem finding a
> job, so...
>
Sorry, what *city*?
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Doesn't it vary depending on how many hours you work?
I calculated based on 2000 hours, i.e., 8 hours x 5 days x 50 weeks.
> Well, everybody else in this city seems to not have a problem finding a
> job, so...
No, those that couldn't find a job *left*. :-)
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>> Doesn't it vary depending on how many hours you work?
>
> sure, that is full time. 38 or 40 hours per week.
> Are you working full-time?
I am. I was just clarifying the point that there's a dependence there.
>> Well, everybody else in this city seems to not have a problem finding
>> a job, so...
>>
> Sorry, what *city*?
...?
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> department or something,
Err, no. FWIW the starting salary for graduates at our place wasn't much
below that several years ago. For someone with a degree and 5 years
relevant experience I'd say 30k was easily achievable and you wouldn't be
expected to be in charge of anyone.
> hadn't realised that there are real people out there who actually earn
> this much money.
I don't think I've ever had a boss that earned less than 50K. I think you
have a totally skewed view of salaries because you are paid so little in
your current job.
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I guess you put an extreme amount of value on familiarity.
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