Starting a new job! What do you guys do for work and what do you make!?

[GilloD]

SO, I'm starting a new job next Monday as "Marketing Assistant", which I presume means "Do everything we can't/wont' do". It's a nice position, a good starter gig at a small gourmet food company that's undergoing a lot of growth, so it's a nice growth opportunity. The pay is a bit slight (25k), but it's roughly more than twice what I've ever made before.

I realize the second part of this Q is a touchy subject, so feel free to omit.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm unemployed. Full time student

But my question to you: what requirements did you need to get that job?

[Madrun Badrun]

Work with the mentally and physically disabled in a crate making factory.  It's 25K.

[Eric P]

drink coffee and post to evilbore all day

[demi]

I have a webcam on a website

[T234]

Get paid to troll forums and do nothing, $6.75.

[TVC15]

I have a webcam on a website

How much?

[Fragamemnon]

I write code for a souless software company, and am either grossly overpaid or underpaid, depending on how close I am to the release of a major version of the product I am working on.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I write code for a souless software company, and am either grossly overpaid or underpaid, depending on how close I am to the release of a major version of the product I am working on.

this is hilarious, if only because two weeks ago, you couldn't pay me enough to stay at this job--and then they did.

[Phoenix Dark]

mail order brides?

[Rman]

For an entry level position that sounds about right range, Gillo D.  I get paid decently, but I still worry about money, retirement, home ownership all the time.  Where do you live, Gillo D?  Metro areas usually have very high cost of living.

[Flannel Boy]

I work as a gate monitor/dispatcher/clerk/ at a car plant and make $30,000 (not including overtime) with health and dental benefits. I really only work two days a week as there isn't much to do on weekends.

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k. But I really don't think a person can live alone on that salary, especially if they live in a big expensive city.

[GilloD]

For an entry level position that sounds about right range, Gillo D.  I get paid decently, but I still worry about money, retirement, home ownership all the time.  Where do you live, Gillo D?  Metro areas usually have very high cost of living.

It's NYC. I know everyone else at the company is very well compensated, so I presume that if I stay on board and don't fuck up too bad, there'll be a raise in the future. Like I said, business is booming and we'll be moving to a new office that's about 10x the size in the middle of next year, so.

PD: I was an English/Philosophy major in college. I worked in food/food service for the last year, behind the counter and in various minor league managerial roles. I actually applied to work in the small restaurant this company also runs and when the guy saw my resume he offered me something higher up.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

rent in socal is $1200-1800 / mo, if you live alone

so $25k would Not Quite Cut It

[Madrun Badrun]

rent in socal is $1200-1800 / mo, if you live alone

so $25k would Not Quite Cut It

fuck.

[GilloD]

I work as a gate monitor/dispatcher/clerk/ at a car plant and make $30,000 (not including overtime) with health and dental benefits. I really only work two days a week as there isn't much to do on weekends.

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k. But I really don't think a person can live alone on that salary, especially if they live in a big expensive city.

My wife and I got by VERY well on about 15k last year. It's just about trimming expenses and smart planning: I always had a menu for the week so we didn't end up with a lot of food waste. We biked or walked almost everywhere, so as to avoid the price of gas. I used Gamefly and Netflix instead of paying outright for a game and on the rare occasions when I did buy a title (Orange Box), I sold it when I was finished instead of letting in linger. We got a great deal on an HDTV at a pawn shop and stopped in there every weekend to see what was new. We actually got some great wireless headphones that retail for 150$ for 15$. Frequented farmer's markets, used the library instead of Amazon, bought used whenever possible.

NYC is really expensive, but once you get past rent, it's really not impossible to find good deals.

[FlameOfCallandor]

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k.
 

 

Heaven forbid you actually want to improve your life by earning more money.  I bet he flips burgers for a living. What a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

[Flannel Boy]

A lot of my co-workers have to work 50 to 60 hour weeks at a boring, dead-end job just to scrape by. I'm glad I'm not in their shoes.

I work as a gate monitor/dispatcher/clerk/ at a car plant and make $30,000 (not including overtime) with health and dental benefits. I really only work two days a week as there isn't much to do on weekends.

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k. But I really don't think a person can live alone on that salary, especially if they live in a big expensive city.

My wife and I got by VERY well on about 15k last year. It's just about trimming expenses and smart planning: I always had a menu for the week so we didn't end up with a lot of food waste. We biked or walked almost everywhere, so as to avoid the price of gas. I used Gamefly and Netflix instead of paying outright for a game and on the rare occasions when I did buy a title (Orange Box), I sold it when I was finished instead of letting in linger. We got a great deal on an HDTV at a pawn shop and stopped in there every weekend to see what was new. We actually got some great wireless headphones that retail for 150$ for 15$. Frequented farmer's markets, used the library instead of Amazon, bought used whenever possible.

NYC is really expensive, but once you get past rent, it's really not impossible to find good deals.

What are your school debts like?

It is difficult to get around the Toronto suburbs and exburbs by walking, riding a bike, or taking public transit. The housing prices are insane. Rents are terrible, expect if you get lucky or are willing to live in a shitty neighborhood. I can't see someone going it alone for $25k.

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k.
 

 

Heaven forbid you actually want to improve your life by earning more money.  I bet he flips burgers for a living. What a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

More than likely, he's never had a full time job or had to pay his own bills. 

[GilloD]

What are your school debts like?

It is difficult to get around the Toronto suburbs and exburbs by walking, riding a bike, or taking public transit. The housing prices are insane. Rents are terrible, expect if you get lucky or are willing to live in a shitty neighborhood. I can't see someone going it alone for $25k.
 

I have 0$ in debt, my wife has about 40k. We make a 600$ payment on it, we split that 50/50. We have no other debts and tend to only buy what we can afford, but it's a real shame. One of the loans is at 11 fucking percent.

[hyp]

no debt

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm pretty well compensated for a job that doesn't take a lot of technical knowledge but just requires giving up your life to finish.  Seriously, I haven't felt challenged and don't feel I've learned anything here in the past 6 years.  The only difficulty comes in volume of work and being able to keep yourself motivated to do it and do it well.

I'll be graduating within a year and am undecided if I'll move onto my field of study (Accounting) or sit this job out while working on my Masters.  Part of me wants to face the new challenge and build more knowledge in accounting, but the other part of me knows I can't give up what I earn here (about 65k annually) until I'm really confident I'll be successful somewhere else.  So, I'll probably just wallow around in this place until I get my Masters in 3 or so years and take a pay cut when I become a CPA.

Yup once I graduate I'll be able to use my accounting degree immediately while working on my MBA.

[demi]

my 1099 said i only made about 20k, i am a dirty poor total

[Madrun Badrun]

my 1099 said i only made about 20k, i am a dirty poor total

Do you still live at home?

[Phoenix Dark]

demi doesn't have a college education, lives with his mom, and turned down CloudWalking.

[demi]

my 1099 said i only made about 20k, i am a dirty poor total

Do you still live at home?

I do

[recursivelyenumerable]

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k. But I really don't think a person can live alone on that salary, especially if they live in a big expensive city.

I can live on $25k, but I wanna make tons of money because I HATE WORKING and I'd like to save up, retire early and spend the rest of my life working on open source projects and reading research papers 24/7.

I work in computer forensics.  Until recently I made fuck all, now I make 2 * fuck all, which is still fuck all.  For a while my time was billed to the clients at $150/hour though!

[pilonv1]

I have neogaf Sales-Age job.

[TVC15]

This is what I do:

[Boogie]

I work as a gate monitor/dispatcher/clerk/ at a car plant and make $30,000 (not including overtime) with health and dental benefits. I really only work two days a week as there isn't much to do on weekends.

A few weeks ago, a poster on GAF claimed that you'd have to be greedy not to be satisfied with $25k. But I really don't think a person can live alone on that salary, especially if they live in a big expensive city.

Yeah, GTA living is not cheap.  Lower Mainland BC is apparently worse.

Are you still trying to get into law school?


Anywho, as for me, I have no problem revealing what I make, since it's public record.

As if everybody doesn't already know, I'm a constable in the RCMP.  My salary right now is 44.5k/year, but in six months I will get a raise to 57k, and within three years I will be making 72k/year (probably more, since we're in the middle of negotiating a new contract, and will likely get a nice raise by then)

[Mupepe]

i'm not even quite sure what i do anymore

[Flannel Boy]

Are you still trying to get into law school?

I've been admitted into Manitoba and I gave them a deposit, but I'm still hoping to get into Queens.

[Boogie]

Are you still trying to get into law school?

I've been admitted into Manitoba and I gave them a deposit, but I'm still hoping to get into Queens.

Nice.  Good luck.

[Mr. Gundam]

I'm a School Psychologist. I make $45k/year.

My wife is the real bread winner, pulling in around $80k/year as a Senior Financial Analyst.

[Flannel Boy]

Are you still trying to get into law school?

I've been admitted into Manitoba and I gave them a deposit, but I'm still hoping to get into Queens.

Nice.  Good luck.

Thanks.

You arrest them, and I'll set them free.

17.10 an hour, moving boxes in a warehouse. WOO!

I used to do that type of job for much less.  :'(

[Ecrofirt]

I make about $33k a year as a general IT help desk staffer.

Id like to try and buy a home in the fall, so I'm looking into picking up a second part-time job for the weekend soon, and I'm going to try to do more computer repair for people at night as well.

We'll see how that goes.

[CrystalGemini]

I am a student tutor.  I teach perspective, rendering, computer 3D modeling, building codes, drafting...etc.  $10/hr.   

[recursivelyenumerable]

I am a student tutor.  I teach perspective, rendering, computer 3D modeling, building codes, drafting...etc.  $10/hr.   Smiley

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Currently: $9.50/hr doing fuck all.  It consists mostly of putting labels on packages of food while standing in one spot.  The upside is that since I stand in one spot, it gives me a legitimate chance to ogle the nubile young college girls that walk by and shop for goods.  The downside is that the uniform I wear makes me look stupid, limiting my looks to simply looking.  Sometimes I just wear a nice shirt, tie, and slacks and I tend to get away with it as long as management is not around.

This summer, I'll be interning for a power company for $17.25/hr updating its natural gas network using AutoCAD.  Mostly just verifying if valves are where they say they are, checking 400-500 small stations (getting paid 49 cents a mile to drive on top of pay) and making sure it is all up to date.  I'm told it will be boring work but for $17.25/hr as a college student plus driving compensation, I'm more than happy to work at this job.

[Tauntaun]

Work for my dad who's a structural engineer.  I answer the phones and order supplies but I also have been working with AutoCAD now for a couple of years as a draftsman.  I get $575 a week after taxes.  I'll soon be going back to school to study music and recording (I've heard it's super hard to get into that business so I might wind up working with computers, my other love.) 

[Van Cruncheon]

i am a mid-to-upper level trench manager in a major software firm, and i make an unfair wage.

[MrAngryFace]

I go to work in an evasive maneuver, and run to the building under sniper fire.