geoff@xxxxxxxxxxx: > Quoting Michael Edward Granat <megranat@xxxxxxxx>: > > > > The unrealistic job requirements, the $40.00 and less an hour offers and > > the unfunded relocation requirements that we have seen of late are just an > > insult to our profession. > > > > I think that $40 x 40hrs x 52weeks = $83200pa > > Anyone who thinks that $83,200 p.a. is an unrealistically *low* salary will > probably remain uneployed for a considerable amount of time. True for employees. I wonder how many people on this list work as contractors or consultants? For them, the first thing to go out of the window is 52 weeks; no paid leave (nor paid public holidays). Then there's workers' compensation insurance, plus "infreastructure" costs (incorporation or registration, bookkeeping, etc). Not to mention the downtime, which can become horrendously long, between gigs. Michael Lewis -------------------------------------- Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia http://www.brandle.com.au -------------------------------------- ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************