Re: [Nolug] interesting posts on Craigslist

From: Dennis J Harrison Jr <dennisharrison_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:11:54 -0500
Message-ID: <6e8b29e0904010911r4723425ds52466a0b1ffa16a9@mail.gmail.com>

Is this really what people make in the corporate world? Lord...

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Jeremy (mailing list box)
<listbox@unix-boy.com> wrote:
> Joey Kelly wrote:
>>
>> The job posting: http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/tch/1081925377.html
>>
>> And the reply: http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/tch/1101748880.html
>>
>
> Yeah, it would be nice to say that is an isolated phenomenon, but it isn't.
>    I interviewed with a company HQ'ed in New Orleans for a Network Admin
> position, the SOLE network admin for this company who was responsible for
> maintaining more infrastructure than one person should handle by themselves
> - the servers, network and desktops/laptops for the NO office and one or two
> out of state - and I couldn't get them above $34,000/yr.
>
> Want to guess how the salary negotiations went when they offered me the
> position?
>
> As to the linked job posting, it sounded to me like it was an entry level
> position.   $13 - $17/hr for entry level IT work is normal, but that is for
> desktop support only.   The addition of the Windows Server, Exchange and
> Terminal Services requirements pushes this out of the realm of entry level
> compensation.
>
> Jeremy
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