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by now left tr

The will be looking for your replacement as I type - just in case you pull the same stunt again.

by naughtymonkey

I will be paying off all that in the next few months. My truck was set to be paid for in May, my wifes car in July, and my 2nd mortgage in September. My first mortgage will be paid for in 7 more years.

by naughtymonkey

It is average where I am. Just because it isn't where you live, doesn't mean anything. That's like saying someone in NYC should make the same as you. Then they would not be able to live. If you want higher earnings, move or put yourself out there. It isn't going to fall in your lap.

As for my bills, like I said many times. I provided that information as to why I need the average pay for my area.

As for my bills. When you have a job making a set amount of money, you live according to that money. When you are forced out of that job because of an injury, you don't sell everything you have. You work your a$$ off to keep it until you get back on your feet. Hopefully it will not happen to you, but you should prepare in case it does. I didn't and had to take another small mortgage on my house to get by. Don't judge people on things you know nothing about.

by evildaemon

I'd be willing to bet the people that got all pissy and personal are just mad because they make less than you. Same thing happened to me when I brought up the subject to my (now ex) girlfriend. :)

by chiefwah

I am 22 years old, I have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science with a focus on software engineering. I have been working as a self employed pc technician and also work for a help desk firm for less tham 30,000 dollars a year. I have twice the education you do and probably double the availability, but am working for 10,000 dollars less a year...

by dr dij

you even have a job.

The moronic or lying govt bureaus, not sure which, figured out a year too late we are actually in a recession.

About a year from now they'll figure out this is really a depression. It may take a mohawk and sand based economy and ravaging hordes for them to see it. If you didn't see it coming couldn't hurt to broaden your horizons with econ courses. Govt hyper-inflation based on out-of-control govt borrowing and spending plus ponzi scheme type investments called derivatives, coupled with biz like banks hiding bad investments will get even worse.

At 22 you can't possibly have much practical experience. Combine that with many areas of florida really badly hit in housing values.

What many biz want now is people who have subject matter area expertise, who can do high level work. Even 20 years ago, a software house I was at like to hire biz grads, not ocmputer sci grads, as they said was easier to teach someone pgmg than biz outside of college.

DOn't know if true but that's what they did. Now they can offshore pgmg easily but harder to outsource interfacing with users, analyzing and creating models (non-sw biz analyst) and collecting reqts/ architecting (IT biz analyst)

by nicknielsen

Everybody has to start somewhere. You have a job and can build on that if you don't get bitter about being "underpaid." If you want to get experience in software development, offer your skills to non-profits; you'll get practical experience and references for your resume.

Just so you have a bit of perspective, help desk here in SC usually starts in the neighborhood of $10-$11/hour. Be happy with what you have.

by jdclyde

you get entry level pay.

help desk is your foot in the door.

you want more, apply for a real job.

by santeewelding

All this is predicated on the generic wisdom that more is better, and bending your all to that.

Fortunately, you are also young and generically dumb. There is time.

by tony hopkinson

for a graduate with no experience whatsoever.

If you want to get further up the ladder, you climb up it, not parachute on top of it....

by boxfiddler Hot topic

ever.
I don't expect I ever will. I learn/plot how to live on very little.

I, too, am worth more than I am paid (IMO). But I like what I do, and that is worth a lot. I already know that in my current circumstance the odds on making more are probably nil.

by older mycroft

Oh I remember.

Mind you I'm not gonna get it out again - No Sir !!

Too many complaints from the neighbours over the years whenever I got it out on my own behalf.

Ahh, the non-existent 'wisdom' of youth. The OP is barely out of the egg, yet feels underpaid, under-appreciated, underpaid yet again.

As has been iterated numerous times above, the OP ought to be glad for just having an element of job security in the present economic climes. ;)

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