Employers will do almost anything to find workers except pay them more

Re:Employers will do almost anything to find workers except ... by jdhn on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @08:38AM (#17506357)

I guess my experience differs. Before I moved into the tech world I worked at a law firm for peanuts. When I got a $1/hr raise I went out, bought a bottle of whiskey to celebrate, and then didn't increase my spending at all. Any money I got from that raise went right to my savings account.

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Re:Employers will do almost anything to find workers except ... by annabellish on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @11:17AM (#17507574)

When you say "peanuts", do you mean "peanuts relative to what we get paid in tech" or "peanuts relative to the actual average wage"? For reference, the overall average wage is in the range of $6-800/week.

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Re:Employers will do almost anything to find workers except ... by jdhn on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @11:34AM (#17507717)

Both. I started off at $10, got a bump up to $11.

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