I was going to open my own business but instead I took a job at this rate until the economy picks up, works out to about 52g's a year. I consider it very average to below average, any opinions. It's in a skilled trade, it's alot lower than my last rate but that was a well paying job in a remote area, also I'm not in TO, a much smaller city.
Is 25$/hr a good wage?
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The times are changing.
Soon we will see the end to the trade unions and the training programs they provide. As an IBEW member I am already starting to see this.
So take what you can get and make the best deal you can.
Soon we will see the end to the trade unions and the training programs they provide. As an IBEW member I am already starting to see this.
So take what you can get and make the best deal you can.
The ibew close to me always has hundreds of guys on their books, rarely any work and hard to join, alot of politics involved, everybody's waiting on the nuclear plant to start but it may not, union jobs there's always too much traveling.papasmerf said:
I have been lucky in that I am a Communications Tech in the IBEW. But there is a movement where the electrical side is claiming the work. Ten years and they will re-establish the pros on the com side.BallzDeep said:
I practice CRAFT not a trade
yeah...kind of a tough one. In my line of work..i make high 50's base..but... i get a free car, all gas paid for (personal + business), corporate card with about $20k to blow, full benefits, stock, $20k in bonus/year. I really work about 15 hrs/week. Yes, I am in sales!!!lol!!! If its just $52k base no more...not the greatest. Hopefully, you have some more perks??
If your working as a contract employee at $25/hr it's like working at $70-$80k full time when you factor in the write offs for the corporation.
Also factor in the benefits if you have any...
Also factor in the benefits if you have any...
I agree, but different people have different standards, it's about half my last job and a bit of a downer.jbar said:
That's why I posted, to get a feel from the members, everybody's gonna have their own view, for me at this point in my life, I'm just not thrilled about it.
I guess I'm also lucky where most times getting hired is as easy as one phone call, and often times start the next day.
you just have to consider this when negotiating your rate:
are you going to have to live paycheck-to-paycheck?
or
are you giving enough cushion for your future?..
Since i'm solely focused in IT, I put myself through university this way. I worked part-time at a company doing their IT site management. My savings went towards paying tuition, and my other savings just grew and I still managed to spend enough for gas, insurance, rent, cell phone (never was a fan of landlines), meals, internet, etc bills, any other expenses, and this was only probably 5-6 years ago. I was making around $30K part-time.
are you going to have to live paycheck-to-paycheck?
or
are you giving enough cushion for your future?..
Since i'm solely focused in IT, I put myself through university this way. I worked part-time at a company doing their IT site management. My savings went towards paying tuition, and my other savings just grew and I still managed to spend enough for gas, insurance, rent, cell phone (never was a fan of landlines), meals, internet, etc bills, any other expenses, and this was only probably 5-6 years ago. I was making around $30K part-time.
My comment wasn't a personal snub at you or anybody in particular. It touched a nerve because it was my peak pay a few years ago, and I've been struggling since (layoffs, illnesses, family businesses, etc). Yet, people in my circles have been telling me to take what I can get (even minimum wage), while other people should "hold out". Well, that's Toronto politics for ya.BallzDeep said:
Based on what? That's a little bit of an overstatement me thinks.... there are plenty of people in this city who survive on much less. Of course, that doesn't include the "my Aston Martin needs a new wine-chiller, and my wife got a head-transplant last Christmas" set.Mrbig1949 said:
If you're single, you can't die in Toronto with 52K a year.Mrbig1949 said:
If you're mortgaging a place, its not so bad. After taxes that about 36-38K, which can easily pay for everything. Unless you're hobbying like a maniac
I'm expecting around 700 a week take home, not complaining, just not satisfied with my life decisions up to this point. The last few months I got fucking around on the stock market trying to make easy money and lost, set myself back years, although hopefully they come back eventually.
When it is all said and done the only investment you make that matters is the one you make in others.BallzDeep said:
