NYCPHP Meetup

[Brian D.]

Great information, Rada, thanks for sending it in.

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:34 AM, -- rada -- <radalapsker at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Below are current Cut-off Wages for computer specialists from the New York
> State Department of Labor. These are not some extravagant rates. These are
> rates that the NYS DOL considers so low that if you are unemployed and
> someone offers you work below this rate, you can refuse the job without
> losing your unemployment insurance. Needless to say, nobody with a brain
> will work for cut-off wages, these are just examples of absolute rock-bottom
> rates.
>
> Occupation Cut-off Wage
> Computer Programmers $31.77
> Computer Software Engineers $35.79
> Computer Support Specialists $24.30
>
> The above hourly rates are for full-time work. For less than 40 hours/week,
> the rates have to be proportionately higher. For example, if you are a
> "Computer Programmer", the hourly cut-off wage is $31.77 but the
> corresponding yearly wage is $74,626.00.
> To Susanna:
> This is a professional PHP community and frankly, your $10/hour for
> part-time work is inappropriate to the point of being insulting. You may
> think that an offer is just an offer and those who don't like it could
> simply pass on by, but I'd rather not see this online space turn into a
> craigslist ghetto with its infamous "looking for someone to build me
> a YouTube/Ebay combo for $1,000" ads.
>
> To fellow PHP developers:
> I know we are all flooded with work and don't necesarily have time for
> nonsense, but let's try and take care of each other. Save this link for the
> DOL minimum wages page and let unethical would-be clients know when they've
> crossed the line. For sample language, please refer to the No Spec project
> which contains lots of great examples like this.
>
>
> Sincerely
> Rada Lapsker
>
>
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