How much is your time WORTH?
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MemberHow much is your time WORTH?
mandymoo
mandymoo Member (838posts)
2/23/2007 4:47:00 PM
What's the minimum that you would take to get paid for a job?

There's this job that I know of thats really great and it would be a great opportunity, but the pay is soooo unbelievably bad thats its not even funny. They can get away with it cuz its for the "experience" and yaya yayaa.....

So, what do you guys think......if you were offered a job that had such awful pay, but could possibly launch you into the career that you're striving towards, would you take it?


_Saint
_Saint Member (21612posts)
2/23/2007 5:06:00 PM
Take the job, gain some experience, then book it somewhere else.

mandymoo
mandymoo Member (838posts)
2/23/2007 5:09:00 PM
It's an intern thing, so it would only be for about 3 months.

Born2Fly
Born2Fly Venue Owner (7133posts)
2/23/2007 5:09:00 PM
I would have to agree. If this is what you really want, then get the experience.

GREEKGIFTFROMGOD
GREEKGIFTFROMGOD Member (14687posts)
2/23/2007 5:16:00 PM
Go for it.

My time is $101 hourly.

moneyoverbitches
moneyoverbitches Member (1147posts)
2/23/2007 5:28:00 PM
Three months isn't all that long.


StarckTruth
StarckTruth Member (12396posts)
2/23/2007 5:33:00 PM
I found that the more I charged, the more clients liked my work. Go figure.

oldschoolpedal
oldschoolpedal Member (17391posts)
2/23/2007 5:34:00 PM
^ Exactly.

andrewc
andrewc Moderator (2235posts)
2/23/2007 6:55:00 PM

My Opinion :

One can do anything from grunt to executive work below 35 years old. When one is young, one can swallow his/her pride.

Beyond 35 years old, one "SHOULD" have his/her career path sorted out. Of course, the earlier the better.

So, assuming you are <35 years old. DO IT!




LADYFAKJ
LADYFAKJ Member (5323posts)
2/23/2007 9:29:00 PM
The pay doesn't matter to me. Honestly. It's all about gaining experience!


ThePhoenix
ThePhoenix Member (14390posts)
2/23/2007 10:17:00 PM
Got to pay your dues. Just don't pay them longer than you have to.

the funny part is, that you will continue to pay your dues until you know you are done. Only you will know, no one else can tell you. if someone else has to tell you, then somethings wrong, or youre a doormat

Josip23ww
Josip23ww Member (1995posts)
2/24/2007 12:28:00 AM
If it'll pay off in the long run, it's probably a good thing.

brad2007
brad2007 Member (13posts)
2/24/2007 12:36:00 AM
You gotta start somewhere. Working a poor paying job that will get you to your goals is better than working a good paying job that goes no where and you're not happy with. And 3 months is nothing.

boost
boost Member (17413posts)
2/24/2007 3:09:00 AM
quote:
I found that the more I charged, the more clients liked my work. Go figure.


same. i get more work at $50 and hour than i do at $30. i started there, though, and built up a name for myself until people recognized my work. just make sure they don't take advantage of you working for cheap for too long.

urbanchakra
urbanchakra Member (1148posts)
2/24/2007 3:20:00 PM
If I were you and I really saw this opportunity as helping me with my career I would take it, considering this is the best offer at my disposal right now.

You take what you can get and make the best of it until you reach a point in your career where you have enough options to choose from.

Boost: $50/Hr is pretty good. Is that contract gigs you do or a full time job?


No_Way_Jose
No_Way_Jose DJ/Artist (13502posts)
2/24/2007 3:26:00 PM
Well let's see, it's $50 for daty. $75 for fingers service and $150.00 for half and half. blank stare

Funkadelic
Funkadelic Member (5663posts)
2/24/2007 3:27:00 PM
The most fulfilling job I've ever had paid $150 US a month.


andrewc
andrewc Moderator (2235posts)
2/24/2007 3:41:00 PM

LOL

Hurry up! The boat is leaving the dock.


boost
boost Member (17413posts)
2/24/2007 5:03:00 PM
quote:
Boost: $50/Hr is pretty good. Is that contract gigs you do or a full time job?


freelancing as a piano accompanist. i've found that if i charge less, people assume i'm not as good as i am. it's kinda funny how that works.

mandymoo
mandymoo Member (838posts)
2/24/2007 6:08:00 PM
quote:
The most fulfilling job I've ever had paid $150 US a month.


Wow, thats completely crazy. How much work was involved with it tho for you? Did it seem like you were doing a lot?

You see, this job seems like there is A LOT of work that goes along with it.....so much that I should be getting wayyyy more for it. I would even have to work some evenings and weekends blank stare

I'm not the type of person who works for less than what I think I deserve....I've always been like that. But yah, perhaps swallowing my pride for a few months would be the best thing to do. Grrr, I would really hate that tho.

sombrio
sombrio Member (13638posts)
2/24/2007 6:14:00 PM
At this stage in my career, If I'm not making at least $25/hr I'm not interested.

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