RE: Did I overreact?

["Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>]

Shelly wrote:

<<When we got around to discussing the compensation package,
she quoted a figure of 24 dollars an hour.>>

Were you over-reacting?  All depends...

* Was the job permanent with benefits or contract without benefits?

* Was the job located in a large metro area or off the beaten track?

* Does the job require extensive expertise?  Or just average experience?

* Is the job five minutes from your home or two hours?


If my math is correct, $24/hour comes out to about $50k per year:

* A very good salary for a permanent job, with benefits, located in
Kansas (or Nebraska, or Iowa, or ... fill in the blank), requiring
average expertise.

* A lousy salary for a contract job, without benefits, located in
Manhattan, requiring above-average expertise.


Of course, average (or is it median?) household income in the U.S. is
about $40k.  Lots of people would think $50k/year was great.  

Keith
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