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Snarl, Hiss, Snivel, Whine...
I saw a perl scripter, linux, apache mysql sysadmin job advertised yesterday for only $30K/year in San Jose (Bay Area). I'm so fucking depressed and plain hungry that I applied for it, hoping that it's a typo. Sysadmin and perl hacking - for less than $15/hr. It ought to be illegal. I know that treating it as a salary position *is* illegal (under $25/hr is hourly if it's sysadmin/programming, in CA).
The last time I took a job drastically below what I had been making, it was a hell job, and it took me over a year to build back my tattered self esteem from having to be that desparate. Same with the time before. But I need income, and at least this is still in my field.
I hate this. I figured that to just make my rent, food, and car insurance I need to make at least $400/week, gross. This assumes that I declare bankruptcy, and have no credit cards or any other "luxuries".
I want to cry. Unemployment in Santa Clara County is over 7 percent, and doesn't count folks like me who's unemployment (including extensions) has run out.
I'm tired of being insulted by recruiters, jobs ads, and the whole bunch of BS. I never was one of those kids fresh out of college demanding 6 figure salaries, why do *I* have to suffer the backlash??
Please, if you have any good wishes toward getting good, solid money, work send them my way. I really, really need them.
My car needs reg and smog ($$), my creditors are now calling anyone with the same last name in the area, I may have to disconnect my phone line, and I only have my rent through January (If I don't get work before January, I will be on the street in February - no more rabbits in my hat.)
Help!!!! Whimper
The last time I took a job drastically below what I had been making, it was a hell job, and it took me over a year to build back my tattered self esteem from having to be that desparate. Same with the time before. But I need income, and at least this is still in my field.
I hate this. I figured that to just make my rent, food, and car insurance I need to make at least $400/week, gross. This assumes that I declare bankruptcy, and have no credit cards or any other "luxuries".
I want to cry. Unemployment in Santa Clara County is over 7 percent, and doesn't count folks like me who's unemployment (including extensions) has run out.
I'm tired of being insulted by recruiters, jobs ads, and the whole bunch of BS. I never was one of those kids fresh out of college demanding 6 figure salaries, why do *I* have to suffer the backlash??
Please, if you have any good wishes toward getting good, solid money, work send them my way. I really, really need them.
My car needs reg and smog ($$), my creditors are now calling anyone with the same last name in the area, I may have to disconnect my phone line, and I only have my rent through January (If I don't get work before January, I will be on the street in February - no more rabbits in my hat.)
Help!!!! Whimper
Best of luck to you
We're not in as bad a position, but won't know if I have a job after 1 February until January 28th.
I've applied for another job with another agency. Three of my cow-orkers have applied for it as well. It's not yet as cold up here is it is down there where you live, but it's getting colder out.
I've lived on the street before. It wasn't fun. Here's hoping you won't have to.
Take care, ducks. Keep warm, eh?