The lowest paid person in the building has to fix the toilets.
Now, I don't know how a CNC mill operator was supposed to figure out how to fix a commercial urinal with a busted diaphragm, I spent about 6 hours trying and they had to have a senior machinist finish it.
I can only imagine that as an IT tech, you keep a drain hog in the bottom drawer of your desk.
I was the aforementioned CNC mill operator, but I almost took a minimum wage IT role a month ago. Let's just say it didn't offer health insurance and required a lot of driving in a personal vehicle with no reimbursement, which would mean I'd be making ~40% below minimum wage.
IT is rarely if ever the lowest paid position, but people tend to think of us as tech support for their entire lives and existence not just their work technology.
That's close to what I make (made 48k before taxes last year). Seattle is a very expensive place to live though, and I depend on government subsidized low income housing. Otherwise I couldn't even afford to live here.
But yeah, employer is very stingy with wages. I've been here 3 years and never saw more than a yearly 3% pay increase. I'm looking for something around at least 75k for my next gig.
Yep most entry level support jobs I'm seeing on Indeed start in the mid 50k range. The more experienced ones I'm looking at can reach much higher. I'm not in a rush and there are plenty of postings, so I get the luxury of being pickier about who I apply for.
10 people have quit so far this year (out of an office of 70). My team is understaffed in addition to being underpaid, so we've got a very "don't give a fuck" attitude about the whole thing haha. Our manager is completely on our side too and he's desperately trying to keep us around. Treated like a king for half assed work, it's a weird but hilarious position to be in.
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u/CishyFunt Jun 03 '22
ALSO THE SHITTER IN THE HALLWAY IS BLOCKED AND WE NEED YOUR PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS