Re: Rates

Subject: Re: Rates
From: Mitchell Maltenfort <mmalten -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Anon TWer <anon_twer -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:44:35 -0400

Did you get benefits at the old job? You can counter with wanting the
equivalent of your old salary plus benefits.


On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Anon TWer <anon_twer -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I don't usually write like this, have been TWer long enough. Don't use this as my writing sample! These are the facts:
> I left a job.
> I was salary.
> Hourly rate calculated @ $22.
> Offered contract @ old job.
> Old job wants 13 hours a week.
> Hourly rate $22, same as salary hourly rate.
>
> Tax person said, "Save 50% of net pay for taxes."
> That would make it $11/hour.
> I don't want that.
> 11 x 13 = 143 net pay
> I want 50
> 25 x 13 =  325 net pay
> I will work 9-1130 PM Sun through Thur.
> I want the extra $ for extra things I want to buy and provide for my family.
> I get up every day @ 6 AM.
> That means 6-ish hours sleep.
> 53 hours/week
> I'm young enough, can handle that.
>
> What do I do?
> 1) Take 22 and make 143/week
> 2) Walk away
> 3) Counter with 44 so my actual take home is 286
>
> Do you think countering lower than 44 is worth it in this situation?
>
> Questioning ...
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