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Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 01:55 PM
I was just browsing the U.S. Department of Labor website and found out that my salary is in the lowest 10% for my occupation.

I knew I was underpaid but jeez... :(
cbotnyse
03-15-2007, 01:57 PM
are you a code writer?
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 01:59 PM
are you a code writer?

Isn't it obvious?
cbotnyse
03-15-2007, 02:00 PM
Isn't it obvious?I'm surprised you are poorly paid. It seems to me that'd be a high demand job since it is not a common skill. Have you ever searched around for better jobs?
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:06 PM
I'm surprised you are poorly paid. It seems to me that'd be a high demand job since it is not a common skill. Have you ever searched around for better jobs?

Yes, but the programming languages I know/use are older than I am. Most of the openings I see are for web programming. Of course that stuff wasn't all that popular when I was in college so I missed all the training and classes for that.
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:07 PM
I imagine Rockford doesn't pay very well, but I imagine it's a lot cheaper than living here.

It is a lot cheaper but I should still be doing better than I am. Lowest 10 percent? That's embarassing...
cbotnyse
03-15-2007, 02:11 PM
Yes, but the programming languages I know/use are older than I am. Most of the openings I see are for web programming. Of course that stuff wasn't all that popular when I was in college so I missed all the training and classes for that.Wouldn't it be rather easy for you to learn? I just feel like you should not be poorly paid because every buisness out there needs programers like you.

Aren't there certifications you could pursure in your free time online?
CaptainBallz
03-15-2007, 02:16 PM
I was just browsing the U.S. Department of Labor website and found out that my salary is in the lowest 10% for my occupation.

I knew I was underpaid but jeez... :(

do post a link to where you can find that (yes too lazy to navigate the Dept. o labor site)....

This should be hilariously depressing.
SoxEd
03-15-2007, 02:19 PM
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Yes, but the programming languages I know/use are older than I am.

Does that mean that no-one learns them any more?

In which case you have irreplaceable specialist knowledge, and are in a position to blackmail your employer into giving you a raise.
:thumbsup:

As your Attorney, I advise you to gen-up on some of the newer code out there, and then actually line-up a new job before attempting to twist your boss' arm.

This poster is not only not an Attorney, let alone in the USA, but furthermore accepts no liability whatever for unhappy life-changes arising as a result of any reader following his ill-informed, cockamamie 'advice', and thus indemnifies no-one against such an eventuality.
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:24 PM
do post a link to where you can find that (yes too lazy to navigate the Dept. o labor site)....

This should be hilariously depressing.

http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:26 PM
Wouldn't it be rather easy for you to learn? I just feel like you should not be poorly paid because every business out there needs programers like you.

Aren't there certifications you could pursue in your free time online?

I started taking classes to get my 4-year degree but I was turned down for financial aid (the irony there is hilarious) and just couldn't afford to pay for the classes myself.

I've never really looked into any kind of online training. I don't know if that would work for me or not.
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:27 PM
I'm not saying IWC isn't underpaid, but you can't put all that much stock in average salary statistics because a lot of companies are guilty of over and undertitling. It's all :jagoff:

I put stock into a head-hunter laughing when I told her how much I make.
Iwritecode
03-15-2007, 02:29 PM
OPINION OFFERED WITHOUT PREJUDICE



Does that mean that no-one learns them any more?

In which case you have irreplaceable specialist knowledge, and are in a position to blackmail your employer into giving you a raise.
:thumbsup:

As your Attorney, I advise you to gen-up on some of the newer code out there, and then actually line-up a new job before attempting to twist your boss' arm.

This poster is not only not an Attorney, let alone in the USA, but furthermore accepts no liability whatever for unhappy life-changes arising as a result of any reader following his ill-informed, cockamamie 'advice', and thus indemnifies no-one against such an eventuality.

It doesn't mean noone learns them anymore. Just that it doesn't seem like anyone uses them anymore.

If I could line up a new job I wouldn't have to worry about twisting my boss' arm...
JohnBasedowYoda
03-15-2007, 05:27 PM
I started taking classes to get my 4-year degree but I was turned down for financial aid (the irony there is hilarious) and just couldn't afford to pay for the classes myself.

I've never really looked into any kind of online training. I don't know if that would work for me or not.

What languages do you use?


Online shouldn't be a deal I think...it's not like you need hands on lab experience, right?