College Vs. Certs Vs. Experience [Archive] - ForumsHQ

[Brunt]

Well uhh..I kinda have a foot in at the local hospital. Friends mom is the HEAD of the tech support department. They start at $13/hr(level 1, lowest level tech support), but I need my MCP..I just figured I could get a job starting at $9/hr untill another position opened up at the hospital.

[Illuvatar]

9-10 dollars an hr you guys are shootin low.. you must not live in a tech area. I live near dc and I make 15 an hour with no experience to start, now I have almost 2 years experience, my a+, working on net+ and college. To sum up, move, find a better job.

[Speed]

Move, find a better job, pay more money for standards of living. It's all relative to your location. If I were to move to the DC area I'd pay way more than I pay here, thus making my $10/hr job w/ no experience the same as your $15/hr job w/ no experience.

[Illuvatar]

I pay just as much for rent and expenses here than I did in michigan, so shrug.. perhaps you don't always know everything =p

[Speed]

You live *IN* dc, or within 20 miles from DC, and pay the same as you did in Michigan? How'd you manage that one? You either got a real good deal that nobody else knows about, or you live in a ghetto. If you live more than 20 miles away from DC and work in DC, you must have a horrible drive to work every day. Just rent in DC is mainly over a grand for a one bedroom.

[Dark]

I believe hes full of shit...Why do I believe that?

Cause my father has been active in politics for about 23 years.

Hes got alot of congressmen whos assistants (fresh out of college etc) make 15-20 an hr but the cost of living is fing high that they all rent the same flat to save cost

[Speed]

DC is one of the highest standards of living in the US. I think (not sure) it's just a step behind New York City. A 1 bedroom apartment on average is over a grand. Add $300-500 per bedroom on top of that. That shit is CRAZY. It's $600 for a one bedroom and between $700-800 for a two bedroom around here, in the nicer areas.



If he lives 20+ miles out of DC, he may be able to get a decent deal. He then has to drive into DC every day, which is one hell of a drive through all that traffic every day. That's so not worth it. I'll keep my $10/hr job.

[syntax53]

ny is way higher than dc. a two bedroom in brooklyn/manhattan i know is well over 2 grand.





(not trying to rebutle against you speed, just stating)

[Illuvatar]

Hrm, you guys are right I don't really live here, refer to my origional post for WHERE I live, and no I don't work in DC. I never said I did, you don't have to work in dc to get a good tech job. I drive 1/2 an hour to work every day, 24 miles, w/a decent mileage car which I have thats 2 gallons a day. Rent down here is 600 dollars/month for a 2 bedroom 2 bath new apartment(the "hood" apartments are all subsidized at like 230 a month and no I don't live in those, or near those) Why you are all arguing about my advice I don't know, you are all theorizing on something you don't really know. Shrug, you are welcome to think what you want to, fact remains I have a higher paying job than those of you w/10/hr, comparable or better living space, a nice traffic free drive to work. And I can sit here and laugh at you guys at work all day!

[Reckless]

They are pointing out things in your suggestion to help Brunt. That's what this thread is supposed to be about.