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What Will $15 an Hour Get Me?

And on the other side of things, even $15/hr to someone working full-time hours would mean that I would be out of business because I couldn't pay the rest of the bills. The joys of being a the point of needing help but not being able to afford it.

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when I talked about 25 to 35 an hour for a good tech a while ago I was laughed out of town.

you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

err wouldn't that be elephants ?

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It depends on where you are? If you live in an area that is depressed, you may be surprised what 15$ an hour gets you? In my area, I know guys and gals with PHD's and other degrees working at grocery store for a 1$ an hour over minimum wage.

It is also relevant to the person you hire. If they are single with no real responsibilities? 15$ may be a great wage. If they have a wife and 2 kids, it won't even pay the grocery bill, Lol
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The UBNT thread is here, »forum.ubnt.com/showthread.php?t=59171

While the $15 an hour base rate varies with many circumstances, it's the percentage escalation according to skills sets and responsibilities I wanted to point out. Use whatever base rate you want for your particular landscape.

If you just need someone to climb a ladder, screw in a footpad, and run cable with no significant responsibilities, then $15 an hour might work...as long as he wears a long sleeve shirt to hide his tatoos. But it's not going to get you a guy that has the mindset that *he* is the face of your company the customer sees.

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Allergy season must be fun, no?

Actually it helps when you are crawling around in a nasty, dusty attic and your sinuses are draining. It follows the ring and you come out with gooey tendrils!

I heard the same happens with a Prince Albert.

Wouldn't know -- I keep mine covered when in the attic. Too many things for it to get hung up on.

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Now seriously, I think it really depends on your area. Tatoos have gotten so popular, not just here but in many areas, that it's really no longer a judge of either personal character or the business. I understand the point you were trying to make but even my mom understands that the old rules no longer apply (no matter how much she wishes they did). In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a recent college grad here in Austin that doesn't have either tatoos or piercings or both.

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Interestingly, company satellite dish installers (not contractors) were getting $15 to $16 an hour four years ago, but only $12 to $13 now.

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I wouldn't hire anyone with tats showing. Especially neck tats. As popular as they are (it always makes me sick to see young gals with flawless skin and a big nasty tat), they still turn off a lot of customers. Nobody wants someone who looks like a jailhouse thug creeping around in their house.

Funny, the Mrs. and I were just talking this morning about appearances. She said I need to cut off the biker beard. We also decided that our next business venture will be tattoo removal. It's only going to get more popular as people wise up with age and want to erase those mistakes.
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I did satellite installs for a brief time in the early 90's. Just like CATV installs, it's a racket. The subs take a beating while the "owners" rake in the cash.
Most of the guys who did the job did it because there was no background check, no randoms, and it kept their parole officer happy.
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It's not the tattoos per se, it's the "jail house" state prison garbage that's a give away.

Rule of thumb...if you just suspect it will offend somebody, it likely will.

/ reworded it

Even if you think it won't offend anyone, it probably will.