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Subject:Re: Here's another winner - guess the pay From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Suzette Leeming <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:18:08 -0800
Based on the location, my guess is the client is willing to pay the agency
$30-$35/hr and the agency is hoping to capitalize on the sorry state of the
local economy to lowball. The going rate for someone there with the quals
in this listing should be in the mid $20/hr range.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Suzette Leeming
<suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
> The minimum wage in Ontario is $10.25, so you could definitely make more
> flipping burgers at McDonalds, plus you wouldn't have the clothing expense.
>
> It seems to me some big corporations are trying to take advantage of the
> current economic difficulties in Florida, on the backs of desperate people.
>
> I'd love to know the company (the posting was from an employment agency);
> I'd organize a boycott of any product/service they make or sell. It's that
> offensive.
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