Job and Pay

ssshhheeeeeeeiiiitttt

I'm gonna tell them you said that desu

>I'd just see if my current people could match them.
Sure, do that.

And most importantly: Focus on learning. You have to find a spot where you feel like learning and hustling every day to get shit done - because that's where the learning is.

Pay is fucking irrelevant at this point. Just play the interview game to keep warm but focus on learning.

I totally agree... that's why I love my current job, I feel like i'm learning so much and the guy who pays me i look at as a mentor really.

I guess I should have also mentioned that until about a month or so ago, I was the only person working for the owners of the business- and its just 2 people. So only me and one other guy programming, while the new hire is for sales.

Run the job until you complete school, you're in the "MUST HAVE 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN [12 Programming languages here]" hurdle of your career. Getting work experience on paper is more important than a dollar or two raise as you'll have a stronger bargaining position later on. Your three goals is building a social network and keeping in contact with them as your co-workers move to other jobs, building your personal skill set and worth ethics, and lastly building the paperwork around your skillset. You can be skilled at something but not have the paperwork stating as such and find yourself shit out of luck. Always check to see if your job will fund you building a certification bank. Those co-workers you keep in touch with will be far more valuable than sheer certs and awesome resume. A study I saw stated that having a person on the inside of a company makes you fifty times more competitive than a random applying for the job. There are many things you need to be working on more than just raw money right now.

even if you will continue at this place until graduation, you should know you are getting fucked regardless. if you feel like it's "not that bad" and "i'm learning alot" like the other anons in this thread are suggesting, you will carry this feeling to your next place of employment, and are at risk of accepting a 50k job happily whilst feelings its a huge upgrade. if you are in software in california you should not be paid this little. no decent shop will pay someone this low, its embarrassing for the employer to pay people low wages, keep in mind if you are technically employed as a contractor you should be getting paid 200-250% the wage of a salaried employee since you aren't getting any benefits.
you can stay if you don't mind and if you don't think you will be able to get a new job before you graduate, just don't be grateful and recognize you are getting fucked and that your employer is taking advantage of you

>living in LA
>iOS experience
>CS senior
You should be making 70k+. I strongly recommend applying to new companies right now instead of asking for a raise. Non-contractor positions only

This. I started out of community college with an associates degree making 25 an hour doing web dev in LA. A year later I’m making 50 an hour in the Bay Area.

>independent contractor
Reddest of flags. You're being taken advantage of.

Demand to be made an employee with a real fucking salary or find a new job elsewhere, because now you have the experience to land something legit. Good luck bro

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What's wrong with being a contractor?

Here in bongland contractors are basically short-term (3-12 month) professionals who provide a high level of service, and in return receive about triple the pay of their employed counterparts

t. contractor

OP sure ain't getting triple the pay.