What's a good rate in NY?
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- johndiggity0
my good friend is trying to move to new york to be near his girlfriend. he is doing lite design and heavy production for the dc capitals and their various media stuff. needless to say, he needs to find a new job asap. i don't think he knows much about web, but he is quick and willing to learn. he's in a bind and pretty desperate. shoot me an email if you want and i can put you guys in touch.
- mcfly0
Adam, that's good feedback, thanks. I posted it on craigslist as $175-$200. $200 a day I can do for the right person.
It's a tough situation. This month I finally got my own space instead of subletting, and hired 1 person full time and 2 freelancers.
2 yrs ago it was me in my apartment. So the overhead is a lot, and I have to be cautious. I don;t want to squeeze anyone, I'm very sensitive to it. I just have to be realistic about what I can afford. Everytime you add more overhead, you have to bring in enough $ to cover it, that's a lot of work.
- DaveId0
firstly: $20 doesn't SEEM unreasonable, especially to those of us not working in NY.
however: a living wage is usually defined as the cost of renting a 2 bedroom apartment plus food and utilites. It's calculated that way so that a single working mom can afford to survive.
I realize that this is probably not a fealistic calculation for you to make, but for god's sake don't assume someone is "sharing an apartment".
I belive looking for an employee from a a specific demographic is probably discrimination.
-We're looking for a smart, talented, skinny, young, buhddist without much need for worldly possesions to join our team!
how about 25-30/hr?
- mcfly0
Hey Dave--in NY, you really do have to assume someone is sharing an apartment. A 2 bedroom APT in manhattan or around is easily $2000 a month!
This is why I'm looking for someone young--I'm a very young business, just worked my ass off to get out of my apartment and build a studio. I have to be cautious so I don;t overstretch myself. All of a sudden I have like $4000 a month in fixed expenses just to keep the office open, pay people, it's a lot
$20 isn't a ton, but it's not horrible. I posted it at $175-$200 a day depending on resume.
- mcfly0
Oh, I'd like to add that I'm very proud that unlike our president, I've created a job in the last 4 years! ;)
I hired a good friend FT, she's my one FT employee. She and 2 PT freelancers make up the studio.
- kld0
Oh, I'd like to add that I'm very proud that unlike our president, I've created a job in the last 4 years! ;)
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keep up the good work. Mcfly for pres. (write in) Any body could do a bettter job.
opps - How'd I get out of the politics thread