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- inky
how much $money should i be making. i'm new to the biz. i think I'm being taken. i wont say how much i make ,due to embarasment. I wrk in Ad/design agency. i'll say this it under 30G. way under!!
I do lil flash web banner nothing great. update webpages on DW, spam pop up pages. Magazine ads, DVD covers, brochures, forms, inserts, update software interface buttons on flash.
I just make it according to wat the sketch my ADir. draws on paper(very roughly)
i dont know the programs great. i'm not OK, I good. i see the wrk from start to mechanical. and handel phones and client emails.
keep in mind this is my only 1st Gdesign job and i'm biting th ebullet in my wallet for the experience on my resume.
wat say the public.
- joyride0
if you handled my clients you'd be making 0G real quick! LOL
But I would say it depends on where in the country you live and experience. My 1st job was just above 30K in y2K and my 2nd was under 30K (desp. times).
So i would guess you could get a bit more. I would learn all you can about the biz, learn to spell and then look for something that pays more... ;)
- nosaj0
Don't look for the money with your 1st job - look for the experience. Money will come.
Straight outta school, average skills $10/ hour.
- inky0
i'm a horrible typer. I always do that, at times I leave out complettly. or dble lleetteerrss up.....i;m a stutterinng typer.....
is there a cure.
- seed0
It is your first job and you are still learning so it seems OK. I agree you should be more concerned with the experience you are getting. Make sure it is in the direction that you want your career to go in. More money will come later with more experience and the right motivation.
- Mimio0
I havent make under 30k since I was an intern in 1998.
- inky0
ok, i don't feel so bad, how lon gbefore i ask for more money., I'm making 22K. been here for 5mths and wrk about 50hrs a wk.
granted th experience is great, but,I'm the only one doing everything....EVERYTHING admin, design, tech support, trble shoot. i have noones brain to pick :-/
but i get the job done always.
- joyride0
update your resume, create a new portfolio and see whats out there.
Worse that happens, you get a new job for more money, or you tell them your leaving and they pay you more... no down side
keep on keepin on...
- Jaline0
I would say spelling is pretty important, haha.
- seed0
22K for 50hrs a week seems pretty low. I would say stick with the job for a year if you can for the solid experience on your resume. Only you can tell when the time is right but ask for a good size raise at least by the one year mark or before. Be well prepared with many points to back up why you are worth what you are asking for. A list of standard salary info could help too. It wouldn't hurt to take a serious look at what is out there and leave when something better comes along if necessary.
- ********0
en"joy"the"ride"...."2".
I don't even know what that means.
- -scarabin-0
so you barely know the tools of your trade, have your projects pre-designed for you, and can't speak or type english.
sounds like you're being overpaid
- seed0
oohhhh!
- johndiggity0
welcome to a career in graphic design!
- ********0
I'm writing a book about the business world, and what it takes to get to the top.
I'll shed some of my wisdom here though for free.
1. Always act like a pretentious asshole.
2. Repeat good ideas as your own directly to the person who just told you them.
3. Have friends call the front desk and ask to have you paged at various times of the week.
4. Block your entire calendar with professional sounding events, but in fact are completely meaningless. This makes it almost impossible to schedule a meeting with you and then you are always looked as a team player by shifting things around.
5. If shit hits the fan (and I can not stress this enough) you.
A) Deny
B) Counter-Accuse
C) Blame
- inky0
apparently, it the path huh....
- ********0
5. If shit hits the fan (and I can not stress this enough) you.
A) Deny
B) Blame
C) Counter-Accuse
flavorful_4
(Apr 28 06, 11:51)I'd say I messed up the ordering of B/C initially but I didn't...
- Point50
my first job out of college I made $19K and worked about 60 hours/week, and got treated like shit. My bonus at the end of the year was $100 gift certificate to the mall. I hated it. A month before I that, I turned down a job at my college making $30K with full beni's. But, it was about the experience and the connections I made while there. I quit a year later, then that company went under about 6 months after that... HAHA! RIP O'Miley Ryan!
- inky0
scarabin, you almost sound like my boss, valid points, which is why, i'm just ridin the wave.
that stung a lil, Cuz the troof hurts.
Flav,
i think i'll use the blame someone else and act pretentious. i'll try anyway.
- seed0
In my experience it seems like your first long term job can have a huge impact on the direction of your career. I guess because you have an easier time getting jobs doing something very similar to your past experience.
- ********0
Start now. The response should have been.
"Flavorful, go fuck yourself - I do what I want."