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Wow, $8.55 an hour with no benefits AND self-employment taxes (as a contractor). Even if I loved the work, I couldn't keep up my modest lifestyle on that kind

Wow, $8.55 an hour with no benefits AND self-employment taxes (as a contractor). Even if I loved the work, I couldn't keep up my modest lifestyle on that kind of pay. And no, I don't have any debt and I'm good at managing my finances. He talks about the candidates who complain about the pay, but he neglects the fact that anyone with a decent head on his shoulders would simply laugh at the job listing and move on. He never even hears from the best candidates. It's simply irrational for someone even moderately skilled to settle for that kind of pay. If you were talking about $60k vs $90k, I would say the people you want are the ones who don't care about the money. But if you expect a highly educated and motivated person to be happy making minimum wage, you've got serious issues.

dpio 17y ago
What he says does make sense, to an extent, in regards to entry-level positions. I'm sure he wouldn't do the same with mid-levels or higher. I bet a lot of the people who've seen his post are more experienced then the entry-level, so of course they would react the same way i initially did, in disgust. So, seeing that he specifically wants 'entry-level', he's probably looking for some young recent college grad with no long-term commitments. Having considered all that, if I were a recent college grad I'd probably be scared away by the prospect of just dealing with self-employment taxes, which at $8.55/hr, this job would totally not be worth the extra effort required.