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Your comment was initially amusing, but then I did the math and realized how little $15/hour actually is. If someone were able to work the equivalent of full-ti
by pyrophane 11y ago
Your comment was initially amusing, but then I did the math and realized how little $15/hour actually is. If someone were able to work the equivalent of full-time, they'd make what? 15 * 40 * 52 = 31,200? Where could you live anywhere near a Facebook office on that? Seattle? Definitely nowhere convenient to their bay area HQ.
- maxxxxx 11y agoWhen I visited Apple a few years ago somebody talked about some cleaners having a 3 hour commute each way.
- stephengillie 11y agoThere are low-income apartments at the opposite end of downtown (near ID) from Facebook's offices in SLU. Though, at that pay rate, a single renter might be making too much to qualify for them.
- hsod 11y agoIt would be no problem to live within an easy bus ride of FB offices in Seattle on 31k (with roommates). Lots of my friends do it.
- VOYD 11y agoDefinitely not Seattle.
- civilian 11y agoDefinitely yes in Seattle. 33% of 31k is 10.3k, divided by 12 is $861 month for what you should pay for rent. (I can't remember if this number should include utilities, but yeah.) Just padmap 850/month. You can even get within walking distance. http://www.padmapper.com/# http://www.padmapper.com/# A lot of these listings include rooms within an apartment/house.
- Ollinson 11y agoDon't forget taxes.
- johnward 11y agoJust FYI a general rule is hourly rate x 2,000 or easier for most people to remember is hourly rate times 2 and add 3 zeros.