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By compguy - 25/02/2010 15:39 - United States

Today, I applied and was accepted for a part-time network engineering position. Being contract work they asked me what I charge. I replied, "$12 an hour." After a look of surprise they accepted me for the position and said, "Our last guy charged $200 an hour, you're a bargain." FML

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By YankeeDoodle - 04/03/2010 05:30 - Australia

Today, I discovered my employer is advertising for a contractor position within my team performing basically the same role as myself. Except the pay is seven times more. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/06/2022 00:00

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By WretchedOwls - 03/03/2016 23:59 - United States - Barberton

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By temp - 21/10/2016 00:36

Today, after working my ass off for 2 months, receiving perfect reviews, and going out of my way to take on extra work to get a job offer from the location where I temp, I finally got an offer for a permanent position. Included in the offer was a $3.00 an hour pay cut and no insurance. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/04/2015 12:42 - United States - Clifton Park

Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. FML

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Cut the crap

By Anonymous - 20/10/2016 17:59 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML

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By smidge - 02/06/2009 06:05 - United States

Today, I got a call from an ad agency offering me a job. I was so excited, because I've been looking for work for a few months now and really wanted to work for them. An hour later, they called apologizing, because they'd made a mistake and offered the job to the wrong person. FML

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intensitive 11

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:52

How do you be in a position like that and not know how much your competitors are charging?

kikiface 1

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:54

what the hell do you do that $200/hour is an acceptable pay rate? I need to get into that field

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Asstazztic 8

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:56

Hey I'm 2nd where's my comment :(

eat_this_buddie 5

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:56

tell them you were playing and then say you'll settle for a better price.

mrzero 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:57

you don't know how much is your worth??? you are lucky to have that job.

godmode9 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:57

ydi for being a moron.

boatkicker 4

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:59

In the future, never name a price when a company asks what you charge. Instead reply asking how much they expect to pay you.

CallMeHush 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 19:59

YDI for not knowing what contractors charge. By the time you pay the taxes on a 10-99 form you won't make beans.

PsychoMerk 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:00

shouldve said "jus kiddin!" :D that sense of humor comes free ;)

Asstazztic 8

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:00

WTF!!! Now only is my 2nd comment gone but my 11th as well o_O

I_am_that_guy 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:23

I'll take it

Fedor_is_KING 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:01

$200 an hour? Damn, that's some high class hooker wages. Not that'd I know ....I can only afford the cheap ones :(

Fedor_is_KING 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:03

Oh yeah, FYL OP. F it bad, cause that blows.

Brave_Sir_Robin 4

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:02

Well, earn every penny you can; thousands of people on welfare are depending on you!

Enoch134 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:04

win

SelfGenocide 0

Thursday 25 February 2010 20:06

ha. so true

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