Offered pay for 6 months experience... any good?
Posted By: NewBMT on 2007-02-12
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I got offered a position to type some reports in a specialty I have been typing for 6 months. I was offered 7cpl for 65 character line. Does not pay for hard returns, tabs, empty lines, headers, footers are not paid. Spaces between words are.
At my other position I was getting 6cpl including hard returns.
How do I figure out if this new offer is equal or better than what I already had?
Yes, I know neither are high paying. I am new to the industry, only finished my course 7months ago. BUT, this particular specialty is easy for me and I have very high marks with QA.
Any and all advise is welcome. Thanks!
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20 years of experience and offered
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Soooo...if those WITH lots of experience are being offered
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I ddi not have a very good experience either sm
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I have had a good experience...sm
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I could not stand all the no so positive e-mails daily either.
This was just my experience. Not a good fit for me!
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