What is the minimum wage you would work for a year?

Dean820 · 30-09-2011 12:38AM #1

Its obviously depending on your situation and the type of job I guess. But what is the minimum amount a year you would work for?

starbelgrade · 30-09-2011 12:40AM

About three fiddy.

Duggy747 · 30-09-2011 12:41AM

I would work for peanuts just to have a job again.

Seriously, I really don't care what I get paid. ANYTHING is better than the dole.

Captain Chaos · 30-09-2011 12:41AM

20k take home pay. Couldn't live on anything less. That's bread and water money right there, no hols, nothing. My old job, I wouldn't do it for less than 27k take home if I was still at it.

Evaex · 30-09-2011 12:42AM

25,000, but I would have to love the job and have excellent terms and conditions, no stress etc.

Dean820 · 30-09-2011 12:42AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

About three fiddy.

Thanks whore. :pac:

krudler · 30-09-2011 12:49AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I would work for peanuts just to have a job again.

Seriously, I really don't care what I get paid. ANYTHING is better than the dole.

except if its less than the dole?

1800-2000 a month is fine, enough to live, pay bills, food, petrol, other stuff, head out twice a month or so, lived on a lot less and got by, 800 a month on sick pay for a good while.

really sick of this working to live sh1t though.

Saila · 30-09-2011 12:52AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I would work for peanuts just to have a job again.

Seriously, I really don't care what I get paid. ANYTHING is better than the dole.

volunteer you're time to a cause, the dole pays you
everyone wins

arybvtcw0eolkf · 30-09-2011 12:52AM

Public servant here, so anything less than 100k just wouldn't cut the mustar.

Saila · 30-09-2011 12:55AM

Evaex wrote: »

25,000, but I would have to love the job and have excellent terms and conditions, no stress etc.

I think its death your looking for there, always in demand too

RichieC · 30-09-2011 12:55AM

krudler wrote: »

except if its less than the dole?

pretty sure he'd of added that caveat if it was the case, digging for outrage, krudler?

Duggy747 · 30-09-2011 12:55AM

krudler wrote: »

except if its less than the dole?

Except if it's less than the dole, yes. :pac:

It doesn't take alot to keep me alive so starting off wage can be anything, I don't care.

krudler · 30-09-2011 12:56AM

Landen Yummy Horsefly wrote: »

Public servant here, so anything less than 100k just wouldn't cut the mustar.

relative of a friend turned down a 50k a year job even though she hated her 70k a year one as "she just couldnt live on that little" **** sake, I'd live plenty good on that

RichieC · 30-09-2011 12:57AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

Except if it's less than the dole, yes. :pac:

:pac:

ya hung meh!

Duggy747 · 30-09-2011 12:57AM

Saila wrote: »

volunteer you're time to a cause, the dole pays you
everyone wins

I was volunteering for nearly a year as a techie and trainer up until a few weeks ago.

I'd like a job that pays this time round.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 30-09-2011 12:57AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I would work for peanuts just to have a job again.

Seriously, I really don't care what I get paid. ANYTHING is better than the dole.

All joking aside, I do feel for people in your position.

I was on the dole in the 80's.. I've seen us go from those times to boom to bust and it tears the heart out of me to see people que for for the social again.. And no bullsh*t when I do see it I think of posts like yours and the people behind the nameless faces.

I hope things pick up for you.

krudler · 30-09-2011 12:59AM

RichieC wrote: »

pretty sure he'd of added that caveat if it was the case, digging for outrage, krudler?

nope, lived on sub 800 a month myself, rent was 350 at the time, left 450 a month to pay bills and live on, and I only had myself to worry about. sucks for people who have kids and mortgages and the like.

Dean820 · 30-09-2011 12:59AM

What county are you from Duggy?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 30-09-2011 01:01AM

krudler wrote: »

relative of a friend turned down a 50k a year job even though she hated her 70k a year one as "she just couldnt live on that little" **** sake, I'd live plenty good on that

She's not a stupid girl. If she's a public servant she'll have dropped a lot already, why drop another 20k.. Only a fool would do something that stupid

Saila · 30-09-2011 01:03AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I was volunteering for nearly a year as a techie and trainer up until a few weeks ago.

I'd like a job that pays this time round.

eh no, I meant in an organisation/institution that deserves it, like a charity shop for cancer or something, theres a few different types out there

zenno · 30-09-2011 01:07AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I would work for peanuts just to have a job again.

Seriously, I really don't care what I get paid. ANYTHING is better than the dole.

well then why don't you look for a job so ? there's plenty of places looking for free labour so whats stopping you ?.

there are jobs in mc donalds and loads of other places. especially coming up to christmas.

Duggy747 · 30-09-2011 01:07AM

Dean820 wrote: »

What county are you from Duggy?

Living in Galway at the moment. Finding techie work is a pain when the few vacancies out there require people to know ancient Hebrew and have worked 600+ years in a similiar techie role :pac:

If no job crops up in the next 2 weeks I'm back doing Fás courses to fill up my time and plonk more stuff on the CV.

starbelgrade · 30-09-2011 01:09AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

the few vacancies out there require people to know ancient Hebrew and have worked 600+ years in a similiar techie role :pac:

God damn Jesus, taking up all the jobs.

He only gets them through nepotism, being the son of God & all that.

Richard Hillman · 30-09-2011 01:09AM

Minimum wage

Duggy747 · 30-09-2011 01:10AM

Saila wrote: »

eh no, I meant in an organisation/institution that deserves it, like a charity shop for cancer or something, theres a few different types out there

I think working as a techie in a disabled organisation who covered 60+ respite centres, group homes and special needs schools around the county pretty much covered it. Volunteering as a trainer in a radio station teaching disabled people to host their own shows probably covered that area too.

Then offering my help as an IT trainer in a St. Vincent De Paul center was another to boost things along.

Get down off your high horse with your attitude, you don't know my situation at all.

krudler · 30-09-2011 01:10AM

Landen Yummy Horsefly wrote: »

She's not a stupid girl. If she's a public servant she'll have dropped a lot already, why drop another 20k.. Only a fool would do something that stupid

its a private job, managerial position. If it was me I'd take a lower paying job that made me happier than a higher paying one that was making me lose the will to live, at the mo I have a low paid job thats edging me one step closer to winding up on the news after going on a rampage murdering hookers with a spoon.

Saila · 30-09-2011 01:14AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I think working as a techie in a disabled organisation who covered 60+ respite centres, group homes and special needs schools around the county pretty much covered it. Volunteering as a trainer in a radio station teaching disabled people to host their own shows probably covered that area too.

Then offering my help as an IT trainer in a St. Vincent De Paul center was another to boost things along.

Get down off your high horse with your attitude, you don't know my situation at all.

sorry no wasnt a high horse, you said 'techie' job and nothing else, I dont do the mind reading stuff unfortunately

fall play for doing what you have said, and thats the EXACT thing I meant, but you have done it...maybe another cause now?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 30-09-2011 01:19AM

krudler wrote: »

its a private job, managerial position. If it was me I'd take a lower paying job that made me happier than a higher paying one that was making me lose the will to live, at the mo I have a low paid job thats edging me one step closer to winding up on the news after going on a rampage murdering hookers with a spoon.

Then maybe she has a high mortage and other financial commitments she can't talk to you about.

I'd love to transfer to the armies medical corp. I think I'd love the job but I'd be taking a serious pay cat that I just can not afford.

Jess16 · 30-09-2011 01:43AM

Saila wrote: »

sorry no wasnt a high horse, you said 'techie' job and nothing else, I dont do the mind reading stuff unfortunately
fall play for doing what you have said, and thats the EXACT thing I meant, but you have done it...maybe another cause now?

I think what Duggy is saying is that he's already given substantial time to various charities and is now understandably wanting to focus on bettering his own life

Dean820 · 30-09-2011 01:44AM

Duggy747 wrote: »

Living in Galway at the moment. Finding techie work is a pain when the few vacancies out there require people to know ancient Hebrew and have worked 600+ years in a similiar techie role :pac:

If no job crops up in the next 2 weeks I'm back doing Fás courses to fill up my time and plonk more stuff on the CV.

Ah right, was going to try and sort you for a job if you lived closer!

Mickey H · 30-09-2011 02:17AM

€17,500 take home. That gives you €350 a week to play with. Could live on that fairly easily.

What is the minimum wage you would work for a year?

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