am I reading this right....

http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/iwc.html


first of all they're finally raising CA minimum wage....still not enough if you ask me.


Second...if you're a software employee your mimium wage is $50 an hour????

I need to switch careers.

 

that doesn't sound right. i am sure a recent college grad with Computer Engineer degree doesn't make $50 an hour...

 

The software employees I know - whatever that means - are exempt. So no $50/hour for them.

 

No, that's not really what its saying.

Basically, the labor code says that software engineers can be considered exempt salary employees if certain conditions are met. One of those conditions is that they make over $50 an hour. They are raising that condition, not the minimum wage of software employees.

Here is the full text of the Labor code:
http://law.onecle.com/california/labor/515.5.html

EDIT: I don't think I'm fully getting this either because many software engineers are exempt that don't make over (the equivalent of) $50/hr.

 

That sounds more reasonable... my reading comprehension sucks.

 

Start eating at McDonals.

 

that's what my brother has been telling me.

 

Let me break it down for you.


Food- $10 a day @ McDonals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
Gas- $8 a day @ Chevron.
Living out of your car- Priceless.

Full time job @ minimum wage-

60 - (8+6) = $42/day profit

42 x 5 = $210/wk

210 x 4 = $840/mo.

 

I remember when I was making 6.25 minimum wage at baskin robbins. **** that

 

i remember making $7.89 busting my back doing electrical construction remodeling the SC costco...what a joke, i thought electrician work would be easy...yeah right.

 

I was making $6.25 an hour 10 years ago working at Kmart.

 

i remember In/n/out burger was starting at $9 like when the only one was in Gilroy, must have been 10 years ago too

 

haha $50 is good

 

+1 to in-n-out ... for the great food atleast.
I worked at the one in RP for about 2 1/2 years. It was a good highschool job, and when I resigned I was making $15.50...
Now I work for $10.70 an hour salary. And $20 an hour as a side job fixing computers.

Next in line : $35-50 on hour as a Personal Trainer
or say F it and get my MCSA, MCSE, CCNA, etc. And work as a Net Admin / Security / whatever for $60k a year.
I'm only 21 .. So I'm sure this 12 Units every 5 weeks will pay off sometime soon.
Dont know how much more i can take... it'll be worth it though. NPH style for graduation for sure

 

dude... I make 150/hour doing side work.. what are you doing wrong... computer work almost has an unlimited mark up to it... not always 150 but minimum 60/hour. with no certs either.