I am scheduled to end my current day job next Friday, though my current boss talked to me and wanted to keep me on as a independent consultant for at least until they get my replacement, helping from home a couple of hours a week. My current pay there is $20/hr and when we first talked, that was the rate he was going to pay me as a consultant. I did some thinking on it and decided to be bold and talked to him today about wanting more money since my new employer will be paying me around $24/hr before benefits. We settled on my consulting rate of $25/hr. I know that's low for an independent consultant, but it was hard enough to get up from my existing wage of $20. If I had come in from no-where, I would have charged him at least $30/hr.
Here's to me still working 3 jobs, no one wants to get rid of me...
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I admire the fact that you work so hard for you and your family. Seems no one wants to work anymore. This says a lot about your character.
Not to mention asking for more is huge. That extra $5 will mean a lot looking forward at your goals.
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