teng84 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I applied for a programmer position (LAMP,JAVA,PERL)last week and i asked 15-20k monthly salary but they gave me 25k a month... I was expecting like they will only give me 17k hmm do you guys have the same experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 25,000 per month? What currency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teng84 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 25,000 per month? What currency? oh sorry its Philippine peso it is very small if you will convert it into dollar but big enough for a junior programmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 That's like 615.16 U.S a month or 7,381.92 U.S a year. No offense, but you wouldn't be able to afford taxes where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Hmm... well living expenses differ throughout the world, but where I live an average full-time job would probably be around eight times higher (though I'm not exactly sure how much an "average" job would be paying). It's pretty cool that the currency code is PHP though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teng84 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 That's like 615.16 U.S a month or 7,381.92 U.S a year. No offense, but you wouldn't be able to afford taxes where I live. I know but surely no company here will pay you that much. the average salary of junior programmer here is 17-18k so im still lucky to have the offer imagine 3 company rejected my application because they cant afford my 18k salary but i was lucky enough to have this offer.. @thefilmgod our cost of living is very different AND look im not going to pay taxes in dollars so surely i can in my place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsider Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Not really going to argue you with the salary, as long as you're happy with it. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 teng84 bro don't tell that here. The top notch programmer here can earn $50 dollar per hour. I'm not working under a company teng84 but i can earn much as you did. Anyway i hope you are happy with that. good luck. I hate company, smart people don't work under a company they run their own company or business.l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsider Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The top notch programmer here can earn $50 dollar per hour. So I'm clear, you are talking about LAMP, etc..web developer, correct? And you are talking about on this board as well? I hate company, smart people don't work under a company they run their own company or business.l While I agree, it's not necessarily 'smarter', maybe more self-sufficient, but that statement could be loaded with opinion, so I'll drop it, different things work for different people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I hate company, smart people don't work under a company they run their own company or business.l That's a BS statement. Several smart people work for companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 different things work for different people. You are correct there my friend, well anyway as long teng84 is happy i'm happy for him also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 That's a BS statement. Several smart people work for companies. Sorry i guess i made a wrong statement there. well thanks anyway for your reminder daniel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teng84 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 different things work for different people. You are correct there my friend, well anyway as long teng84 is happy i'm happy for him also. SALAMAT PRE... But this is gonna be the last company that im going to work with next year I'll put up my own biz working in a company really sucks. I just think I still need to learn a lot after learning the top Programming languages I guess thats the time for me to "walk alone" I still need 1-2 years to be verse in JAVA,.net,PHP and C++ once i feel that im good with those language hmm The reason why I work in a company is not about money but it is all about knowledge instead of paying and reading tutorials about this languages. you'll learn it fast if you do it for a reason with A real good mentor to guide you. I will be payed while I'm learning I believe thats fairly enough reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsider Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I suppose your logic is solid, I'd work in a company for 1-3 years if it meant learning enought to pick up on my own. Also teaches you proper buisness ethics? Hmm, either way, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 No offense, but I'm making close to $1200 per month in U.S. dollars and I'm just a Geek Squad agent in retail working about 28-34 hours per week. Apart from the horrible customer it is normally pop in thumb drive, load cd, change ram, reinstall OS, or ship to service store. Pretty easy work. I can only imagine how much I would make at a programming job...oh how I wish I was out of college! I can say that no matter what my new job is, tech support or programming, if they don't pay at least as much as my Geek Squad job I won't take it. If I'm 20 and already making figures like that, and was a manager of a video store before that, I think my experience should opt for at least that when I decide to take my Undergrad degree and move on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 No offense, but I'm making close to $1200 per month in U.S. dollars and I'm just a Geek Squad agent in retail working about 28-34 hours per week. Apart from the horrible customer it is normally pop in thumb drive, load cd, change ram, reinstall OS, or ship to service store. Pretty easy work. I can only imagine how much I would make at a programming job...oh how I wish I was out of college! I can say that no matter what my new job is, tech support or programming, if they don't pay at least as much as my Geek Squad job I won't take it. If I'm 20 and already making figures like that, and was a manager of a video store before that, I think my experience should opt for at least that when I decide to take my Undergrad degree and move on! Completely agree w/ you, but 14,400 US is still not that much money annually. A decent salary is around $50,000 a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peranha Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 No offense, but I'm making close to $1200 per month in U.S. dollars and I'm just a Geek Squad agent in retail working about 28-34 hours per week. Apart from the horrible customer it is normally pop in thumb drive, load cd, change ram, reinstall OS, or ship to service store. Pretty easy work. I can only imagine how much I would make at a programming job...oh how I wish I was out of college! I can say that no matter what my new job is, tech support or programming, if they don't pay at least as much as my Geek Squad job I won't take it. If I'm 20 and already making figures like that, and was a manager of a video store before that, I think my experience should opt for at least that when I decide to take my Undergrad degree and move on! Completely agree w/ you, but 14,400 US is still not that much money annually. A decent salary is around $50,000 a year. I am 20, and make 47,000 a year as a computer tech. I am trying to get into programming, but still have much to learn. I do all the same things that steelmanronald does, plus I manage a group of tech, and work on phone equipment as well. I thought that my salary was on the low side when I compare it to online sites, but I guess that I will be happy for what I make, as I see it can be a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeB Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 You guys aren't taking in to account that this guy lives in a completely different world than us Americans. Great salary, man. Congratulations on getting a lot more than you expected/planned to live on. Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teng84 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 haha yes.. even if you earn 1000 times bigger than me because of our currency you will also spend 100 times bigger than I do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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