i can't let this one go by

[rone]

I'm guessing you're "stealth" because you don't have the stones to face the brunt of ridicule over your outrageously low offer of $55k for someone to do *everything* for your office.  You're detailing work that will take, at a minimum, 14 hours a day.  No one person is going to be able to work that much and do a GOOD job at it.

Get a goddamned clue.  Hell, get a six-pack of clues.  Hire enough people for the job and PAY THEM WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.  You need two people: an IT guru and an office manager.  You are NOT going to get anyone worth more than shit for $55k, in either job, let alone both.  Your company is in a crucial stage, and getting an idiot or an incompetent now is going to hamstring your company.  You will regret it, guaranteed.  You should be looking at about $70k for the office manager and $85k for the IT person, MINIMUM.  Don't fucking argue with me!  Just fucking do it.

A dog walker?  You people are fucking insane.  It's not 1998 anymore.  You aren't going to get naïve chumps who will work for stock options.  Get real!

rone

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[plorkwort.livejournal.com]

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, you can hire an entry-level librarian (fresh out of a master's program) for under 40k. But I guess walking a dog has more complex requirements.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

Heh, I put in my comment above before I saw this. It's true. I am in fact an entry-level librarian making under 40k (although the university I work for is known for underpaying people, because our endowment is tiny).

I hate that being a determined generalist counts against me.

That's crazy!

[lara7.livejournal.com]

Wow, so much for the "academic libraries pay better" thing, as I'm in your same county and I'm at a bit over 50 after 5 years. Do you guys at least get tenure and then a pay boost?