[geeks] [barf-bag required] $13 an hour for Unix geeks, spit...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Nadine Miller wrote:
> Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>>>> Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen, 7-year criminal 
>>>> history check, and be very reliable.
>>>>
>>>>    * Location: Camp Hill, PA
>>>>    * Compensation: $13.00/hr
>>>
>>> I could use a few of those as well - esp. at $13/hr ;^)
>>>
>>> The thing that makes this listing have a chance is that they don't 
>>> require college education, meaning a Linux weenie could get the gig, 
>>> and continue their night school education...
>>>
>>> I wonder who is using Solaris in the Camp Hill area???
>>
>> Well, the area includes the Naval Supply center, lots of big logistics 
>> companies (intersection of I-81 / I-83 / PA turnpike etc), plus PA's 
>> oversized, bloated bureaucracy a/k/a State government.
> 
> They are looking for Jr. Sys Admins, but are trying to filter out the 
> GUI psuedo geeks by putting in all that other stuff.
> 
> Jr. Sys Admins working the phones at an Co-Lo in LV are running $15 an 
> hour, so for a smaller town, I'm not surprised at all with $13/hr.  Note 
> that it doesn't say anything about being on-call, so all this person is 
> going to be doing is handling cases kicked to them by the sorters when 
> the sorters can't point the person to a FAQ.
> 
> Think: password resets, checking to make sure the network problem really 
> exists, etc.

Sounds like a perfect job for a high-schoolie.

Peace...  Sridhar