not at all, the shop I worked at charged $250 an hour. When we charged $130 it was a discount hoping for more work. I was paid very nicely in terms of salary + bonuses, but I ended up working so much overtime, i would doubt my hourly wage was anywhere near $30/hr.
I saw the firm rapidly expand, we went from 15 people to 50. At first it was fun, and games. Some pizza + beer here, and some ping pong there. Bam we're working until 9 or 10 at night. But after a few years, I was burned. You can't work a person that hard for a long period of time.
I'm almost better now, but in terms of energy, I'm NO WHERE near where I was when I first started. The abuse is not in how much we make per hour, its in how we're worked.
Most of my friends that I knew from volunteering have left. Non-profit administration is another high turn over industry. They are always working on the next fund-raising campaign, donor push.
I saw the firm rapidly expand, we went from 15 people to 50. At first it was fun, and games. Some pizza + beer here, and some ping pong there. Bam we're working until 9 or 10 at night. But after a few years, I was burned. You can't work a person that hard for a long period of time.
I'm almost better now, but in terms of energy, I'm NO WHERE near where I was when I first started. The abuse is not in how much we make per hour, its in how we're worked.