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**toxict3arz** · 10-05-2005, 08:05 PM

how much money do you tech support forumers make ?

how much did you start off making? ..

tips and advice thread

**Fox** · 10-05-2005, 08:09 PM

I make 6.50 an hour as a cashier for CVS/Pharmacy (it's an "everything" store for those of you who haven't heard of it). I take so much crap at that job, especially from impatient smokers and people who feel it's their right to talk down to me.

Case in point- last night this pregnant lady came in, printed nineteen 8x10 pictures at the Kodak kiosk. It said right up top the kiosk, $6.99 per sheet, NOT based on how many 4x6s, 5x7s, etc. and whatever, that you print on to them. Her total came to about $148, and she completely flipped and blamed it on me.

elf · 10-05-2005, 08:56 PM

I make 2.13 an hour at Ruby Tuesday's...

tonight we were so slow, that even with tips I managed a measly 5.23/hour

**Midnight Tech** · 10-05-2005, 09:21 PM

Fox, LM can sympathize with you...she wears the same blue shirt....
I make "not enough" working at an auto parts store and delivering newspapers...use what I make working on computers as "mad money".

**Ha-y-n** · 10-05-2005, 10:13 PM

I have two part time jobs. 20.00 at one and 9.00 at the other. I fix computers for the Department of Education and for privately owned computer repair shop.

my first real job was at our college bookstore, 6.50 i think. I really didn't like that job but i was making money.

v-six · 10-05-2005, 10:17 PM

Design stuff:
Usually pull in around $150-500 for design commissions. Alittle less for quickies. Freelance isn't the most reliable thing though. Sometimes I have 5 offers at once, sometimes 1, sometimes I'm too busy to take on any heavy commissions.

heh, my depressing jobs:
at school:
I get paid 6.75 an hour to sit in an office where I do my homework and do design stuff that I'm already getting paid for, and to show academic computing how to do their job when they drop the ball (which isnt very often).

at home:
I work as a cake decorator/closer for the bakery in my town. Its not much... a whopping 10 bucks an hour, but I'm only there 2 months a year and they'll offer me work whenever I show up.

**RavenMind** · 10-06-2005, 04:13 AM

≈$14/hr - Law enforcement, plus whatever off duty gigs I can wrangle. I also do some advising for a local foster agency/special needs care facility who will pay $7.25/hr if I ever decide to turn in a timecard. Not very well paying work, but rewarding at times.

**toxict3arz** · 10-06-2005, 07:48 PM

i make a solid 10 working for my friend packaging and printing out labels

also labor sometimes phew~

but i barely work so i dont get enough money at all

**40sondacurb** · 10-06-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RavenMind

≈$14/hr - Law enforcement, plus whatever off duty gigs I can wrangle. I also do some advising for a local foster agency/special needs care facility who will pay $7.25/hr if I ever decide to turn in a timecard. Not very well paying work, but rewarding at times.

don't tell me you do the flash light cop thang

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I get $70 bucks a month on leach money from the folks, but i think I'm the only one at the college who has to walk to school so I think it evens out.

$70 a month doesn't go as far s it used to, even without having to pay for gas.

**JeremyC** · 10-06-2005, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxict3arz

i make a solid 10 working for my friend packaging and printing out labels

also labor sometimes phew~

but i barely work so i dont get enough money at all

yep same here except its catering. and i very rarely work there. that and they make me lift all the heavy stuff. i.e. full ice coolers(the 4ft variety) cambros, trash, blah blah. i miss money.....................

(calls up boss for job)

**toxict3arz** · 10-08-2005, 07:57 AM

what would be the ultimate job?

i mean ... everyones dream is to have income coming in but not having to do any work for it

but i also heard that not working makes ur life really~~ boring

my friend purposely finds work that takes up a good amount of hours

so what would be the ultimate job?

the guy who does the voices on the movie commercials ..
he gets paid i think 10,000 per minute he's voice is used

and he works thru the phone!!!!!!!
yet once again .. it could become boring after awhile .. but who knows

even bill gates doesnt stop working ~~

**koala** · 10-08-2005, 09:15 AM

The ultimate job would be Porn Star. Great pay and you look forward to getting up in the morning

**Spatcher** · 10-08-2005, 03:55 PM

*When I work, for it isn't very often* I work for my dad cutting grass and such where we have cows. Half of the time he doesn't pay me, but he is going to for today. I went with him at around nine (my mom dropped me off cause he didn't think I wanted to make money

) and we just got back around ten minutes ago. I had to cut weeds, cat-tails (we have a few ponds there), small trees etc all with a bushknife (well,..... more like a fat and short machete blade on about a 3 foot stick. The blade curves at the end so it cuts much better). I'm about to fall asleep right now I'm so sore.

Oh, back to the topic: He normally pays me a flat sum, uh.... around $50.

**Jason** · 10-10-2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxict3arz

what would be the ultimate job?

There is a guy who test drives Ferrias (sp?) until they break. Now thats my type of job.

I currently make $9 sligging packages at UPS.

**toxict3arz** · 10-10-2005, 07:50 AM

i heard your pay raises a great amount if you work at ups for a long time

or was it fedex???

**Jason** · 10-10-2005, 12:34 PM

I believe part timers get a $.50 raise yearly. Not sure about drivers. The good thing about working part time is anything over 5 hours is overtime. So this holiday season things should be good. UPS is union, where FedEx I believe isn't. Drivers are in the $2x range for hourly pay, although holiday help drivers are only $14.50

**Spatcher** · 10-10-2005, 02:02 PM

How about a mix of Danrak's ultimate job with koala's ultimate job

mimo2005 · 10-10-2005, 08:39 PM

I opened a limo service a 1 year ago ,boston pro limo , servicing north eastern area, it is a tough business ,takes too much time of your life , hard to find reliable drivers , a good week , one car can bring 2500 $ , a bad week 1000 $ .(50 hours of work and up)

But here is the flip side : too many Expenses .
Tolls , gas

, maintenance , clothes ,car payment,insurance premium for 1 million $ liability ,driver salary .... and because i dont have my own clients , i signed a contract with a bigger company that subcontracts the jobs to me ,and they keep a good 27 % of the fair ,wich is a lot ,but the good thing i dont have to handle the customer service like taking reservations and all that suff .
how much i make an hour ,sincerely i don t know .

Uranium-235 · 10-10-2005, 09:00 PM

Pretty much nothing. I help people out with thier computers every now and then, and some of the lower income people, friends, and family I don't charge much of anything

**ReeKorl** · 10-11-2005, 04:15 AM

I get £8/hour (about $12 I think) and I'm one of only 4 guys in the company in this country who knows how to do what I do. 2 of em are leaving soon, and the other guy does it part-time.

Time for me to ask for a pay rise methinks..... or a new job.

10-05-2005, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	Show off .. or share your grief how much money do you tech support forumers make ? how much did you start off making? .. tips and advice thread

10-05-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	I make 6.50 an hour as a cashier for CVS/Pharmacy (it's an "everything" store for those of you who haven't heard of it). I take so much crap at that job, especially from impatient smokers and people who feel it's their right to talk down to me. Case in point- last night this pregnant lady came in, printed nineteen 8x10 pictures at the Kodak kiosk. It said right up top the kiosk, $6.99 per sheet, NOT based on how many 4x6s, 5x7s, etc. and whatever, that you print on to them. Her total came to about $148, and she completely flipped and blamed it on me. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

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elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	I make 2.13 an hour at Ruby Tuesday's... tonight we were so slow, that even with tips I managed a measly 5.23/hour __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

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Ha-y-n 12-0, GO WARRIORS! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 682 OS: WinXP Pro	I have two part time jobs. 20.00 at one and 9.00 at the other. I fix computers for the Department of Education and for privately owned computer repair shop. my first real job was at our college bookstore, 6.50 i think. I really didn't like that job but i was making money. __________________ bRiAn Harddrive Diagnostic Tools, MemTest86

10-05-2005, 10:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	Design stuff: Usually pull in around $150-500 for design commissions. Alittle less for quickies. Freelance isn't the most reliable thing though. Sometimes I have 5 offers at once, sometimes 1, sometimes I'm too busy to take on any heavy commissions. heh, my depressing jobs: at school: I get paid 6.75 an hour to sit in an office where I do my homework and do design stuff that I'm already getting paid for, and to show academic computing how to do their job when they drop the ball (which isnt very often). at home: I work as a cake decorator/closer for the bakery in my town. Its not much... a whopping 10 bucks an hour, but I'm only there 2 months a year and they'll offer me work whenever I show up. __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

10-06-2005, 04:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
RavenMind Lazy Bum Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 1,015 OS: XP Home SP3/Vista	≈$14/hr - Law enforcement, plus whatever off duty gigs I can wrangle. I also do some advising for a local foster agency/special needs care facility who will pay $7.25/hr if I ever decide to turn in a timecard. Not very well paying work, but rewarding at times.

10-06-2005, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	i make a solid 10 working for my friend packaging and printing out labels also labor sometimes phew~ but i barely work so i dont get enough money at all

10-08-2005, 07:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	what would be the ultimate job? i mean ... everyones dream is to have income coming in but not having to do any work for it but i also heard that not working makes ur life really~~ boring my friend purposely finds work that takes up a good amount of hours so what would be the ultimate job? the guy who does the voices on the movie commercials .. he gets paid i think 10,000 per minute he's voice is used and he works thru the phone!!!!!!! yet once again .. it could become boring after awhile .. but who knows even bill gates doesnt stop working ~~ Last edited by toxict3arz; 10-08-2005 at 07:59 AM.

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koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,327 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	The ultimate job would be Porn Star. Great pay and you look forward to getting up in the morning __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

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Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	When I work, for it isn't* very often* I work for my dad cutting grass and such where we have cows. Half of the time he doesn't pay me, but he is going to for today. I went with him at around nine (my mom dropped me off cause he didn't think I wanted to make money ) and we just got back around ten minutes ago. I had to cut weeds, cat-tails (we have a few ponds there), small trees etc all with a bushknife (well,..... more like a fat and short machete blade on about a 3 foot stick. The blade curves at the end so it cuts much better). I'm about to fall asleep right now I'm so sore. Oh, back to the topic: He normally pays me a flat sum, uh.... around $50. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

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toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	i heard your pay raises a great amount if you work at ups for a long time or was it fedex???

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Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,475 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	I believe part timers get a $.50 raise yearly. Not sure about drivers. The good thing about working part time is anything over 5 hours is overtime. So this holiday season things should be good. UPS is union, where FedEx I believe isn't. Drivers are in the $2x range for hourly pay, although holiday help drivers are only $14.50 __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh Last edited by Jason; 10-10-2005 at 12:35 PM.

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Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	How about a mix of Danrak's ultimate job with koala's ultimate job __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

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mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	I opened a limo service a 1 year ago ,boston pro limo , servicing north eastern area, it is a tough business ,takes too much time of your life , hard to find reliable drivers , a good week , one car can bring 2500 $ , a bad week 1000 $ .(50 hours of work and up) But here is the flip side : too many Expenses . Tolls , gas , maintenance , clothes ,car payment,insurance premium for 1 million $ liability ,driver salary .... and because i dont have my own clients , i signed a contract with a bigger company that subcontracts the jobs to me ,and they keep a good 27 % of the fair ,wich is a lot ,but the good thing i dont have to handle the customer service like taking reservations and all that suff . how much i make an hour ,sincerely i don t know . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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Uranium-235 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milky Way/Alpha Quadrant/Earth/US/Texas Posts: 189 OS: Windows 2000 Professional 2195	Pretty much nothing. I help people out with thier computers every now and then, and some of the lower income people, friends, and family I don't charge much of anything

10-11-2005, 04:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	I get £8/hour (about $12 I think) and I'm one of only 4 guys in the company in this country who knows how to do what I do. 2 of em are leaving soon, and the other guy does it part-time. Time for me to ask for a pay rise methinks..... or a new job. __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."