So, as I doubt I've mentioned here, I've been on a contract through a placement agency since starting my job here. I work X hours, where I'm working pays the agency whatever rate, I get my $19/hr from that each week.

I've been waiting for said contract to end though because once it ends where I'm working is allowed to hire me directly. I've been a contractor before, working for a company through my dad's. At that time I was getting like $16/hr I think, but the company I was working for (paying my dad's company) was paying something like ~$50/hr for me to be there. Given that this placement company does only this sort of thing, unlike my dad's, I'd guess that they're getting something on the order of ~$60-75/hr for me to work here.

When I get hired directly I'll be able to ask for more money because even if they pay me $25/hr (plus benefits) they'll probably come out ahead vs. what they've been paying.

Anyways, I thought my contract didn't end until April since I can't count apparently. Turns out it ends this coming Saturday ^_^ my boss here has already gotten the go-ahead to hire me and we just have to get the details down. The pay for what I do, in this area, runs around $22-28/hr + benefits. So starting next week I may be making a good bit more money.


On that note, some of that money is going to start going to pay for a new computer for my mate. We're putting it on his dad's credit card and paying him monthly whatever we can.

Once that's taken care of we can afford it I hope to build this computer for myself too. Though whether I do that or get my suit first is questionable >_>.

Also, I put those LED poi in some long socks i had and they work great ^_^ I just have to adjust to them being so much bigger and heavier than glowsticks.