I explained to him that I have 8 years of experience, and that I am mainly a commercial tech. He seemed impressed with my credentials, and said that he would even be able to pay me a little more because of my experience.
So here I am thinking that he'd pay me something like 90/30, when he dropped the bomb. He said that they could pay me 55/15, and I'd have to buy my own supplies and gas.
I didn't let him go any further. I just said, "You are the reason that no one can make a living in this field anymore." He asked me what I meant. I said that is the lowest pay rate I have ever heard, and he would not find any qualified technicians to work for him around here. Even the worst companies in Nashville (read Bruister) pay better than that.
