Quote Originally Posted by ThackerSS
Depends if you plan on working for someone... or working for yourself. I made about 14/hr @ 18 when I worked for the contractor of IBM, then I made between 23-26 an hour with 45-50 hour weeks @ 19-21.
Neither I would consider "great" money, especially not the former but the experience you gain can sometimes counteract the lower pay.

Main advice I can give you, is don't listen to what a bunch of people on the internet have to say about it. Especially if they haven't been there and done that for themselves.
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Quote Originally Posted by ThackerSS
Hey Everyone,
I am 21 years of age and felt very fortunate as of yesterday... as King and Spalding... a worldwide lawfirm offered me a position making 23$ an hour. I was going to be hired on through a temp agency and if everything worked out I would have went permanent. However after doing a background check they noticed two misdemeanors over the past 4 years and immediately withdrew their offer.

Is this common practice with companies nowadays? I hope not because I am seriously freaked out at the moment and a bit skeptical of even applying to other companies due to this. It had never been a problem in the past for me but then again I had never applied at a big company or attempted to get that kind of pay either.

My charges were battery for an altercation with an ex GF in which she was charged also, and a disorderly conduct charge from 3 years ago where I refused to speak to an officer about a something that I had no knowledge of but allegedly my friends were involved in.
Now why would you leave a full time+ job making $23-26/hr to go to a temp. job making $23?