I develop Python / JavaScript applications and have a few years experience programming but am not formally educated in CS. I worked for 1.5 years using both languages on the job and have been working on a side project for the last few months.
I interviewed with a local company a few times and have been offered a rate that seems unusually low to me, $15/hr. This is much less than I made prior to leaving my last job to focus on my startup. The employer says that it is a trial period and pay would increase if all went well, which I understand; still, this rate seems lower than would be reasonable to pay even an intern when everyone else is compensated at market rate.
I'm not sure whether to take a chance and prove myself or how to respond to this. Do you think this is an unfair rate? I am in a large Texas city.
I interviewed with a local company a few times and have been offered a rate that seems unusually low to me, $15/hr. This is much less than I made prior to leaving my last job to focus on my startup. The employer says that it is a trial period and pay would increase if all went well, which I understand; still, this rate seems lower than would be reasonable to pay even an intern when everyone else is compensated at market rate.
I'm not sure whether to take a chance and prove myself or how to respond to this. Do you think this is an unfair rate? I am in a large Texas city.