Thanks for all your insight. I probably should have mentioned that I've been unemployed since just before Christmas so I won't be jumping from one job to the next. I did that last time and I wound up being unemployed 8 months later. IT was a bad idea and a terrible career decision. I just can't accept what they're willing to pay because I'm certainly worth more than what they offered. The rate they offered is what I was earning in 1999. No way.
I tried calling the company back yesterday and wound up leaving a message on the machine. This morning I stopped by their shop and no one was there. They expect me to be there tomorrow morning to start. I'll go if I cannot get in touch with them first to explain my concerns but I don't think I'll be working there.
I would just like to get back to work.
