would you believe i had to bargain my way up to 13? i started at 12.50 and asked to split the difference higher into the hourly wage range in the job posting it's hard to bargain when you're unemployed and have very limited work experience - i have no idea how much a college degree in ling/japanese and a few months of working as a waiter is worth to a hiring manager but apparently it's worth 12.50 it's also hard to remember now that I'm finally making some amount of money that I'm getting ripped off, because any money looks like a lot of money when you're used to having no income - i can pay my half of the monthly rent after only 2 weeks of work? :o wow poggers! honestly i don't know how long i should plan to be working here, i don't know how much time is enough to be a good resume filler and how much is just spinning my wheels.