this guy doesn't work for a good company, if you max out at $550 a week, you are either lazy, real slow, your company doesn't have the work for you or your company has terrible rates. guaranttes are counterproductive torwards making higher wages for a number of reasons.

you aren't going to make $26,000 a year starting out. it will probably take you over a year to really change that fact significantly. boston is a hard town to advance yourself in without climbing the "social ladder" to some extent. it's a very small, tight knit messenger community here.

if you were going to start mess'ing, now is the best time to do it. most summer time superstars have quit, and theres more work than in the summer on top of that.

honestly, it sounds like this isn't the job for you, but it's not the job for most.




also, 60k a year is near impossible for an ic, but 46k is not. as an independent, you could do 60k with a few decent clients. as an ic, you could really bust your ass for a top notch company and make 46.