Maybe I did misunderstand. I'm replaying it in my head and come to the conclusion that he must be generous and maybe he wants a steady and reliable staff instead of a lot of turn over?
The pay in CR....... I don't really know what to think from the list below. Some of the listed jobs are unskilled (no formal education required) and some require college. What is interesting is that there doesn't seem to be a huge pay reward for the jobs that require an education.
Here is an offer for a handyman at 1200 plus (I guess monthly):
http://costarica.craigslist.org/trd/119496103.html
On ticojobs.com, I found:
Job Title: Creative Chef for Pacific Coast Hotel; Monthly Salary: from $1501 to $2000
Job Title: Accountant / Banker
Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000; Job Title: locksmith; Monthly Salary
from $500 to $750
Job Title: Visual Basic 6 and Vb .Net Developer; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
Job Title: Assistant Coordinator; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
Job Title: programmers; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: Inn Manager; Monthly Salary: from Under $500
Job Title: Mechanical Foreman; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: Technical Recruiter/Sourcer; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: barman waitress; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: Business Administration; Monthly Salary: from Under $500
Job Title: On-Site Computer Technicians Needed; Monthly Salary: from Under $500
Job Title: Customer Service Agent; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
Job Title: COM, C++ developer; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: QA/Test Consultant; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
Job Title: Java/J2EE/Struts/OO/WebLogic/SQL Developer Consultant; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
Job Title: Creative Chef for Pacific Coast Hotel ; Monthly Salary: from $1501 to $2000
Job Title: Bar/Restaurant Manager; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: Duplicate Economicamente!!!; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: Web Designer; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: recruiter/office manager; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: Travel Coodinator; Monthly Salary: from $1501 to $2000
Job Title: Executive Chef; Monthly Salary: from $2001 to $3000
Job Title: DBA Junior; Monthly Salary: from $751 to $1000
Job Title: WEB Developer; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: Purchasing Engineer ; Monthly Salary: from $1001 to $1500
Job Title: Administrative Assistant; Monthly Salary: from $500 to $750
This is just some of the jobs on ticojobs.com - anyone can register to verify.
Please forgive me for taking this thread away from the Fat Girl subject.