Fixed it for you. Yes, it gets old listening to people complain about first-year pay right after they interviewed for the job. Guess what, they deserve to do so because what we offer is an embarrassment, and they're the ones that have to live with it. Rather than telling someone who will take home $25,000 after taxes to pound sand, eat a slice of humble pie yourself before posting. Our pay, ESPECIALLY first-year, sucks. We all understand the reasons why it is the way it is but at this point in time it's unacceptable.