My kid's boss asked him to do some work. My kid asked for $20/hr. His boss objected strongly.

[NNadir]

"$20/hr, are you kidding? It's worth at least $40/hr, and that's what we're paying you."

My kid - he's no kid, he's 27 - is taking the summer off, and his boss asked him to come in and do some extra work fixing computer graphics.

My "kid" is wimpy. For some reason, I can't get it through his head how talented, and valuable, he is. It's been going on since he was small.

They gave him a "free" studio, and I think it's just because they just want him to make art.

[BlueBloodedAmerican]

1. That is awesome!

My 14-year-old grandson is earning $18/hour this summer working in an indoor trampoline entertainment centers. We told him how much we earned per hour at his age and he couldn’t believe it.

[FreepFryer]

2. Maybe if you used a word other than "wimpy" he would have more confidence. I wish him great success!

[NNadir]

8. Well you have a point. He was cursed with a father...

...whose main language is sarcasm.

His younger brother gets it; he doesn't always.

Everyone around us talks about his little brother, and in my defense, privately I do tell him that in many ways his way of thinking is richer, more creative than that of his widely admired brother - which is not to knock his brother's success. (I'm not lying when I say that; there's a difference between being able to do things and knowing where and how to channel one's skills.) Privately when people in the family go off on riffs of admiration of his brother, I remind them that the older guy is no intellectual slouch just to let them know. They don't always see it, but I do.

When my oldest was young, besides a fairly obvious facial difference that is untreatable, he had a speech impediment and dyslexia, and frankly the schools treated him as if he were disabled somehow, and he was put in classes with kids who were intellectually disabled and it stuck with him.

We fought it all the way, my wife less than I, but I think that psychologically that was worse for him than my inability to suppress sarcasm.

He has learned to laugh at me.

But you're right, "wimpy" was a bad word.

[FreepFryer]

9. Maybe a bad word, but your thoughtful way of reflecting on your parenting says he is lucky to have u

As his Dad.

Ultimately, that’s all that matters.

Happy Father’s Day!

[Beakybird]

3. Sometimes kind and talented people don't toot their own horn and stick up for themselves

Glad the boss is paying him double his requested pay.

[Joinfortmill]

4. Sounds like an artistic soul. Maybe not so much wimpy as gentle. You are blessed.

[lostnfound]

5. Is he good-hearted? Maybe if you point out...

That money is power in our society, and when good people undersell themselves — perhaps,because are humble - they end up disempowering themselves to do the good they might want to do.
Get paid what you are worth, if you can,

[twodogsbarking]

6. As a life-long accountant I can affirm that

some people are not as concerned about money as most.
It can be viewed as a strength rather than a weakness.

[packman]

7. Keep telling/enforcing your message

Computer and graphic artists should and can demand premium wages. If he has the talent, don't let him undersell himself - creative talent is priceless.

[onethatcares]

10. if he's a CAD draftsperson

I'd pay him $40.00 an hour no problem. I can't get anyone to draw a simple front deck with roof for the past 8 weeks. Everybody's too busy doing large projects.