[thr0awAY1]

4800 per annum is not even legal minimum wage for full-time work in the UK, unless you're talking about a very long time ago and not adjusting for inflation. So if that is what you were really paid, you should not only have quit, but reported your employer to the authorities.

My first IT job in the 1990s was 15K per annum, and that was considered low at the time (living in Edinburgh, not as expensive as London but still higher cost of living than average). My more experienced colleagues were earning at least 30K, and that was in 1997.

[krmmalik]

I know someone outside of London that's getting paid £600/month as a sort of apprenticeship. But it's honestly disgusting. He's working the developer silly hours, making him work weekends and evenings and keeping him in the office til late some day. I was conned into joining this business (i didnt realise it was a glorified cowboy operation) and just quit with them this week. It's truly appalling what people get away with. And on top of that, there was so much hubris, and a lack of respect for the team.

[shanelja]

It was a higher apprenticeship, which lets them get away with paying 1/3 as much for someone with the same talent and experience.