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[quote=Anonymous]Likely match/fit issues.

We interviewed a ridiculous number of APs this year and not one asked about higher stipend. We think the agency (not CC) is cautioning APs about being too demanding (whether car use or stipend).

And no, we don't pay above minimum. The stipend is based on a formula that accounts for room and board. The DC area is a high cost of living area where a 40% deduction for room and board are not unreasonable (plus other benefits such as car insurance, phone, education credit, etc.) What I don't get are the families rich enough that pay minimum wage AND dismiss all of these other expenses as not counting as real compensation. When I get a student loan repayment benefit from work, it's cited as compensation on my income taxes, but it's just the cost of business in having an AP because they still deserve full minimum wage?? Federal work-study requires minimum wage, but does not account for room/board. Why should APs get more than a domestic, legal citizen?[/quote]

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