"this economy" (was Re: [geeks] Ultra 2)

[Ryn]

Is there a lot of work in Dallas? I have debated moving down there at some
point.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hechinger" <wonko at arkham.ws>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: "this economy" (was Re: [geeks] Ultra 2)


> On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 08:29:50AM -0700, David Passmore wrote:
> > >
> > > In Dallas, I could get $120K easily, if i wanted to put up with Dallas.
> >
> > Personally, I don't think anyone in a sysadmin position could command that
> > kind of salary today, anywhere unless they were extremely specialized in a
> > niche market.
>
> are you kidding?  refusing to go into the city, i can still easily command
> $85K-$95K, if i'm willing to commute into philly (not fucking likely) i could
> make $120K easily, probably even more.
>
> > At my new job at AOL, I'm still net positive on salary after leaving
> > the DC for two years of backbreaking work in California, but not by much.
> > Jobs that pay more than that (that I turned down) were all consulting
> > gigs... and I'm no consultant.
>
> i'll do consulting if i have to, but i don't really like doing it.  i'd rather
> make less and have a "real" job than a contracting gig.
>
> if i were more of a developer there is a consluting place around here that
will
> pay as much as $300/hr to a good developer.  they work you to death though,
and
> all their employees eventually quit and go work elsewhere, but end up with a
> nice chunk in the bank.
>
> -brian
> --
> "He's hopped up on caffeine. He has the strength of ten mice."  -PVP
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