RE: Certification

** Reply to note from "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@Taylorcorp.com> Fri, 3 Apr 
1998 10:40:46 -0600 


> Funny thing about this.  There is more than money, as you point out.  I 
> have turned down offers well over 20% just because of the area the jobs 
> were located.  I enjoy the security of the town I live in now.  When the 
> time comes, I will make a move.  Many things will be taken into 
> consideration to figure "the right time", money is one of them. 
>  
> Bradley V. Stone       
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com

I think that there are two things you need to evaluate the pay scale
against:

        1. Is it sufficient to meet your needs.
        2. Does it compensate for what the job lacks.

No, I don't think that programmers should volunteer their skills and seek
nirvana through deprevation.

But I do think that if a job is paying enough to meet your objectives,
you are foolish if you decide to change jobs simply because there is
greater cash elsewhere. 

Not all working conditions are equal. How much money does it take to make
up for being burnt out day after day? 

Anyway, I think it is near sighted to use money as a sole criteria for
job change.


Chris Rehm
Mr.AS400@ibm.net

How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business?
Get an AS/400.
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