Re: Flame on low-ball job offers

Daniel Wright wrote: > > Is 50-55K really outrageously low for an Informix DBA w/ only 3 years > experience? > I'm not a DBA, but I know I could do it (and have acted as DBA many > times). > As a programmer with twice the experience, should I also consider 50-55K > to be a slap in the face? > > Maybe I should check some salary surveys, but what do you consider > someone described in the ad is worth? > > > > Preferred skills include: HP-UX systems administration, data > > > warehousing, and OLAP tools. > > > > > > Exciting position that involves building a data warehouse, > > > implementing Universal Server, and a state-of-the-art environment. > > > > > > Salary $50-55k. > > > Well, if this job were in NJ or NY, then yes, the salary and work experience level is out of line. In CO, it isn't too low. Remember he is talking about 3 yrs of professional experience. Which is to me, a junior programmer. Before anyone goes out and bashes foreign programmers, I have to say that I have met a lot of good ones and a lot of bad ones. But I notice that most if not all the good foreign programmers stay in their native countries and are well compensated. (With the noted exception of a certain SE who works for a certain hardware vendor and can easily drink me under the table! ;-) Of course here in the US, the demand far outpaces the supply, so good skilled people are hard to find. While we have all had our body shop experieces and have dealt with cheap inexperieced labor, lets try and keep an open mind. Besides, Ron Scott and Assoc never reads this group, they only place ads here. Recruiters and head hunters are for the most part parasites. I only know of one company here in CHicago which I can recommend to freinds . -Just a tip from your uncle mike. -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif