Re: Repost of DBA compensation question...

Dan Rose wrote: > > I made the mistake of posting when everyone seemed to be in Seattle. So > please forgive any redundancies. This is not a recruiting pitch. I'm with > a consulting firm retained by a south Florida client to help find two > Informix DBA's. My question regards total compensation...not just > salary. The hiring authorities require that the HPUX DBA have 5 yrs. > experience and the AIX DBA have at least three yrs. experience. The salary > cap is $75K... which everyone tells me is too low... but the benefits are > outstanding... 28 paid days off, $5K+ signing bonus, $4K profit bonus, > insurance (dental, vision, life, disability), DSS system and DirecTV > programming, 5% matching 401K, tuition reimbursement, fitness center, > credit union, huge discount programs for cars, etc. etc. The relocation > package is as good as it gets. I posted all the bene's at > http://jobsearch.occ.com/getjob.asp?JobID=1476068.htm Does anyone think > that this is competitive enough? or should I push for a salary grade bump? Depends on the work environment and the level of work the DBAs have to do. Right now since the demand is so great, good DBAs are hard to find. 28 days? Thats either 3 weeks paid vacation with 7 holidays, or 4 weeks and 8 holidays. (Probably 4 weeks and 8 holidays) unless its for a bank where you have a lot of bankers holidays. Wow and free DSS and Direct TV, thats an interesting perk. But I digress. I'd go back and open the cap for the right person. 75K is decent considering the living expenses of Florida. BTW, here's another OJ tip: If you declare bankruptcy and own a home in Florida, they can't force you to sell your home to pay off your debts..... -Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resembalence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** * Attention * -*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly -*- Due to ACSI's latest actions, they have been pardoned. [E.Spire] We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until they modify their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************