Years and Years and Years of experience.

Lucas Vogel lvogel@exponent.com
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:09:06 -0700


I actually migrated down here from Utah, where the standard rate of pay is
MUCH less. Admin jobs seemed to be even worse off, due to the huge flux of
MCSE's in that state...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Winterburn [mailto:doug@winterburn.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:50 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: Years and Years and Years of experience.
> 
> 
> Sorry, after re-reading it, it did come across that way.  It _was_
> frustrating as hell at the time.  It seems that it is 
> somewhat of a PHX
> area thing as I received many offers from out of state and 
> finally took
> one that allowed telecommuting.  Wages here seem to be on the low side
> of median - probably the reason many businesses relocate here...
> 
> -Doug
> 
> Ah, another example of the "Life not fair" I stated in my 
> rant.  Doesn't
> it ever end?  Oh, well..  At least I have a roof over my head and a
> computer on my desk..  :-)
> 
> Don
> 
> On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Doug Winterburn wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Careful - many of us old fossils keep up to date.  In fact, 
> we have a
> > harder time finding new opportunities simply because 
> potential employers
> > say "He'll cost me a fortune with all that experience" and 
> never think
> > that he may really be worth it.  And if you're willing to 
> take a giant
> > step backwards, they think you're desperate.  I guess you'll really
> > never understand until you've been through it.
> > 
> > -Doug
> 
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