Dang, $15 Cdn/hour *and* cubicles? That's just too much to ask of a
person, I tell ya.
Sharon
At 08:31 AM 3/15/2001 -0500, Guy J. McDowell wrote:
>Well the ol' community forum is just a hoppin'!
>
>Talk of money will always do that. Perhaps I should subscribe my
>employer to this list so they can get a better idea of just how
>gosh-darn valuable I am. ;)
>
>Hal Helms seems to have succinctly summarized the state of the
>industry. Yes, this is low tide and the high tide will come back. In
>keeping with the sea analogy, eventually the majority of the ocean is
>'level'. We've seen this in telecommunications, engineering, chemicals
>(Plastic, the future is plastic...) etc. We are people with
>specialized skills, so we will always be in demand and at wages far
>higher than the national averages income (except for me, I'm working
>on that).
>
>Speaking of wages certainly isn't price-fixing. Even the government
>publishes salary information based on national and regional averages.
>If we were to align our wage requests with those reports would be the
>government be colluding in price fixing? Of course not. Just as
>Michael said, a quorum of us would have to agree to maintain a certain
>level of wage request to qualify for price-fixing. Well, I alone
>undermine that! Worry not CF Folks, my $15/hr job (yes, fifteen!
>Canadian even!) saves us all from that horror. It's a sacrifice but
>I'm willing to do that for you, my brethren.
>
>Sidebar: Hey, I like the community, am passionate about conservation
>and that's a respectable wage in this town. Although, there are other
>freelancers here charging in excess of $100/hr. I will be doing
>likewise soon, on my own time for clients other than my primary
>employer. Of course when I do that, it'll hit the fan at work as they
>won't have any bargaining chips left.
>
>Now, it's time for my morning coffee, which reminds me....Remember the
>thread about cool coffee mugs and having coffee code on it? Well, your
>little brother Guy has gone and done something about it. Using the
>services of CafePress.com, I have designed a few cool 15 oz mugs for
>developers. Proceeds go to me and my wife (a developer also) getting
>more training, so we can get these high fallutin' jobs yer all talking
>about..
>
>Check it out
> >http://www.guymcdowell.com/coffeecode.htm
>
>Yours In Conservation,
>
>Guy J. McDowell,
>Webmaster
>The Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Phone: (705) 748-6324 ext. 262
> >www.OFAH.org
>
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