> I'm telling you man, you need to move to DC. The salaries > are much better > than that, the killer is the housing costs though.
I'm talking to recruiters about jobs in DC. ================ Clarification -- the recruiter who asked me about the $40-45 job wasn't suggesting a job in DC. She had one in richmond, but whe was a jerk in general. She called me about a job with all MS tools (C/C++, C#, .NET, VB) and when I told her they wouldn't want me she asked me what I was looking for. So I told her, CF jobs $70k or above ($80k+ in DC). She asked me how much I made at my last job so I told her, which is the point at which she said "and what makes you think you're worth $70k?" ... I probably didn't answer the question the way she wanted, but damn, what am I supposed to say? "I'm more powerful than a locomotive! I repel bullets with my nipples!" ... I've done the market research, and I know what my peers are making and I'm pricing myself not only competitively but _below_ what my peers are making. Anyway, she called me back a few minutes after hanging up with the $40-45k job after I'd told her I was looking for $70k and when I told her no, she said "at what point do I just not bring jobs to you"? and I had to tell her for the 2nd time, "$70k". She really pissed me off... Was back to 6 months or so ago when I interviewed with a company in Rockville and the russion manager said "tsk, tsk, it's a big jump from there to $80k", and then realized recently that the guy was feeding me a fucking line, even though he knew I was a bargain because getting a bargain wasn't good enough for him. Maybe I should just tell people that Site Manageware paid me $80k -- except that I left there because I wasn't earning enough. Sorry, I'm ranting again... I'll stop with the self-pitty now, I promise. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201278 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
