> > Anyhow I just got a job offer that is very attractive, it means > making > > quite a lot more money a year, with the possibility of a telecommute > > > after 6 months. The biggest problem is that it will involve a > commute > > into the DC area. > > Meaning you are not currently in the DC area? You don't say how long a > commute but with the sky-rocketing gas prices, that might be a concern > depending on where exactly you are. Or if you are talking about > relocating, certainly the DC area is probably the best place for a CF > developer right now and even if that job doesn't work out, there are > usually always others available in that area.
I'm on the western edge of the area. What I'm looking at is about 20 miles to the metro, then another 6 or 7 stops to the job. While there is a commuter bus to the metro, I don't like that option, I cannot stomach (literally) riding on buses. I figure it will take about 40 minutes to an hour one way to the metro, then another 20 minutes by the subway. then its about a 3 minute walk. After 6 months though there is the option for a telecommute, so that would reduce my costs by a lot. In general I've been quite unhappy with the current job, at times infuriated. The thing that has angered me at times is how our skills have been denigrated by upper management at times. For instance we put forward a proposal for supplying web services for one project. The java developer I worked with at the time has a master's degree in CS. Her thesis was on web services. After seeing our proposal management said to our faces that the expertise was not "in house". And they knew that the java coder had that skill set. I've had the same experience with usability and general web development. Its been a very frustrating year. anyhow thanks all for helping me clarify my thoughts. I'll be sending my acceptance in on Tuesday, after the long weekend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260677 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
