The main trouble I'm running into when trying to prove what I do here is that we have almost NO organization in our company and no clear path to any given team or individual. A good example is that anyone (salesperson, PR guy, creative director, client) can come to ANYONE in my department and request work. Then that person in my dept requests a project code from a person in Switzerland who has no contact with us whatsoever, and then that person is the 'owner' of the project and is responsible for seeing it through. If the graphic designer learns about a highly technical project from a client, he will technically own it, but I will of course run it. Since my boss does little to no due diligence into what the team is doing (he just expects everything to be done when it's supposed to be done) then he has no idea what is going on behind the scenes. He just sees that a project either gets done on time or it doesn't, and since I am the most technical, I am blamed for failures yet not rewarded for successes (the boss actually takes credit for successes after I sit down with him for hours and explain the architecture and selling points of any given system.)
We have a serious management failure, lack of management all together, and so the people making the world go around will never be recognized for what we do. Until we leave. The only reason I'm here at this point is due to my significant investment in this company. It is dysfunctional from the top down, but there are some amazing ideas and some amazing people in this organization (global company). I've decided that I am going to follow through with the current project I'm driving, and if things do not change a great deal afterward, I will take another job and make things happen there. There is so much information that I could divulge in testament to the extreme dysfunctionality, but that would be neither wise nor effective use of my time. Hope this gives some insight into how much a corporate structure/lack of structure affects my/your compensation, confidence, earning ability, growth potential, etc. Cheers! On 4/18/07, Kelly Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Exactly, the cost of living here in SF is insane. A decent flat in the city will cost you a million flat. I'm in my 30s and still renting. Again, the 100k - 120k figure I tossed out is for someone who has demonstrated expertise in database programming and administration, business logic layers, and presentation. Basically I'm describing an ace for an entire technology stack...what some folks call a system architect. There are not too many of these people around. A good software developer who, for example, can screw together nice servlets but would flail miserably as a db admin or flash developer will prolly score between 75k and 90k. - k On 4/18/07, Alias™ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, if you wanna buy a house in London you're looking at £200k - > £300k minimum... > So it all evens out... > > Alias > > On 18/04/07, Zeh Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here in México a Senior with these skills. U$15k-U$20k at year. > > > A game developement manager (Flash Guru) like me and others 6 people > in the > > > country. U$32k-U$37k at year > > > :.( > > > We are fucked > > > > Similar values apply to our market here (in Brazil). But you have to > > take the cost of living of the country/city/state into consideration. > > I'm not sure how's that on Mexico, but I bet it's cheaper than, say, > > living in downtown NYC... It's not like someone turns filthy rich just > > because of a location change. > > > > Different places, different scales. > > > > > > Zeh > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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