On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 08:50:41PM -0400, Derek D. Martin wrote: [snip]
> OTOH, those who track such things expect many, many new IT jobs to be > created over the next 6 to 12 months. Businesses who have hired > people at bargain prices during the economic downturn will likely soon > find themselves short of help. They never seem to catch on to this > concept though... American businessmen are incredibly short-sighted. Well put. If I do get an offer that is an obvious low ball, I'm tempted to go out on a limb and just ask if they want to loose me in six months when the market picks up, renegotiate my salary at that time (possibly creating a little ill-will), or go back to the drawing board and come a little closer to what I'm looking for. I've been in this business fifteen years and bubble or no bubble, I've earned my keep. I just hope that those who are saying that many new IT jobs are going to appear are right. Although I have a bit of a buffer, it will run dry if I don't get something soon enough, leaving me in not so good a negotiating position. Right now, I have the luxury of a little gutsy negotiating. Later, I might not. -- -Paul Iadonisi Senior System Administrator Red Hat Certified Engineer / Local Linux Lobbyist Ever see a penguin fly? -- Try Linux. GPL all the way: Sell services, don't lease secrets ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
