Given the nations unemployment rate, amount that we still outsource to other countries, I would think any pay would be better than no pay ;)
Now something I heard a while back I some what agree with. A job you get paid to do, a career you love doing. You might make more being a garbage man than a entry level Linux system administrator. But which would you rather do? Which would have greater potential for advancement and be perceived as an opportunity? Most opportunities good for tomorrow, won't pay or do much for you today. Thats not how things work. Reward must be earned, and getting your foot in the door at any rate is worth while. You think anyone working for a start up for VC gets paid the big bucks? All glory no shame? Also lets not forget at our last meeting how Kyle was talking about how he got his foot in the door at RedHat. Starting I believe on the help desk, a rather meager job, likely below his skill set at the time, and likely not the greatest pay. However look where Kyle is at now with RedHat. Had he passed because it was entry level, low pay, etc, well... ;) Anyway I think its wonderful to see Linux jobs at any rate here in Jax. I am sure you could make a tad bit more at first doing Windows IT support for like the Geek Squad or others. Depends on if your just seeking a job and pay, or a career in something you love. Much less the opportunity aspect, sky is the limits with Linux these days. Its everywhere, and only spreading more so. Just maybe not in visible places, like Desktop dominance, oh well. Much larger market in embedded and servers than desktop. -- William L. Thomson Jr. Obsidian-Studios, Inc. http://www.obsidian-studios.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
