For me, it was definitely both the love of the tech, plus the freedom that consulting gave - flexible schedule, can go pick up the drycleaning or whatnot, something different every day. Lately though, my outfit has gotten really regimented and the scheduling pretty tight, so I'm just not feeling the love as much. I'm probably thinking my next job after this will not be consulting - I'm ready to settle down and grow my own network.
What's keeping me going right now is frankly the opportunity to see a wide variety of the new Microsoft 2008 technologies before I do that. :) -- Durf On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:05 PM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was recently talking to a technician who works for a company we > sometimes hire for projects. He's salaried, but working just 40 hours in a > week is pretty rare for him. Looking at the poll in another thread and how > many of us are basically on call 24x7x365 for no additional compensation, I > have to ask… Why? Why, as a profession, do we allow ourselves to be treated > this way? > > > > Is it that the pay is just so good that it's worth it? I know a few folks > on this list have indicated that they get compensated pretty well, but my > sense is that most of us just earn average pay and aren't living the high > life. I'm not really sure why. We have skills that are in high demand, and > take years to develop. Why are we selling ourselves short? > > > > Personally, my pay is just so-so. For the area I live in (poor, rural, and > with a low cost of living) it's decent, and I do work in the public sector > rather than private—that's always going to hit you win the wallet. But I > generally get to make up the extra time with time off, a long lunch, maybe > going in late or going home early. Plus I get vacation and sick leave that's > pretty generous by American standards, and participation in the state > retirement system. So all in all, I can't complain much. > > > > But I know a lot of people who work in the private sector for pay that's > only so-so, and regularly work 60-hour weeks. > > > > Why? > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > > > -- -------------- Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
