RE: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
We are currently looking for a senior flash developer The Salary is between 35K - 40K. Yeah, good luck with that. It's a seller's market right now. I wouldn't take a senior level position for less than $US 85K a year. ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread T. Michael Keesey
Umm, wasn't that poster British? On 12/20/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are currently looking for a senior flash developer The Salary is between 35K - 40K. Yeah, good luck with that. It's a seller's market right now. I wouldn't take a senior level position for less

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Rich Rodecker
um, yeah, 35-40k is some seriously junior developer, maybe even production artist money. not criticizing, just saying, be careful what you wish for. On 12/20/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are currently looking for a senior flash developer The Salary is between 35K -

RE: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Merrill, Jason
Yeah, good luck with that. It's a seller's market right now. I wouldn't take a senior level position for less than $US 85K a year. I think that was 35-40k in the UK - so not USD and not as bad as it sounds. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread nelson ramirez
40k GBP ~= 78k USD On 12/20/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, good luck with that. It's a seller's market right now. I wouldn't take a senior level position for less than $US 85K a year. I think that was 35-40k in the UK - so not USD and not as bad as it sounds. Jason

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Rich Rodecker
ah, i didnt realize the difference was that great. On 12/20/06, nelson ramirez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 40k GBP ~= 78k USD On 12/20/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, good luck with that. It's a seller's market right now. I wouldn't take a senior level position for less

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Marlon Harrison
Bloody Ammys. The world doesn't revolve around you :-P On 12/20/06, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ah, i didnt realize the difference was that great. On 12/20/06, nelson ramirez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 40k GBP ~= 78k USD On 12/20/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

RE: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html World: #1 Moscow, #2 Seoul, #3 Tokyo, #4 Hong Kong, #5 London USA: #10 New York, #29 Los Angeles, #34 San Francisco As of 2006, London is one of the most expensive places to live in the world. It's #1 among Western cities, #5 overall.

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Martin Wood-Mitrovski
Reverse the math from London at $80K. NYC: $69K, SF: $52K Both of which are far less than what a senior level flash dev should be making in this market. thats why i dont live in london anymore :) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Mark Winterhalder
Reverse the math from London at $80K. NYC: $69K, SF: $52K Both of which are far less than what a senior level flash dev should be making in this market. It doesn't work that way. You don't spend all your salary on rent, food and restaurants. Computers, cars and so on typically cost about the

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread hank williams
On 12/20/06, Mark Winterhalder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reverse the math from London at $80K. NYC: $69K, SF: $52K Both of which are far less than what a senior level flash dev should be making in this market. It doesn't work that way. You don't spend all your salary on rent, food and

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Rich Rodecker
well, really it's up to the individual to decide if they want to accept that salary or not, so really there's no point in arguing about it. On 12/20/06, hank williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/06, Mark Winterhalder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reverse the math from London at $80K.

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Jordan Snyder
right on rich! On 12/20/06, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well, really it's up to the individual to decide if they want to accept that salary or not, so really there's no point in arguing about it. On 12/20/06, hank williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/06, Mark Winterhalder

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Claus Wahlers
If you got paid $80K USD per year in San Francisco, another expensive city in the US Interesting that San Francisco ranks at #34 together with São Paulo. Uh? So, say if a senior Flash dev earns an average of US$ 80k, so should a senior Flash dev in São Paulo, right? That'd be R$ 168k, or

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Zeh Fernando
Interesting that San Francisco ranks at #34 together with São Paulo. Uh? So, say if a senior Flash dev earns an average of US$ 80k, so should a senior Flash dev in São Paulo, right? That'd be R$ 168k, or about R$ 13k a month (13 salaries per year). I'm living in São Paulo, but i'm not working

Re: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread JOR
Claus Wahlers wrote: Never trust statistics that you didn't fake yourself. ;) Cheers, Claus. Kind of like the saying... It's not the figures that lie, it's the liars that figure. or my favourite... 87.93% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ;) heh heh, James James O'Reilly —

RE: [Flashcoders] Senior Developer Posisition

2006-12-20 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
Ok, so you've pointed out the issues with the various online Cost Of Living Comparison Calculators I used to derive those numbers (I used two different ones and took the average). That's all well and good and I certainly can't defend any of the numbers since I was just putting them up as an