>As Jeri said, "there is a crisis going on". And what does that mean? >Yesterday I heard on the radio news that in the USA there are people >accepting work for _no pay_, yes, $0.00 a month, because otherwise, in >the future they will "look bad" with a "hole" on their résumé...
Wellp, there's always "resume padding", legitimate or otherwise. Eg, I know a few people with their own businesses, and I can always ask if they need a small task done. From the time we talk of it until it gets completed, even if it be only 1 day of work, it can be 2mos time. So right there, it's 2mos as a consultant for XYZ Solutions. >Even so, if I were Jeri I would start looking at the jobs-offered >section of newspapers and websites, and quietly inquire what kind of >editor and other software they are using. Who knows? Maybe there _is_ a >better job waiting for him. And already having a job puts him in a >better bargaining position. Exactly. 'Though I was the exception, by *no* means the norm, in that the only times I ever got actual significant *increases* in pay (~17% on average) was after getting canned. Otherwise, it's usually a paltry 3% or so per year "raise". Plus, it's nice to "live cheap" and have a "F-you!" fund to ride out the year or more it may take to find a new fulltime gig that pays decently. Sometimes you have to do what it takes, eg, going from a fear-mah-skillz p/a to tech support, DBA, etc., just to pay the bills, *keep looking*, then jump at the first halfway decent offer that comes along more in line with what you want to do. And believe me, I had more than enough experience being out of work with startups, small companies, etc., that would *always* need to put out the "low man on the totem pole" when things get slightly rough. That being said, I absolutely agree with you that it's way easier looking for a new gig when you already *have* a job, than having HR weenies salivate at the prospect that they can lowball the guy who doesn't have one and will take *anything* for *any* pay. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
