Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>
> [snip] I had
> a pretty amusing conversation the other day with a headhunter who wanted
> me to come to Manhattan to do some firewall work. I refused; astonished,
> he said that I hadn't heard the rather high rate yet. I explained that
> there isn't enough money *in* Manhattan to get me to work there. I think
> he was very puzzled when we were done. ;-) )
[snip]
Sigh - and here I am looking to move INTO Manhattan (from central Long
Island - about 40 miles out). To each their own. There's an incredibly
high cost of living and/or office space in "the City." And <sigh> the
headhunters are looking for people with more TECHNICAL expertise than
MARKETING expertise. I've worked as either agency side (yes, in
Manhattan) or client side as a marketing specialist for more than 15
years - I see the Web as a marketing and informational TOOL rather than
an end in itself and stay away from Java and Flash until they stop
crashing browsers or needing plug-ins.... But they seem to be looking
for C++ and VB developers, and only look at those with solid Java and
Flash/Shockwave skills, and I'm just a person who can put together a
website that presents a client's company in an organized, attractive and
fast-downloading fashion.
Anyway, I'm still working on getting back into "the City" to a higher
level of work (and remuneration... ;-)).
Terri Grodner
Director of Interactive Development
Iovation Interactive, a division of Ovation Design
http://www.iovation.com/ http://www.ovationdesign.com/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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