RE: Lying About Salary

Subject: RE: Lying About Salary
From: "Ward, Curtis (DST-CLT)" <curtis_ward -at- dstinteractive -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:02:00 -0400

BILL SWALLOW wrote:
<<<<<<<<
Generic question:
Does higher education even get factored in once you've built a solid base of
experience? If so, how and why? I'm just curious. All I have is a BS (well,
that and very solid, diverse working experience. *g*), and so far haven't
been able to justify the "upgrade" to MS or PhD. I can see where having a
master's degree would help you get your first few jobs, and how a PhD could
potentially hurt your chances the first few jobs, but other than that,
doesn't experience weigh in much heavier than education?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
.........................
My MA has been invaluable both in preparing me for the work, and getting me
in the door. Also, my current position has a salary differential factored in
that includes the advanced degree. Absolutely no regret in getting and
professional I am better off because of it. On the other hand, I'm not sure
how much a PhD would do from either perspective. My manager at my previous
job was very interested in my returning for a PhD (we had some educational
benefits that would have paid much of the expense), mainly because I think
he liked the idea of "doctor" on the staff (it was a consulting firm). I
finally convinced him that 1) no way in hell was I going to put myself
through that for anything related to tech writing, 2) it wouldn't really
help me do my job better anyway. On the other hand, I don't really think it
would necessarily hurt my career.


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Curtis Ward
DST Interactive
curtis_ward -at- dstinteractive -dot- com
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"Technology is not the important thing, the effects of technology on people
is."
Harlan Ellison


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