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Subject:Re: Low $$ vs. "getting in the door" From:Lisa Price <lprice -at- KBSI -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 25 Jul 1997 13:21:18 -0500
I worked for a Fortune 500 company for 3-1/2 years that paid 40% more than
any other companies in the area. Their belief was that you hired the best
and paid them more than everyone else was paying. Really inspired company
loyalty. Well, until the middle managers started meddling...
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| I don't know if this generalization can be made (ugh, what
| a passive sentence!)... Some large companies in our area
| pay far more than start-ups can afford. I think this is
| another one of those things that depends on region, etc.
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| >Yesterday, Kathleen Frost wrote in on the $24,000/ year job offer
topic,
| >reminding us that large companies may pay less than smaller ones, simply
| >because they *know* that people want to work for a big name:
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