Chopped Liver?

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I don't know about that (the pay, that is).

I think it's all how you market yourself and what you stand up and
demand.  I am negotiating a new job right now.  The pay I am asking
for is quite nice.

Say...it (theoretically) could be equivalent to a java developer of
some unnamed level and more than most PM's?

(Theoretically)

-Collin

On 1/30/07, Barbara Vega <BarbaraV at libertyims.com> wrote:
> Ummm, This is starting to sound depressing. Coming from teaching, I
> thought I was pretty well-paid.
>
> You guy's comments along with another I received the other day are
> giving me pause. (Menopause?)
> Or, more like depression. Too early for Menopause.
>
> At any rate.
>
> The conversion went like this:
>
> The person is in Denver. She has beena  Business Analyst and has done
> Tech Writing/Proposal-Grant Writing (as we know there is overlap).
> She is depserately looking for work - she is between contracts. I told
> her to consider Tech writing. She said "Oh, naaah. I want to stay a
> Business
> Analyst. For on thing it pays better."
>
> Are we in the Chopped liver section or somethin'  ?
>
> Your comments to make me feel better would be appreciated. Especially
> today when I found out this year we OWE the IRS.
>
> Barbara Early-Mid-Life-Crisis Vega
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> <snip>
>
> At my last gig, they didn't seem to have the position "technical writer"
>
> in the part of the organization that wanted me.
> Hence, they called me a Project Manager.
> I checked- the lowest grade of PM at that company is a pay grade higher
> than the top level of Information Designer.
>
> No problem...
> Cheers
> Jay
> (moving to new gig next week!)
> >
> >> "What does our Tech Writer do again?  Can he be a Project Manager
> >> instead? That's Billable!"
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> <snip>
>
> Heheh, I agree with you.
>
> When they proclaimed me Project Manager I got a $10k/yr raise.  So I'm
> not complaining.  I'm also the only salaried employee in the company
> that gets paid overtime (I negotiated that one verrrry carefully).
>
> But there are some things you just can't fix with money.  Right?
>
> -Collin
> <snip>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> <
>
> ~Barbara~
>
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