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RE: And they wanted what?
By MadMan007 on 7/17/2012 12:25:52 PM , Rating: 2
I don't want to price myself out of the market.

That's such a silly thing to say. You don't 'price yourself out of the market' solely by making more money *now*. If you were to go ahead and spend all that additional money and come to rely on it then yeah, but if you ever need to work for 'market prices' again (which you ought to be happy to do given your economic philosophy) then you're just back where you are except you've made more money in the meantime.

It makes about as much sense to say that as people who say they don't want to increase their income because they'll be in a higher tax bracket.

RE: And they wanted what?
By Spuke on 7/17/2012 12:33:52 PM , Rating: 3
Rec77, don't limit yourself in the workplace. I make about $75k myself and could take a pay cut if I had to as about $10k of that goes into my retirement anyways. Also, if you're moving to an area where the cost of living is lower, you won't notice the pay cut. I don't know if these engineers have thought of that.

RE: And they wanted what?
By FITCamaro on 7/17/2012 12:38:45 PM , Rating: 2
Florida's cost of living is already pretty low.

RE: And they wanted what?
By FITCamaro on 7/17/2012 12:39:19 PM , Rating: 3
What I mean is there are some who constantly change jobs in order to push their salaries higher and higher. I don't do that.

RE: And they wanted what?
By Spuke on 7/17/2012 1:37:23 PM , Rating: 2
I see. I don't do that either.

RE: And they wanted what?
By Ammohunt on 7/17/2012 2:58:32 PM , Rating: 2
If you have skills that are in demand and have ambition whats wrong with that? Its foolish to work in a position for decades only to be spun out into a market where you dated skills are useless. Changing positions/jobs every 3-5 years ensures gainful employment and relevant skills. I worked at one place for 5 years switch jobs twice in a year as opportunities presented themselves gathered current in demand skills and tacked on over $15k a year not to mention the privileged of working for one of the top software/hardware companies in the world.

RE: And they wanted what?
By Spuke on 7/17/2012 3:42:28 PM , Rating: 2
I think he means changing jobs JUST to push your salary higher. Not doing it to keep skills relevant although in my field, you're always doing something new because of new tech so staying with a company doesn't always mean stagnation. In the last 10 years, I have worked for three different gov contractors and presently work as a civil service employee. I didn't switch because it was more money (when I switched the pay remained the same for the most part...I did get raises while in the jobs), I switched to do something new.

